PO203 - Politics of International Development
- Module code: PO203
- Module name: Politics of International Development
- Department: Politics and International Studies
- Credit: 15
Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability
Module content and teaching
Principal aims
This module aims to: introduce you to issues pertaining to the politics of development; provide you with an overview of the literature in this field; encourage you to sift through relevant materials, make an argument, and defend it by presenting your views in seminars and written work; provide a space in seminars for critical thinking on the politics of development.
Principal learning outcomes
At the end of the module: you should be familiar with both the main theoretical arguments and key substantive issues central to the politics of development; you should have gained knowledge of different trajectories of social, economic and political development in particular developing countries; you should be able to assess the various models of development and state, explain and defend your preferred model; you should be able to conduct high-quality research on issues of development, utilising print, database and web resources, as well as key statistical indicators of development; you should be able to present your theoretical and empirical work in a coherent manner – both verbally in seminars, and through your written work.
Timetabled teaching activities
This module runs throughout terms 1, 2 and 3. 1 lecture and 1 seminar per week.
Departmental link
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/studyundergrad/ugmodules/po203
Module assessment
Assessment group | Assessment name | Percentage |
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15 CATS (Module code: PO203-15) | ||
A (Assessed work only) | Assessed Course Work | 100% |
Module availability
This module is available on the following courses:
Core
N/A
Optional Core
N/A
Optional
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