Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
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Study Details: MSc 1 year full-time
Gain the skills and understanding to tackle the global challenges of poverty, inequality, conflict, sustainability and social justice.
Learn what it means to be a global citizen and gain the skills and tools to make a difference in the world.
Whether you’re aiming to further your career as an international development professional or looking to start working in this field, our International Development master’s courses could be for you.
This degree will equip you with interdisciplinary research and interpersonal skills to constructively engage with the different social, political and cultural environments shaping countries’ development processes. It will also prepare you to explore these topics at a deeper, doctoral level by pursuing a relevant PhD.
You should have a bachelor’s honours degree or international equivalent, typically a 2:1 or above.
To apply for this course you should have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate subject such as politics, economics, anthropology, international relations, sociology, government studies, African, Latin American or South East Asian Studies or environmental studies.
We will also consider graduates with an undergraduate degree in other subjects, especially where you have relevant professional experience in international development.
In your application, you will need to provide a maximum 500 word personal statement which should:
(a) outline why your background to date makes you a suitable applicant for the course, and
(b) demonstrate a clear motivation to study on the pathway you have applied for, and how the course may fit into your future plans.
We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
Upon successful completion of this course, you'll leave with:
Year 1
Semester 1
You will choose one optional unit.
Compulsory units
Optional units
Conflict, development and peacebuilding
Economics of international development
Social and environmental justice
Semester 2
You will choose one optional unit.
Compulsory units
Optional units
Summer
You'll complete a dissertation or placement.
Optional units
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