Courses / Module

• Gain an insight into the importance of colonial and post-colonial legacies on contemporary political and economic life in Africa.
• Understand democratic processes and good governance and their application to a diversity of African countries.
• Critically engage with the literature on development and globalisation in the African context with an emphasis on China in Africa.
• Analyse the challenges facing the African Union (AU) and the response of the AU to conflict, development needs and globalisation affecting the continent.

• Lectures, Presentations and class discussion, 24 hours of lectures.

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Penalties: 10% of awarded grade for unauthorised late continuous assessments.

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes
• Resit students must submit their continuous assessment by a date before the Autumn examination, which will be specified by the department. Students are responsible for familiarising themselves with this deadline. If students do not submit by the deadline, the existing continuous assessment mark will be carried forward to the Autumn. No continuous assessment work will be accepted after this date. This will apply except upon presentation of a medical certificate covering the relevant period or in other extremely extenuating circumstances, which must be communicated to, and accepted by, the lecturer prior to, or immediately after, the relevant deadline.

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