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PIR-40152 - Module Specification
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 20 November 2024

PIR-40152 - International Development: Environment and Conflict
Coordinator: Afshin Shahi
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

none


Barred Combinations

none

Description for 2024/25

Environmental change creates a central challenge for human life, and politics, in many areas of the world, and shapes the relationships between the global north and global south. As such, environmental change and the challenges it creates is at the heart of issues of international development. This module examines approaches to development, and focuses in-depth on issues of ecological disaster, climate change, resource scarcity and the ways these shape politics and conflict in key areas of the world, particularly the Middle East and Africa.

Aims
The module aims to provide an advanced introduction to approaches to international development, and to focus on the relationships between international development, environmental change and political instability. It will examine particular case studies in depth, focusing on the Middle East and Africa.


Intended Learning Outcomes

apply a sophisticated knowledge of relevant approaches to international development: 1,2
orally communicate complex ideas effectively and facilitate informed discussion and debates;: 1
demonstrate advanced understanding of the relationships between development, environmental challenges and conflict: 1,2
demonstrate advanced understanding of specific themes and case studies in international development: 1,2
conduct independent research, including the development of hypotheses in an original and innovative manner;: 1,2
communicate complex ideas effectively in written form.: 2
evaluate the relative merits of the various critical perspectives on the study of international development: 1,2

Study hours

24 hours attendance at seminars
40 hours preparation for seminars
10 hours preparation of individual oral presentation
76 hours researching and writing final essay

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Oral Presentation weighted 30%
Oral presentation on a theme or case study in international development


2: Essay weighted 70%
A 3000 word essay that engages with the themes that have emerged during reading and seminar work.


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 20 November 2024