2020/21 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA Conflict, Development and Security Part-time (No longer recruiting)
Programme code: | MA-PIED/C-PT | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 24 Months | Method of Attendance: | Part Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Hugh Dyer | Contact address: | h.c.dyer@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Good honours degree or equivalent. English language requirements in line with current POLIS requirements.
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:
Programme specification:
The programme fills an important gap in national MA provision. It directly addresses the increasing merger of development and security issues and the need to politically and socially reconstruct war-affected societies. The programme is of interest to students seeking employment in the expanding field of humanitarian intervention and social reconstruction as well as practitioners wishing to study relevant issues in more depth.
Since the MA is interdisciplinary, it occupies a bridging position within POLIS and, through the wide range of optional modules, draws upon the department's rich diversity of approach and experience. Finally, the programme is both academically cutting-edge and policy relevant at a time when the nature of security is undergoing radical change.
Progression rules for alll 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.
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]
Part-time:
Part-time students are recommended to take their compulsory modules in the first year and write their dissertation in the second year, but more flexible arrangements can be discussed with the School on an individual basis.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates are recommended to study the below compulsory module in their first year of study.
PIED5213M | Conflict, Complex Emergencies and Global Governance | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May |
Optional modules:
Canditates will be required to study 90 credits from the following optional modules over years one and two:
PIED5210M | Africa in the Contemporary World | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5255M | Gender, Globalisation and Development | 30 credits | 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), 1 Jan to 31 May | |
PIED5275M | Political Economy of Resources and Development | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
PIED5323M | European Defence and Security Analysis | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5400M | The Rise of China | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5410M | Contemporary Politics of the Middle East | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
PIED5501M | The Politics of the Israel-Palestine Conflict | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5512M | Insurgency | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5523M | International Political Economy | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5547M | Popular Culture: World politics, Society and Culture | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5562M | International Relations and the Environment | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5570M | Terrorism | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May, 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr) | |
PIED5626M | Global Justice | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug |
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 31 Aug (12mth), 1 Jan to 31 Aug |
Optional modules:
Candidates must study a total of 90 credits of optional modules over years one and two.
PIED5210M | Africa in the Contemporary World | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5255M | Gender, Globalisation and Development | 30 credits | 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr), 1 Jan to 31 May | |
PIED5275M | Political Economy of Resources and Development | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
PIED5323M | European Defence and Security Analysis | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5400M | The Rise of China | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5410M | Contemporary Politics of the Middle East | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
PIED5501M | The Politics of the Israel-Palestine Conflict | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5512M | Insurgency | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5523M | International Political Economy | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5547M | Popular Culture: World politics, Society and Culture | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5562M | International Relations and the Environment | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
PIED5570M | Terrorism | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May, 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr) | |
PIED5598M | Civil War and Intrastate Conflict | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
PIED5626M | Global Justice | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug |
Please note that you cannot study the same module twice.
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