MA Global Development and Africa

Year 1

(Award available for year: Master of Arts)

Learning outcomes

This programme provides students with opportunities to learn how to analyse relations between the state, politics and development strategies in African since independence. Students will also be able to compare different development paths pursued within Africa and contrast these with other patterns elsewhere in the developing world.

On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able to:
- demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship;
- take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others;
- proactively formulate ideas and research questions and to develop, implement and execute plans by which to pursue these;
- analyse the relations between the state, politics and development strategies in African since independence;
- compare the different development paths pursued within Africa and contrast these with other patterns elsewhere in the developing world.

Transferable (key) skills

Masters (Taught) students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in a relevant area of professional practice;
- evaluating their own achievement and that of others;
- self direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
- independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development.

Assessment

Achievement for the degree of Master (taught programme) will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:
- evidencing an ability to conduct independent in-depth enquiry within the discipline;
- demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to a complex specialist area;
- drawing on a range of perspectives on an area of study;
- evaluating and criticising received opinion;
- making reasoned judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.