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MA International Development

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    MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Description

Are you passionate about creating a more sustainable and just world? Do you aspire to be a catalyst for change in addressing global challenges? This degree equips you to comprehend the driving forces and key stakeholders beyond nation-states, including social movements, civil society groups, and transnational corporations. Beyond understanding, we guide and empower you to become an agent of change..

This course will introduce you to key concepts and issues related to international development. You will develop an understanding of the key structures, processes, institutions and relationships relevant to international development.

This will involve a critical analysis of the role and impact of major financial institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund; the role of the United Nations, with particular emphasis on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals; the role of MNCs, NGOs and civil society more generally.

Entry Requirements

  • A UK honours (minimum 2.2) degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent

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Programme Funding

You might be able to get a scholarship to help fund your studies. We award scholarships to those students who can demonstrate excellent achievement, passion and dedication to their studies.

Student Destinations

You will engage in a minimum of 120 hours of practical learning. This includes the Chartered Management Institute’s “Employability Bootcamp” and high-quality LinkedIn Learning Project Management courses, reinforced by in-class coaching and peer learning. There’s an option for additional accredited Project Management training.

Graduates have gone on to work in posts in local, regional and national governments, intergovernmental organisations (including the UN and EC), multinational corporations (MNCs) and a range of development related non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Several international alumni have returned to positions working within government departments of their home countries.

Module Details

  • Theories and Approaches to International Development
  • Gender, Difference and International Development
  • International Development Research methods
  • Employability and Professional Identity
  • Intercultural communication
  • Global Development and Environmental Breakdown
  • International Development Major Project

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