2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA Global Development Part-time
Programme code: | MA-G/DEV-PT | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 24 Months | Method of Attendance: | Part Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Lisa Thorley | Contact address: | L.Thorley@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Good honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. Allowance may be made for relevant work experience.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
The School of Politics and International Studies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
The School of Politics and International Studies Examination Board
Programme specification:
This is a well established programme which attracts a large and diverse group of students each year from a range of countries
in the North and South and a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. The course is built around a common core, option modules
and a dissertation.
The programme is very flexible and combines the broad introduction provided by the core course, with the development
management and research modules and the opportunity for students to pursue their own particular interests in their choice of
option modules and in the dissertation.
This programme is particularly suited for people with professional experience in development who require a rigorous
analytical training as well as for those from other backgrounds who a seeking a course of study which covers the main
theoretical approaches as well as practical tools for development.
Progression rules for all POLIS MA programmes
1) Proceed to dissertation:
Students can proceed straight to dissertation if a pass at 50% or above is achieved in a minimum of 90 credits (including all compulsory modules for that programme) AND if they have an overall credit weighted average of at least 50%. If there are any failed modules then one re-sit opportunity per failed module will be offered.
2) Proceed to dissertation suspended until 1) achieved:
Students who achieve 50% or above in a minimum of 60 but fewer than 90 credits will be suspended from progressing to dissertation until after their re-sits have been taken and the criteria in 1) have been achieved. Once the student has achieved the criteria in 1) they will be allowed to progress to project at the next available opportunity which is usually in the next academic year.
3) Cannot proceed to dissertation or MA, re-registered on PG Diploma:
Students will not be allowed to proceed to dissertation or the MA, and will subsequently be re-registered on the PGDip if a pass at 50% or above is achieved in fewer than 60 credits. There will be one re-sit opportunity offered for each failed module for a maximum award of a PGDiploma to be obtained.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules in the first year
PIED5256M | Global Inequalities and Development | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PIED5765M | Research & Project Skills- Experiential Learning | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 60 credits of optional modules from the below list over years one and two:
PIED5202M | Global Politics of Health | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5210M | Africa in the Contemporary World | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED5213M | Conflict, Complex Emergencies and Global Governance | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5235M | Education in Development | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5255M | Gender, Globalisation and Development | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5256M | Global Inequalities and Development | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PIED5275M | Political Economy of Resources and Development | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5400M | The Rise of China | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED5456M | Conflict and Insurgency in Southeast Asia | 30 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
PIED5501M | The Politics of the Israel-Palestine Conflict | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED5523M | International Political Economy | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED5547M | Popular Culture: World politics, Society and Culture | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the below compulsory module.
PIED5800M | Dissertation | 60 credits | 1 Sep to 30 Sept (13mth) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study a total of 60 credits from the following optional modules over years one and two:
PIED5202M | Global Politics of Health | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5213M | Conflict, Complex Emergencies and Global Governance | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5235M | Education in Development | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5255M | Gender, Globalisation and Development | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5275M | Political Economy of Resources and Development | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5547M | Popular Culture: World politics, Society and Culture | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5626M | Global Justice | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
THEO5050M | Religions and Global Development | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that you cannot study the same module twice.
Last updated: 03/10/2019
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