12 monthsProgramme duration
36,800 GBPTuition Fee/year
25 Jun, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Development Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The course provides an interdisciplinary understanding of the most pressing global development challenges, from reducing inequality to tackling climate change, and how these play out in the Americas. Students are encouraged to think critically about development and consider the institutions, actors, and interests that enable and hinder efforts to build economically prosperous, socially just, and environmentally sustainable societies. Combining theoretical and practical instruction, the course provides a strong foundation for a successful career in various organisations of the development sector, including international cooperation agencies, NGOs, think tanks, government offices, corporate and financial institutions, and specialised media.
Students are exposed to the most influential development theories through an interdisciplinary perspective that draws on political economy, economics, political science, sociology, history, and anthropology. The course also includes an Annual Lecture with world-leading scholars and provides complementary instruction in social science research methods.
Students are also introduced to the practical frameworks currently used by prominent development organisations to design, manage, and evaluate development programmes, projects, and advocacy campaigns. Practical skills are further developed during student visits to leading development organisations in London as well as seminars focused on the analysis of prominent development policies.
Students are exposed to the most influential development theories through an interdisciplinary perspective that draws on political economy, economics, political science, sociology, history, and anthropology. The course also includes an Annual Lecture with world-leading scholars and provides complementary instruction in social science research methods.
Students are also introduced to the practical frameworks currently used by prominent development organisations to design, manage, and evaluate development programmes, projects, and advocacy campaigns. Practical skills are further developed during student visits to leading development organisations in London as well as seminars focused on the analysis of prominent development policies.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Development Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The course provides an interdisciplinary understanding of the most pressing global development challenges, from reducing inequality to tackling climate change, and how these play out in the Americas. Students are encouraged to think critically about development and consider the institutions, actors, and interests that enable and hinder efforts to build economically prosperous, socially just, and environmentally sustainable societies. Combining theoretical and practical instruction, the course provides a strong foundation for a successful career in various organisations of the development sector, including international cooperation agencies, NGOs, think tanks, government offices, corporate and financial institutions, and specialised media.
Students are exposed to the most influential development theories through an interdisciplinary perspective that draws on political economy, economics, political science, sociology, history, and anthropology. The course also includes an Annual Lecture with world-leading scholars and provides complementary instruction in social science research methods.
Students are also introduced to the practical frameworks currently used by prominent development organisations to design, manage, and evaluate development programmes, projects, and advocacy campaigns. Practical skills are further developed during student visits to leading development organisations in London as well as seminars focused on the analysis of prominent development policies.
Students are exposed to the most influential development theories through an interdisciplinary perspective that draws on political economy, economics, political science, sociology, history, and anthropology. The course also includes an Annual Lecture with world-leading scholars and provides complementary instruction in social science research methods.
Students are also introduced to the practical frameworks currently used by prominent development organisations to design, manage, and evaluate development programmes, projects, and advocacy campaigns. Practical skills are further developed during student visits to leading development organisations in London as well as seminars focused on the analysis of prominent development policies.
Admission Requirements
80+
5.5+
7.5+
191+
Normally an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. A basic reading competence in Spanish, French or Portuguese is useful but not essential.
25 Jun 2027
1 Year
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
16,800 GBP
International
36,800 GBP
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