DEVELOP (Development Studies)
Stage I
DEVELOP 703A - (15 pts)🏳
DEVELOP 703B - Independent Research (15 pts)🏳
Supervised study on a topic or topics approved by the Academic Head or nominee.
DEVELOP 706 - (15 pts)🏳
DEVELOP 706A - (7.5 pts)🏳
DEVELOP 706B - Internship in Development (7.5 pts)🏳
Involves students in the operation of a development organisation, enables them to put into practice development theory and methods, provides experience of researching and writing a report or proposal to be used by the organisation, and assists them to reflect on the process in the light of development and other social science research literature.
DEVELOP 708 - Special Topic (15 pts)🏳
DEVELOP 710 - Development Policies and Institutions (15 pts)🏳
Provides students with in-depth knowledge of policy approaches to alleviate poverty, enhance social justice and achieve sustainability. Contemporary development policies carried out by governments, donor agencies and UN organisations will be scrutinised. Examples of policies that will be covered in the course are land reform and migration policies, gender policies, climate adaptation and mitigation as well as ethical trade policies.
DEVELOP 712 - Research Methods in Development - Level 9 (15 pts)🏳
Provides a critical review of the phases of development research, including theoretically grounded research design and the unique ethical considerations surrounding development fieldwork. Equips students with advanced skills of employing qualitative and participatory research methodologies in challenging social and cultural settings and develops highly specialised knowledge in applying qualitative data analysis software, presenting findings and developing a postgraduate research proposal.
DEVELOP 713 - Ethics and Governance in International Development (15 pts)🏳
Addresses challenges to ethics and governance that arise in international development processes. Examines the competing demands of various stakeholders in the development of appropriate governance mechanisms and the values and judgements that inform societal choices and political decision-making. Students shall be familiarised with ethical debates in international development and engaged in ethically informed conversations on contemporary development challenges.
DEVELOP 715 - Independent Research (15 pts)🏳
Supervised study on a topic approved by the Academic Head or nominee.
DEVELOP 716 - Global Health and Development (15 pts)🏳
Introduces a social science approach to the study of health and globalisation, tracing various historical genealogies from colonial hygiene movements, to international public health in the development sector, up through contemporary global health institutions and their governance structure. Current issues in health and development, including the increasing role of NGOs and human rights frameworks, are critically analysed.
DEVELOP 717 - Humanitarian Interventions (15 pts)🏳
Traces the rise of the humanitarian narrative and examines how humanitarianism – along with other key words such as crisis, emergency, and intervention – has become one of the organising categories of political action and order. The course explores the possibilities and limits of intervening and Education 720 in the lives of individuals and communities grounded upon discourses of compassion.