2019/20 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA International Development
| Programme code: | BA-IDEV | UCAS code: | L920 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Jorg Wiegratz | Contact address: | J.Wiegratz@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 365
Entry requirements:
The minimum requirements are normally A,B,B at 'A' level or equivalent.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Politics and International Studies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Politics and International Studies
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Programme specification:
On completion of the programme, students should have provided evidence of being able to:
- understand the nature and significance of international development as a process and political, economic and social goal
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the origins and evolution of international development, from its emergence in the post-WWII era up to the present day, including the role of international institutions in a variety of shifting contexts
- demonstrate a solid knowledge of recent international development scholarship and an ability to critically engage with it
- appreciate the limits to the approaches and analytical frames prevalent in the international development literature
- demonstrate a solid grasp of key international development tools and policies and their impact on society
- critically evaluate the various ways in which ‘Development is done’ in a range of regional and temporal contexts and under different geo-political climates
- evaluate different interpretations of global processes by which inequality is produced and maintained, and factors that promote positive social, political and economic change; and design and carry out an extended self-initiated research project
The programme:
- offers a unique opportunity to study for a semester abroad, in Ghana, Hong Kong or Turkey for development students (this can be combined with the standard study abroad options). Many students currently use this as an opportunity to carry out volunteering work, which motivates many students for the final year and is used by many as a springboard for their dissertation topic in their final year
- has a strong identity which specialises in the international political economy of development, complemented by a strong focus on social and practical development skills and approaches. It also includes a wide range of contemporary global challenges, that forms a strand from Global Development Challenges module at Level One, through to the entire range of optional modules at Level Three
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
You are required to study the following compulsory modules:
| PIED1000 | Studying and Researching in POLIS | 5 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED1110 | Comparative Politics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED1201 | Global Development Challenges | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED1212 | Making of the Modern World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED1511 | International Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED1601 | Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
You may choose one of the following optional modules. Alternatively, you may choose 20 credits of discovery modules.
| PIED1100 | British Politics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED1806 | Contemporary Africas: Politics, Society and the Environment | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please speak to your Programme Leader if you need advice about study choices.
Discovery modules:
You may choose up to 20 credits of discovery modules. Please make sure you have the necessary pre-requisites before you enrol.
POLIS hosts the multi-disciplinary power and conflict module which you may choose to take if you wish. However there are also numerous other discovery modules based in other schools that you may choose from
| PIED1551 | Power and Conflict - an Introduction | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Your total credits for the year should be 125.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
You are required to study the following compulsory modules:
| PIED2204 | Development Theory and Practice | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2721 | Approaches to Analysis | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study between 40-80 credits of optional modules.
You are required to study at least 20 and up to 80 credits from the following optional modules:
| PIED2220 | North-South Linkages | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2301 | Politics and Policy in the EU | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2403 | Comparative Politics of Pacific Asia | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2448 | Politics of Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2455 | State and Politics in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2463 | United States Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2501 | Theories of International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2558 | Security Studies | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2601 | Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2602 | Justice, Community and Conflict | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
To make up your total number of credits, you may take further options from the following list.
| PIED2126 | The Conservative Party Since 1945 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2139 | The Labour Party Since 1945 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2160 | Spin Doctors and Electioneering | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2711 | Analysing Data in Politics, Development and International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2810 | Career Planning for POLIS Students | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please speak to your Programme Leader if you need advice about study choices.
Discovery modules:
You may choose up to 40 credits of discovery modules. Please make sure you have the necessary pre-requisites before you enrol.
Your total credits for the year should be 120.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
You are required to study the following compulsory dissertation module:
| PIED3750 | Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Optional modules are grouped into List A and List B. You must choose at least 40 and up to 60 credits from list A, and at least 20 and up to 40 credits from list B. You must take a minimum of 60 credits from both lists combined.
LIST A
You must choose between 40 and 60 credits from the following list:
| PIED3202 | Land, Fuel and Agriculture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3206 | The Politics of Aid | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3207 | International Development and Social Policy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3261 | Violence and Reconciliation in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3608 | Philosophy of Human Rights | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
LIST B
You are required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules.
| PIED3158 | British Foreign Policy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3172 | Parliaments and the Public | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3202 | Land, Fuel and Agriculture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3207 | International Development and Social Policy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3261 | Violence and Reconciliation in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3310 | Britain and the EU | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3325 | Europe in the World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3402 | American Foreign Policy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3408 | Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3504 | Critically Analysing The Responsibility to Protect | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3505 | Dirty War: Insurgency, the State and Cities | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3565 | Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3603 | Political Psychology: on Authority and Obedience | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3609 | Radical Political Ideas: Marx, Nietzsche, Schmitt, Foucault, Kristeva | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3617 | Reimagining Politics: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3702 | Introduction to Programming for Social Science | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3810 | Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please speak to your Programme Leader if you need advice about study choices.
Discovery modules:
You may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules. Please make sure you have the necessary pre-requisites before you enrol.
Your total credits for the year should be 120.
Last updated: 28/08/2019
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