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SP12013: International development: regional perspectives

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Credits: 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 100
Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CWES 40%, CWPF 60%
Assessment Detail:
  • Portfolio (CWPF 60%)
  • Essay (CWES 40% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit students will be able to:
* Critically engage with the plural histories of 'global development' in Latin America, (East and South) Asia, the Middle East and Africa
* Appreciate how the interplay between the Global Development project and alternative ideas, forces and histories have shaped contemporary development in different world regions
* Critically assess contemporary development challenges based on region-specific knowledge and experiences
* Draw comparisons between development experiences across cases from different regions/areas


Synopsis: Gain an introduction to local, national and regional perspectives on development as a global project. Emphasis is put on plurality, historical context and path-dependence of world regions. You will explore tensions and complementarities emerging from global development ideas and local/national/regional forces.

Content: This unit will introduce local, national and regional perspectives on development as a global project. Emphasis is put on plurality, historical context and path-dependence of world regions. The unit explores tensions and complementarities emerging from global development ideas and local/national/regional forces.

Course availability:

SP12013 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • UHSP-AFB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AKB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics with professional placement (Year 1)

SP12013 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • UHSP-AFB32 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AKB32 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AFB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AKB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AFB35 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AFB36 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AKB36 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AKB35 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with professional placement (Year 1)

Notes:

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