Unit name | Gender and Development |
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Unit code | POLIM2032 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Egle Cesnulyte |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit will introduce students to the history of the field of gender and development studies and with the use of a range of theoretical perspectives which have shaped and informed the field, it will examine the contemporary challenges facing the developing world in relation to globalisation, from gender perspectives. In particular, students will examine how gender is theorised and its relationship to migration, employment and education.
On successful completion of this unit the student should be able to:
The main method of teaching will be weekly face-to-face seminar sessions which will involve a combination of lecturing, group discussion and student presentations.
Formative assessment: Critical Reading Exercise
Summative assessment: a 4000 word essay
A full statement of the relationship between the programme outcomes and types/methods of assessment is contained in accompanying Programme Specifications and section B7 of the Major Change to Current Programme forms for the programmes of which this unit is a part. The assessment for each unit is designed to fit within and contribute to that approach in terms of intellectual development across each of the two teaching blocks, and in relation to knowledge and understanding, intellectual skills and attributes, and transferable skills.