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Department of Social & Policy Sciences Programme Catalogue 2022/23


THXX-AFM22: MRes International Development

Leading to the award of:


Mode of Attendance: Full-time

[Page last updated: 02 August 2022]


Assessment Regulations
Applicable assessment regulations:
 NFAAR-PG
Applicable NFAAR appendices:
 Appendix 11
Approved exemptions:
 None
DAPS and exit awards:
 THXX-AFL14: PG Dip Research (International Development)
THXX-AFC16: PG Cert Research (International Development)
Programme progression requirement:
Total taught and dissertation/project credits:
 Taught credits: 60; Project credits: 30

Please consult your programme handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


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Year 1

Leading to PhD

Academic Year: Taught Units

Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
XX50236 Research apprenticeship project 18 Credits

Semester 1: Taught Units

Designated Essential Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
XX50134 Quantitative methods 1: introduction to quantitative methods 6 Credits
XX50136 Qualitative methods 1 6 Credits
XX50170 Principles & skills of social research 6 Credits
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP50254 Foundations of international development for MRes 6 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
SP50339 AI as social and political practice: technology, society & politics 6 Credits

Semester 2: Taught Units

Designated Essential Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
XX50135 Quantitative methods 2 6 Credits
XX50138 Qualitative methods 2 6 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
XX50138 Qualitative methods 2 6 Credits
SP40215 Critical issues in social development 6 Credits
SP50235 Contemporary issues in South Asian development 6 Credits
SP50236 Contemporary issues in African development 6 Credits
SP50329 Management of international development 12 Credits
SP50330 Global political economy 12 Credits
SP50331 Humanitarianism 12 Credits
SP50333 The politics and practice of sustainability 12 Credits
SP50340 Knowledge, data, and our digital social world 6 Credits

Dissertation Period: Project/Dissertation Units

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
XX50140 MRes dissertation 30 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 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 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.
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