Dr Ernestina Coast M2.24

This course is available on the MSc in Development Studies, MSc in Gender, MSc in Gender, Development and Globalisation, MSc in Gender, Policy and Inequalities, MSc in Health, Population and Society, MSc in Population and Development, MSc in Social Policy (Research), MSc in Social Policy and Development, MSc in Social Policy and Development: Non-Governmental Organisations and MSc in Social Research Methods. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.

The course provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of demographic change and population trends in lower income countries by looking at recent changes in fertility, mortality and migration. The course considers the implications of these trends and some of the key demographic issues in these countries.

Topics that are covered include:

• The impact of education on changes in mortality and fertility
• Demography and gender
• Infant, child and maternal mortality
• Urbanisation and urban growth
• Communicable diseases
• The effects of changing age structures
• Demographic change and geopolitics

No previous demographic knowledge is required.

15 hours of lectures and 15 hours of seminars in the LT.

Students are expected to prepare a seminar presentation and a formative essay (circa 1,500 words) during the term.

The course is supported by a VLE containing electronic reading lists. There is no single key text and a detailed electronic reading list will be provided. 

Exam (50%, duration: 2 hours) in the main exam period.
Coursework (50%) in the ST.

Coursework assignment to be a maximum of 10 A4 pages.