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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA2162: Political Economy of Development in the Middle East
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The list of topics for the class sessions are as follows:
- General presentation of the module and group formation.
- The question of development; Rich and poor states in the Middle East.
- Human Development, income and wealth distribution.
- The oil market; OPEC and OAPEC.
- Oil and economic development: the rentier state and beyond?
- Water in development and conflict in the MENA region.
- Population and labor migration in the MENA region.
- Regional integration in the Arab world.
- Political and economic liberalization in the MENA region.
- Globalization and the Middle East.
- Middle Eastern economies: beyond oil and gas?
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 13 | 6.5 hours of lectures and 6.5 hours of convenor-facilitated student discussions regarding materials covered in lectures |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 9 | 6 hours of group presentations and 3 hours of class discussion regarding presentations |
| Guided Independent Study | 33 | Reading for class (approximately 90 pages of material across 3 readings per class) |
| Guided Independent Study | 95 | Preparing for assignments through researching, planning and writing essays |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
The corresponding ELE page is located here: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=46.