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Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Programme Catalogue 2021/2


THXX-APM06: MRes International Development

Leading to the award of:

  • MASTER OF RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Mode of attendance: Part-time

Maximum programme duration: 2 years

[Page last updated: 23 September 2021]


NFAAR-PGT assessment regulations:
  • This programme has the following designated alternative programmes (DAPs):
    • THXX-APL14: PG Dip Research (International Development)
    • THXX-APC16: PG Cert Research (International Development)
  • Assessment Regulations: Appendix 11 [pdf].
  • Programme progression requirement: not applicable
  • Taught credits: 60; Dissertation/Project credits: 30

Part-time students will typically take either two or three units in each semester. The actual balance will be flexible subject to agreement by the Director of Studies.

Academic Year: Taught Units
Designated Essential Units Click here for further information:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
XX50236 Research apprenticeship project 18 credits [equivalent to 36 CATS credits]


Semester 1: Taught Units
Designated Essential Units Click here for further information:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
XX50134 Quantitative methods 1: introduction to quantitative methods 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
XX50136 Qualitative methods 1 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
XX50170 Principles & skills of social research 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP50254 Foundations of international development for MRes 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Units to be Audited: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Students may find it beneficial to audit a unit from this list to help develop the Research apprenticeship project (XX50236). Your selection must have the approval of the relevant unit convenor.
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP50279 Comparative public policy and social welfare: cross-national, European and global perspectives 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
SP50339 AI as social and political practice: technology, society & politics 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Semester 2: Taught Units
Designated Essential Units Click here for further information: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
XX50135 Quantitative methods 2 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
XX50138 Qualitative methods 2 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select 12 credits from the following list:
  • You may not select a unit already chosen from the list above.
  • You may find it beneficial to audit an additional unit to help develop your Research apprenticeship project (XX50236). Please contact your Director of Studies if you wish to discuss this.
Further information on DoS approved options Director of Studies approved option allowed: students may be permitted to take a Director of Studies approved option as an alternative to one of the units from this list
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
XX50135 Quantitative methods 2 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
XX50138 Qualitative methods 2 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
SP40215 Critical issues in social development 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
SP50235 Contemporary issues in South Asian development 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
SP50236 Contemporary issues in African development 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
SP50329 Management of international development 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
SP50330 Global political economy 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
SP50331 Humanitarianism 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
SP50333 The politics and practice of sustainability 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
SP50340 Knowledge, data, and our digital social world 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Dissertation Period: Project/Dissertation Units
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
XX50140 MRes dissertation 30 credits [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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