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MSc Latin American Development

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    MSc 1 year FT / 2 years PT

Course Description

Our Latin American Development MSc combines a thorough grounding in development theory with an in-depth study of Latin America. By exploring the contemporary and historical experiences of this region, you will develop an understanding of the deep roots of social change and the background to current development challenges and policy debates.

Key benefits

  • Provides a multidisciplinary social scientific framework for understanding the development experiences of Latin American countries, including approaches from economics, political science, history, sociology and management studies.
  • Draws on the broader expertise within King’s and its Global Institutes.
  • Wide range of optional taught modules.
  • We accept students from a range of academic backgrounds and mid-career professionals.

Entry Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or international equivalent) in such a related subject as international development, Latin American studies, politics or economics.

Applicants with substantial professional work experience in a Latin American country or in development-related work will also be considered.

Fees

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

Student Destinations

Our programme provides you with high-quality graduate research training for seeking employment in the development sector in the UK and Latin American countries, consultancy organisations, private sector companies with global operations and government offices. It is ideal if you are an international student seeking specialist training and/or government employment.

Module Details

Required Modules

  • Latin America in the 20th Century and Beyond 
  • Great Transformations, Pseudo-Miracles and Arrested Development: Emerging Economies and Development Theory, Concepts and Strategies 
  • Markets, States and the Institutional Bases of Growth 

Dissertation and Research Methods (10-12,000 words)

Optional Modules

You can choose from a range of optional modules offered by King’s Global Institutes, which may vary each year. Examples include:

  • Gender and Social Policy in Emerging Economies
  • Commodities, Credit And Crises: Topics In Macroeconomics Of Development
  • Comparative Public Policy Analysis In Emerging Economies
  • Industrial Development: Strategy And Competitiveness Of East Asian Firms
  • Politics Of Public Finances In Latin America

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