Population Change in Low and Middle Income Countries

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Produce written arguments citing supporting evidence and data in a clear, readable and well-structured way;
• Describe a range of demographic issues in low and middle-income countries across the world and understand some of the reasons for similarities and differences in the levels and patterns of population processes and key population health and development indicators.
• Critically analyse the key social, economic, cultural, political and spatial factors that affect the demography of low and middle-income countries across the world.

The module begins with an overview of population and its links with poverty in low and middle income countries as well as a brief synopsis of the key concepts in development thinking. Subsequent

lectures focus on key issues in population and development, for example fertility and family sizes in different societies, family planning, maternal and child health, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, gender issues, migration and ageing in the developing world. Each of the four major world developing regions; the sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa the Middle East, Asia, Latin America will be discussed and examples of the key demographic features of each region will be considered.

Teaching and learning methods

The module will be taught through both lectures and seminars. In addition you are expected to conduct independent learning through background reading. The university considers that an undergraduate should spend 1200 hours working, to include attending lectures, seminars, and workshops, studying and being assessed. This works out at 150 hours per module including revision.

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Dyson, Tim (2010). Population and Development: The Demographic Transition.

Gould, W.T.S. (2015). Population and Development (Routledge Perspectives on Development.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External