MPhil (Structured) students will learn to conduct independent research (either of a theoretical or an applied nature), on aspects of poverty, land and agrarian reform. Topics could also include natural resource management. Students registering for the MPhil (Structured) will be required to complete coursework modules in their first year, and complete a mini-thesis on a specific topic in their second year.
Modules
The specific modules for 2012 are being updated and will be available from July 2012, but the current modules include:
- LAS 701: The history of the land question in South Africa
- LAS 702: The agrarian question in Souther Africa
- LAS 703: Land and agrarian reform in contemporary Africa: Comparative perspectives and policy debates
- LAS 704: Economics of agrarian systems
- LAS 706: Development, planning and sustainable rural livelihoods
- LAS 707: Sustainable natural resource management in land and agrarian reform
- LAS 708: Legal and socio-legal dimensions of land and agrarian reform
- LAS 805: Research methodology