| Code | Faculty |
|---|---|
| 01243001 | Faculty of Humanities |
| Credits | Duration |
|---|---|
| Duration of study: 1 year | Total credits: 120 |
| Prof V Thebe [email protected] | +27 (0)124203111 |
| Prof I Pikirayi [email protected] | +27 (0)124204661 |
- A relevant bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences (or appropriate qualification – with approval by Senate).
Minimum credits: 120
Module content:
A research report of approximately 30 pages (10 000 words) that is based on original research on an approved topic within the study field of community development.
Module content:
Changing attitudes towards change and social inequality at different times and places. The concept "development" in the natural sciences and humanities. Key concepts in development theory: capitalism, socialism, colonialism, neocolonialism. Changing theories of development: linear states theory, neo-classical structural change model, modernisation theory, dependency theory and postmodernist challenges. Contemporary debates regarding the utilisation of scientific knowledge: predicting and inducing change, ethical considerations and multidisciplinary cooperation in development. Relationship between theory and practice and between community development and related fields of specialisation.
Module content:
Globalisation, the growth-oriented development model and development of macro-economies: implications for and impact on peripheral communities. Critical review of the self-reliant local economic development model: local level financial alternatives, viability of local currencies, effective utilisation of local renewable energy resources. Livelihood diversification, communal farming, families and households as business enterprise units, the spaza and stokvel industry. Role of women in community-level economic development.
Module content:
Relationship between socio-cultural impact analysis (SIA) and environmental impact a-ssessment as well as between impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation. Role-players in SIA: public and private sector clients, communities, consultants and multidisciplinary assessment teams. Overview of the SIA process: screening, scoping and assessment. Assessment techniques: scoping matrix design and trend analysis, rating and mapping, modelling and transecting. Enhancing SIA with qualitative and quantitative research methods and participatory appraisal techniques. Statutory guidelines and the establishment of contractual agreements and synergy between role-players. Ethical pitfalls and responsibilities. Compilation of SIA reports.
Module content:
This module aims at introducing students to the multi- and inter-disciplinary nature of social entrepreneurship, and the human elements inherent within, in addition to the concepts and tools necessary for critical engagement with a wide range of theories and practices within the field. This module will engage especially with issues of overlaps or embeddedness between entrepreneurship and societies, and the redistributive elements within. This is not a ‘how to’ course; it is primarily concerned with the intellectual challenges involved in understanding the processes of industrial change. In addition to theory, the module will require students to discuss case studies of socio-economic embeddedness and models of social entrepreneurship from Africa, Asia and Europe.
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