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Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Programme Catalogue 2011/12

THSP-AFL07: PG Dip Wellbeing & Human Development

Leading to the award of POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN WELLBEING AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-PGT assessment regulations:
  • This programme has the following designated alternative programme (DAP): PG Certificate
  • Assessment Regulations: Appendix 12 PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view
  • Programme progression requirement: not applicable
  • Taught credits: 60


Semester 1: Taught Units
Designated Essential Units Click here for further information
SP50254 Foundations of international development 6 Credits
Compulsory Units
NB. SP50242 is taught as an 5 day intensive course during the Inter-Semester Break (see the Academic Year Charts for relevant dates).
SP50230 Wellbeing & human development 1: concepts, measurement & policy 6 Credits
SP50242 Wellbeing assessment in public policy and development practice 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
XX50170 Principles & skills of social research 6 Credits
SP50075 Comparative European social policy 6 Credits
SP50162 Governing contemporary societies 6 Credits
SP50216 Economics for international development 6 Credits
SP50217 Sociology & social anthropology of development 6 Credits
SP50218 Policy & politics of developing countries 6 Credits
SP50232 Wellbeing & human development: extended essay 6 Credits
SP50249 Advanced policy analysis 6 Credits
SP50250 The politics of policy in international perspective: actors, arenas and conflict 6 Credits
ZZ50001 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits

Semester 2: Taught Units
Compulsory Units
SP50219 Research skills and dissertation preparation for international development, wellbeing and policy analysis 6 Credits
SP50227 Sustainable development livelihoods and wellbeing 6 Credits
SP50231 Wellbeing & human development 2: development ethics 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 6 and 12 Credits from the following list:
NB. Students must choose optional units totalling 12 credits in Semester 2 of this programme.
SP40215 Critical issues in social development 6 Credits
SP50080 Globalisation & economic insecurity: social policy challenges 6 Credits
SP50122 Comparative research methods 6 Credits
SP50220 Management of development (MID) 6 Credits
SP50225 Globalisation 2: political economy of globalisation 6 Credits
SP50226 World politics: conflict, security & development 6 Credits
SP50232 Wellbeing & human development: extended essay 6 Credits
SP50243 Wellbeing assessment research project 12 Credits
ZZ50005 Director of Studies approved unit 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 0 and 1 Unit(s) from the following list:
NB. Students must choose optional units totalling 12 credits in Semester 2 of this programme.
AA00011 Choose nothing from this list of options 0 Credits
SP50235 South Asia regional research specialism 6 Credits
SP50236 Africa regional research specialism 6 Credits
SP50237 Latin America regional research specialism 6 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2011/12 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2012/13 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here for 2011/12.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be 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.