MSc in African Development
Programme Code: TMAFDV
Department: International Development
For students starting this programme of study in 2017/18
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Year 1 | ||
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Paper 1 |
DV418 African Development (0.5) and DV435 African Political Economy (0.5) | |
Paper 2 |
A choice of: | |
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DV431 Development Management (1.0) | |
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OR | |
A combination of: | ||
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DV442 Key Issues in Development Studies (0.5) | |
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and one of the following: | |
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DV420 Complex Emergencies (0.5) | |
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DV421 Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Development (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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DV424 International Institutions and Late Development (0.5) | |
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DV428 Managing Humanitarianism (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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AN436 The Anthropology of Development (0.5) | |
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DV407 Poverty (0.5) | |
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DV411 Population and Development: an Analytical Approach (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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DV413 Environmental Problems and Development Interventions (0.5) # | |
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DV415 Global Environmental Governance (0.5) | |
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DV424 International Institutions and Late Development (0.5) | |
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DV433 The Informal Economy and Development (0.5) | |
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DV434 Human Security (0.5) | |
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DV446 Technical Change, Paradigm Shifts and Global Development (0.5) (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
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DV447 International Development, Youth and Gendered Violence (0.5) # | |
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DV454 Gender, labour markets and social change in the Global South: theory, evidence, public action (not available in 2019/20) (0.5) # | |
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DV455 Advocacy, Campaigning and Grassroots Activism (0.5) | |
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DV456 Population, Health and Development: Evidence and Projections (0.5) # | |
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DV457 Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes: Design, Implementation and Evaluation (0.5) | |
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DV483 Information Communication Technologies and Socio-economic Development (0.5) | |
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DV490 Economic Development Policy I: Applied Policy Analysis for Macroeconomic Development (0.5) | |
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DV491 Economic Development Policy II: Microeconomic Analysis (0.5) # | |
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DV492 Economic Development Policy III: Government Policy Analysis (0.5) # | |
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GI409 Gender, Globalisation and Development: An Introduction (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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GI418 Feminist Economics and Policy: An Introduction (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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GI420 Globalisation, Gender and Development: Theorising Policy and Practice (0.5) | |
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GV483 Public Management Theory and Doctrine (0.5) | |
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GV4C2 Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GY403 Contemporary Debates in Human Geography (0.5) | |
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GY407 Globalization, Regional Development and Policy (1.0) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GY408 Local Economic Development and Policy (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GY409 Globalization and Regional Development (0.5) | |
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GY410 Economics of Local and Regional Development (0.5) | |
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GY421 Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives (0.5) # | |
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GY423 Environment and Development (1.0) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GY431 Cities, People and Poverty in the South (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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GY432 Urban Ethnography (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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GY464 Race and Space (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GY467 Global Migration and Development (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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GY468 Environment and Development: Sustainability, Technology and Business (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GY469 Environment and Development: Ecosystem Services and the Global South (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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IR461 Islam in World Politics (1.0) | |
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MG402 Public Management: A Design-Oriented Approach (0.5) | |
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MG4B7 Organisational Change (0.5) | |
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SA4E6 Rural Development and Social Policy (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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Other relevant courses with permission of degree programme and course managers. | |
Paper 4 |
DV410 Research Design and Dissertation in International Development (1.0) and DV445 Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice (0.0) | |
Paper 2 options list
DV420 Complex Emergencies (0.5) | |
DV421 Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Development (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
DV424 International Institutions and Late Development (0.5) | |
DV428 Managing Humanitarianism (0.5) | |
DV431 Development Management (1.0) | |
DV442 Key Issues in Development Studies (0.5) | |
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
