Major and Module Selection Instructions
MA in Development, Year 1, Full-Time
****IMPORTANT MESSAGE****
The purpose of this information sheet is to allow you view all modules connected to the Qualification, optional and core. You should print this sheet out and then continue to the next step where your registration will take place.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you register correctly
CORE MODULES
SEMESTER 1
LG512 LG517 LG539 LG528 |
Development Policy and Practice The Politics of Development The Political Economy of Development Research Methodology |
10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 5 Credits |
AUTUMN SEMESTER CORE MODULES
All core modules and 30 credits worth of optional modules are pre-requisites to the Dissertation
LG5000 |
Dissertation |
25 Credits |
OPTIONAL MODULES
You must take a total of 30 optional credits from across language optional modules and Semester 2 optional modules.
Year Long Language Optional Modules:
Students may choose 10 credits in total of Language Modules subject to specified pre-requisites. All optional modules will be offered subject to staff availability and student demand in any year.
This year-long 10 credit course; 3 hours class-time per week; must already have Leaving Cert. French :
FR130 |
French Lang. 3 (Intermediate) |
10 Credits |
The following together compose 10 credit course (5 credits for each of FR250 & FR268); 3 hours class-time per week; must already have Leaving Cert. French plus some additional knowledge. If you have questions about your language standard please contact Aine Mc Gillicuddy at aine.mcgillicuddy@dcu.ie
FR250 FR268 |
French Lang. 5 (Ex Intermediate) French Lang. 6 (Ex Intermediate) |
5 Credits 5 Credits |
This is a year-long 10 credit course 2 hours class-time per week; no previous Spanish necessary:
SP101 |
Spanish Lang. 1 (Beginners) |
10 Credits |
This is a year-long 10 credit course 3 hours class-time per week; must already have leaving cert Spanish :
SP130 |
Spanish Lang. 3 (Intermediate) |
10 Credits |
The following together compose a year-long 10 credit course (5 credits for each of SP250 & SP268); 3 hours class-time per week; must already have Leaving Cert. Spanish plus some additional knowledge. If you have questions about your language standard please contact Aine Mc Gillicuddy at aine.mcgillicuddy@dcu.ie
SP250 SP268 |
Spanish Language 5 (Ex Intermediate) Spanish Language 6 (Ex Intermediate) |
5 Credits 5 Credits |
SEMESTER 2
All optional modules will be offered subject to staff availability and student demand in any year.
Choose One / Two / Three Modules (10 / 20 / 30 credits) from the following depending on whether or not you have chosen Language Options:
LG519 LG523 LG524 LG525 LG534 LG536 LG542 LG552 LG574 LG599 LG5022 |
Debt, Default & Democracy International Human Rights Law Russia and the Former Soviet Space Irish Foreign Policy Peace-keeping and Peace-Making Interventions Political Terrorism Politics and Development in Africa Politics of the UN Politics of the Middle East and North Africa India: The Politics of an Emerging Power Democracy, Dictatorship and Foreign Policy |
10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits |
ADDITIONAL NON-CONTRIBUTING MODULE
The Uaneen Module (UM405) is a non-contributing, optional, extra-curricular module with a portfolio assessment. The marks for this module will not contribute to your final degree award. For full details on this module please visit - http://www.dcu.ie/uaneen/index.shtml.
UM405 |
Uaneen Non-Contributing Module |
5 Credits |
Last Updated: 13th October 2015