Postgraduate Course: Gender and Development (PGSP11225)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
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| Course description | Gender studies and development studies are both interdisciplinary in orientation, and touch on issues as diverse as work and family life, health and population, labour and international economic change. It is now widely recognised that pervasive pre-existing gender inequalities mean that development processes have differential effects on women and men. Early feminist critiques emphasised the >marginal< position of women in development and advocated their >integration<. More recently, critiques have argued that women's >marginality< reflects the systematic gender bias in official statistics and development planning in general, and that women are already affected by and involved in development, although in locally variable and class specific ways.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
o Knowledge of the main theoretical approaches used in gender analysis of development issues and their links to wider social and political change;
o Awareness of the interplay between regional cultures, social change and development intervention in terms of differential impact on women, men, girls and boys;
o Competence in assessing gender issues in international development research and practice from a sociological perspective;
o An understanding of the value of comparative analysis using quantitative and qualitative data;
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Assessment Information
There are two components of assessment for the course:
a) Practical assignment (1500 words) worth 25%
b) Long Essay (4000 words) worth 75%
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Additional Information
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Contacts
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Course secretary | Miss Lindsay Hunter
Tel: (0131 6)51 1659
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