The LSE-UCT July School will offer courses from across the social sciences, all with reference and relevance to Africa today. Participants will select one intensive course to study for the two-week programme.
Each course will be delivered by one or more leading academic from LSE and/ or UCT, supported by teaching assistants, usually PhD students from the partner institutions.
Each course will comprise 48 contact hours over two weeks, usually hours of lectures and 12 hours of classes or seminars. The course is assessed through mid-term assessments and final examination, allowing the award of a graded certificate and transcript to participants who successfully complete the programme.
The seven courses which will be offered on the 2013 LSE-UCT July School will be:
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Africa and the Global Economy 1500-2000: An economic history LCS-EH201 – Dr Leigh Gardner, LSE (Economic History)
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After 'The Hopeless Continent': Challenges of African economic development since 2000 LCS-EC201 – Professor Anthony Black, UCT,Professor Mark Ellyne, UCT, Professor Léonce Ndikumana, University of Massachusetts, Amhurst (Economics)
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Business Model Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid: Cape Town and Beyond LCS-MG201 – Professor Harry Barkema, LSE (Management)
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The Struggle for Freedom: Sub-Saharan politics from 1960 to the present LCS-HY201 – Professor Chris Saunders, UCT (History)
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The State, Democracy and Development in Africa LCS-GV201 - Professor Thandika Mkandawire, LSE (Government)
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Poverty: What causes it, and what it causes LCS-DV201 - Dr Elliott Green, LSE (Development Studies).
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Urban Modernities: Space, Place and Difference LCS-GY201 - Professor Sue Parnell and Dr Bradley Rink, UCT and, and Dr Sharad Chari, University of Witwatersrand (Geography).