2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA International Development (Period Abroad) (International)

Total credits: 485

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 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. Please note: the opportunity to spend a semester at the University of Ghana is subject to availability at the time. On occasion, circumstances outside of the control of the University may require us to adapt our provision.
- The year abroad element of this programme enables students to choose to spend an entire academic year at one of our partner universities in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, Australasia or South America, this is allocated through the normal Study Abroad application processes and is dependent upon the relevant rules and regulations, it is not possible to be transfered to this degree varient without already having secured a study abroad place for the year
- Candidates will be expected to sign and abide by a Learning Contract whilst on their year abroad. Accepting a place on a study abroad year binds Students to this. Candidates can see the latest version of the Learning Contract before formally accepting the place on a study abroad year. Please get in touch with either the study abroad officer or assistant to be sent the latest version of the Learning Contract.
- 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:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Discovery modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

You are required to study the following compulsory modules:

Please note that the PIED 9900 Semester Abroad 60 credit module forms part of students' (studying this programme) overall classification.

Optional modules:

You are required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Optional modules:

For Study Abroad Students
If you register for Study Year Abroad, you will select PIED9990 Study Abroad and you will be expected to select mostly
Politics and International Studies courses at a non-UK University.

OR

For Horizon Year Abroad Students
If you register for Horizon Year Abroad, you will take LEED9000 Horizon Year Abroad (100 credits) and you will also be
required to register for MODL3150 Intercultural Communication and Global Citizenship: A Critical Approach for the
Horizon Year Abroad (20 credits). Both of these modules must be passed.

Your total credits for the year should be 120.

Discovery modules:

Year4 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

You are required to study the following compulsory dissertation module:

Optional modules:

LIST A
You must choose at least 40 credits (and up to 80 credits) of optional modules from the following list:

LIST B
You are required to study 0-40 from the following optional modules.

You may take your remaining 20 credits as discovery modules.

Discovery modules:

You may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules. Please make sure you have the necessary pre-requisites before you enrol.

Last updated: 28/04/2023 14:29:26

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