Convenor name: Subir Sinha
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
The course will help students develop
1. an historical and critical understanding of sociological and political theories of development, and
2. the ability to analyse and assess the assumptions, logics, and modalities - including views of agency - of different development theories and models of development, and there applications.
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 40%
Assessment 1: Due date: 20 November 2025
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 60%
Assessment 2: Due date: 8 January 2026
Page type: Module
Study year: 2025/26
Librarian name: Farzana Qureshi
Librarian email: fq@soas.ac.uk
Page template: 2025/26 On campus
