121-526 Development Studies Thesis

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121-526 Development Studies Thesis
Note	Students must have the written permission of the coordinator to enrol in this subject.
Availability	4th year
Credit Points	50
Coordinator	Dr Salim Lakha
Prerequisites	Admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth year honours in development.
Semester	1, repeat 2 (view timetable)
Contact	Regular contact with the supervisor over two consecutive semesters of enrolment
Subject Description	An original, supervised research project on a topic to be decided in consultation with members of SAGES and the supervisor.
Generic Skills	be able to think critically (for example, about development and its measures); be able to obtain information to evaluate propositions (about the principles of development); be able to write a coherent and empirically substantiated research paper; be able to defend a such a research paper.
Assessment	A thesis of 15 000 words due in the second semester of enrolment. A hurdle requirement is the submission of a statement of a research problem at a date to be specified by the first week of the first semester of enrolment.

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