| Module code | GSO 751 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Humanities |
| Module content | Changing attitudes towards change and social inequality at different times and places. The concept "development" in the natural sciences and humanities. Key concepts in development theory: capitalism, socialism, colonialism, neocolonialism. Changing theories of development: linear states theory, neo-classical structural change model, modernisation theory, dependency theory and postmodernist challenges. Contemporary debates regarding the utilisation of scientific knowledge: predicting and inducing change, ethical considerations and multidisciplinary cooperation in development. Relationship between theory and practice and between community development and related fields of specialisation. |
| Module credits | 20.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 2 lectures per week, 1 other contact session per week |
| Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
| Academic organisation | Anthropology and Archaeology |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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