MA Global Development - School of Politics International Studies ...

Centre for GlobalDevelopmentThe Centre for Global Development is aninterdisciplinary research and teaching centrethat draws on the expertise of more than sixtymembers, including researchers, advisors andconsultants, from different faculties at theUniversity of Leeds.Established in 1984, the Centre promotesacademic excellence by generating knowledgeon development issues in low incomecountries and pursuing collaborative researchwith institutions in the developing world.Consolidating this expertise through a broadnetwork of experts throughout the University,we make best use of existing knowledgeand interdisciplinary practice to informour teaching.MA Global DevelopmentIn recent decades global development hasbeen characterised by major socio-economicand political changes. Offering debate andinsight into topical issues in this rapidlychanging field, the MA in Global Developmentcombines theoretical analyses with detaileddiscussion of how development strategiesaffect people and impact on poverty andwell-being in specific local contexts.The programme offers critically informeddebates on contemporary development issuesand the opportunity to challenge and contestmainstream ideas on global development. Youwill develop the skills to undertake researchin development, whether from a practiceor advocacy perspective. You will be taughtby experienced members of staff whoare engaged in their field of study andwhose latest research expertise informstheir teaching.This is a well-established programme thatattracts a large and diverse group of studentsfrom around the world, particularly Africa andAsia. Many are mid-career professionalsseeking time out to reflect or to enhance theirqualifications, while others are hoping topursue a career in a government department,the non-government sector, UN agenciesor activism.The GlobalDevelopment ProgrammeThe MA in Global Development is a 12 monthfull-time degree which can also be taken parttimeover 24 months. Our MA programmesbegin in late SeptemberDrawing on our particular research strengths,we have created the opportunity for studentsof MA Global Development to specialise,should they wish, in one of five pathways:● Africa● Education● Gender● International Political Economy● Political Economy of InternationalResourcesThe pathways highlight the particular researchstrengths of Global Development in theSchool and will be reflected in the degreecertificate on graduation.The MA in Global Development offers aflexible, cross-disciplinary programme thatcombines core modules with a wide rangeof development-related optional moduleslisted below.All programmes contain the followingcore modules:● Development Theories, Strategies andIssues (30 credits)● 12,000 word dissertation (60 credits)Each pathway contains its own additional coremodule as follows:● Africa: Africa in the Contemporary World(30 credits)● Education: Education in Development(30 credits)● Gender: Gender, Globalisation andDevelopment (30 credits)● International Political Economy:International Political Economy(30 credits)● Political Economy of InternationalResources: Political Economy of Resourcesand Development (30 credits)Students choosing to take MA GlobalDevelopment without a specialist pathwayalso take the following two compulsorymodules:● Development Management Techniques(15 credits)● Research Methodology for Development(15 credits)To complete a total of 180 credits, allstudents then choose two module optionsfrom the following:● Africa in the Contemporary World(30 credits)● Conflict, Complex Emergencies and GlobalGovernance (30 credits)● Democracy and Development (30 credits)● Democratic Theory and PoliticalTransformation (30 credits)● Democratisation and Multi-Party Politics inAfrica (30 credits)● Development Management Techniques(15 credits)● Education in Development (30 credits)● Environmental Politics and Policy(30 credits)● Famine and Food Security (30 credits)● Gender, Globalisation and Development(30 credits)●●●●●●●●●●●International Politics and the Environment(15 credits)Other Wars: Conflict in a GenderedPerspective (30 credits)Political Economy of Resources andDevelopment (30 credits)Political Transitions in South East Asia(30 credits)Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy(30 credits)Research Methodology for Development(15 credits)Research Methods (30 credits)Rural Development: Theoretical and PolicyIssues (30 credits)Sustainable Security and Stability(30 credits)The EU and the Developing World(30 credits)World Politics and the Environment(15 credits)●International Political Economy(30 credits)Applicants should note that the availability ofoptional modules varies from year to year.