Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the policies of the international financial institutions and their impact upon development
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the post 1945 history of development thinking from a global perspective
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Express your understanding of a module through written communication.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Apply a sound empirical knowledge of historical economic development and its impact
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 176 |
Teaching | 24 |
Total study time | 200 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Majid Rahnema with Victoria Bawtree (eds) (1998). The Post Development Reader. Zed.
Caroline Thomas (2000). Global Governance, Development and Human Security. London: Pluto.
R. Kaplinsky (2005). Globalization, Poverty and Inequality: Between a rock and a hard place. Cambridge: Polity Press.
P Burnell & V. Randall (2008). Politics in the Developing World. OUP.
Annie Taylor and Caroline Thomas (eds) (1999). Global Trade and Global Social Issues. Routledge.
John Rapley (1996). Understanding Development. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Reinner.
P.W.Preston (1997). Development Theory. Blackwells.
John Glenn (2007). Globalization: North-South Perspectives. London: Routledge.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External