Module course for DEV7047_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Development Studies (ORG:DEVS)
Convenor name: Sarah Njeri
Convenor email: sn42@soas.ac.uk
Office room: MB419
Office hours: Monday 12pm - 2pm
Appointment booking link: https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/bookwithme/user/ebd52946075146398821d5ac14eab2fd@soas.ac.uk/meetingtype/gcb-o7Q1rUCJoVFaQltJZg2?anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled&ep=mlink
Additonal content:
If the appointment is on a Friday, it will be online, however, always confirm with me whether the session is in person or online.
Module dates: 28 September - 14 December 2026
Intended learning outcomes:
LO1: Analyse the history of humanitarian action, the key players, institutions and contexts.
LO2: Apply theoretical frameworks to critical analysis of key issues and debates in humanitarianism, aid and conflict using case study/empirical knowledge;
LO3: Analyse the role of power, accountability and politics, including Global South agendas and intersectionality, in historical and contemporary humanitarian discourse and practice
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (PS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 50%
Assessment 1: Due date: 23/11/2026
Assessment 1: Format: In class Case Study Group Presentation
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS1)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 50%
Assessment 2: Due date: 11/01/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 2: Format: 2,000 words Text critique
Page template: On campus 2026/27
