Culture and Development (L2101)
Culture and Development
Module L2101
Module details for 2009 cohort.
12 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
Development is not simply a process of increasing wealth. It involves processes of social and cultural change which forms the core of this course. Thus it examines such issues as secularisation, modernisation and globalisation and considers whether development leads to heterogeneity or homogeneity.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, a successful student should be able to:
1. Identify basic dimensions of culture
2. Appreciate linkage between cultural context and development issue
3. Describe and explain examples of cultural issue in development debates
Generic outcomes
1. Understand how to structure argument
2. Ability to use correctly source references
3. Understanding of how to take notes in class and from reading and how to access and use internet resources.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Unseen Examination | Summer Term | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term | LECTURE | 1 hour | 111111111100 |
| Autumn Term | SEMINAR | 1 hour | 111111111100 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Dr Peter Luetchford
Convenor, Assess convenor
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/22911
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