Corruption and Governance
(MA) Corruption and Governance
Entry for 2025
FHEQ level
This course is set at Level 7 (Masters) in the national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.
Course learning outcomes
Use appropriate analytic tools to conceptualise different types of corruption
Critically analyse the socio-economic and cultural contexts that prompt differing types of corrupt activity to occur
Assess the effectiveness of anti-corruption strategies propagated by international organisations and national governments
Use, and subsequently critically analyse, a variety of methodologies in analysing corruption
Apply and evaluate a variety of theoretical perspectives in analysing corruption
Handle and interpret complex data before proposing evidence-based solutions to complex problems
Evaluate and make judgments in an informed way, identify problems and solutions, synthesise information
Utilise a range of practical skills including IT and traditional resources and techniques for presentation of critical analysis, both written and oral
Reflect on their own development
Full-time course composition
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autumn Semester | Core | Anti-Corruption (956M9) | 15 | 7 |
| Core | Research Methods and Approaches (828M9) | 15 | 7 | ||
| Core | Understanding Corruption (958M9) | 30 | 7 | ||
| Spring Semester | Option | Corruption in Business and International Development (936M9) | 30 | 7 | |
| Economic Crime (939M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| International Anti-Corruption Actors (861M9) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Internship (938M9) | 30 | 7 | |||
| State Capture and Grand Corruption (868M9) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Spring & Summer Teaching | Core | Corruption and Governance Dissertation (931M9) | 60 | 7 |
Part-time course composition
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autumn Semester | Core | Understanding Corruption (958M9) | 30 | 7 |
| Spring Semester | Option | Corruption in Business and International Development (936M9) | 30 | 7 | |
| Economic Crime (939M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| International Anti-Corruption Actors (861M9) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Internship (938M9) | 30 | 7 | |||
| State Capture and Grand Corruption (868M9) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
| 2 | Autumn Semester | Core | Anti-Corruption (956M9) | 15 | 7 |
| Core | Research Methods and Approaches (828M9) | 15 | 7 | ||
| Spring Semester | Option | Corruption in Business and International Development (936M9) | 30 | 7 | |
| Economic Crime (939M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| International Anti-Corruption Actors (861M9) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Internship (938M9) | 30 | 7 | |||
| State Capture and Grand Corruption (868M9) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Spring & Summer Teaching | Core | Corruption and Governance Dissertation (931M9) | 60 | 7 |
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