<<<<<<<and feminist geography is a well established>>>>>
Mark,
I disagree with you and no muzzling of free speech by private intimidations.
Thanks
Henry
Subject:
RE: Call for Papers
Date:
Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:49:19 -0000
From:
"Mark Priestley" <[log in to unmask]>
To:
"Henry Cullihall" <[log in to unmask]>
Hi
you wrote to disability-research...
>feminist geography.
>WOW!
Irony is easily lost in e-mail (and feminist geography is a well established
and respected discipline). Please be careful about put-downs on public
lists. It's all too easy to cause offence to someone out there.
:-) your friendly list administrator
Best Wishes
Mark.
Mark Priestley wrote:
> Hi
>
> List members may be interested in the following MA scheme, run in
> conjunction with the Disability Research Unit:
>
> University of Leeds
> Centre for Development Studies
>
> MA Development Studies and Disability
> 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
> (also offered as Post-Graduate Diploma)
>
> Objectives
> To combine broad interdisciplinary insight into development
> theories and strategies, with knowledge and skills relating to
> disability studies
> Content
> Students follow a common core programme which includes
> theoretical debates about development alongside a review of
> theories of disability. Option modules deepen knowledge across
> the areas of both development and disability and include project
> and research skills in the context of developing countries and with
> respect to disability issues, social policy, politics and disabled
> people and such specialist topics as gender and development,
> food security, the politics of developing countries and rural
> development. All students produce a dissertation dealing with both
> development and disability issues.
> Core Programme: Development Theories, Strategies and Issues;
> Definitions and Theories of Disability; Dissertation
> Options: Research Methodology; Managing Development Projects;
> Project Appraisal; Evaluation of Social Development Projects;
> Project Formulation and Implementation; Gender and
> Development; Rural Development; Famine and Food Security;
> Research Disability and Changing Practice; Social Policy, Politics
> and Disabled People
> Entry Requirements
> Normally a good first degree in the social sciences or another
> appropriate discipline, or equivalent qualifications on the basis of
> professional and work experience.
>
> When taken for a Post-Graduate Diploma (a 9 month programme where no
> dissertation is required), a first degree in an area outside of the social
> sciences is permissible and greater weight may be placed on development
> or professional experience, especially where a first degree is not part of the
> academic profile. Upgrading to the MA is possible if performance is of a
> sufficient standard.
>
> It is hoped that this will shortly also become available as a
> ‘distance learning’ programme.
>
> Further information and application form: Maura Crosland,
> Centre for Development Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2
> 9JT; tel: 0113 233 4393; email: [log in to unmask]
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