Module Catalogue 2025/26

Pre Requisite Comment

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Co Requisite Comment

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Aims

This module aims to:
Familiarise students with;
-       the theory and politics of international development,
-       the theory and politics of climate change and sustainability,
-       the theory and politics of international institutions and global governance,
-       and the political economy of inequality.

And foster the development of skills including research techniques, case study analysis and oral presentations.

Outline Of Syllabus

Topics may include:

-       Political Economy of inequality
-       Political Economic Processes
-       Development in historical perspective
-       Critiques of Development
-       Global Environmental Problems and Solutions
-       International Institution and Global Governance
-       Global South/non-Eurocentric approaches to development
-       Environmental justice and development
-       Gender and development
-       The political economy of sustainability with reference to climate finance, debt and resource governance.

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

By the end of the module, students will have acquired knowledge of a range of theories and perspectives on the politics and political economy of Development and the Environment. Students will have an understanding of the relation of these subjects to global justice, global ethics, and global politics.

Intended Skill Outcomes

By the end of the module, students will have developed their skills in research techniques, including case study and comparative case study analysis and research paper preparation, as well as presentational skills.

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

The 2-hour weekly seminar will involve a combination of a presentation by teaching staff or students. As well as student-led discussion around the core theoretical, methodological and substantive issues. The seminar-based teaching and learning methods will enable students to develop employment-related skills such as interpersonal communication, oral presentation, teamwork, planning and organising, information literacy and problem solving.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The 4,000 word research paper will give students the opportunity to demonstrate their analytical skills in examining a contemporary problem associated with international development and poverty reduction. The word count of 4,000 will enable students to develop a sophisticated case study component in order to fully examine the problem at hand in a particular country or region.

General Notes

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