Poverty and Development MA 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Sussex |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

22,575 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

01 Aug, 2025Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Development Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere is key for sustainable development.


Poverty eradication is the ultimate measure of development effectiveness. Yet to eradicate poverty in today’s context of intersecting challenges and crises, we need to revise what we know of poverty and how to eliminate it. This MA helps you gain the interdisciplinary knowledge and cutting-edge skills to engage with the research, design, implementation and assessment of national and international efforts to get to zero poverty.


Based at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), you’ll develop a sound understanding of the main theories on poverty, inequality and vulnerability in development. You’ll learn from experts who undertake innovative research on poverty eradication, and regularly contribute to national and international policy fora. You’ll gain practical skills to engage in debates on poverty and development, including in relation to:


  • monetary and multidimensional poverty and its drivers
  • intersecting inequalities
  • the political economy shaping poverty measurement and discourse
  • social protection and other interventions for poverty and vulnerability reduction.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Development Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere is key for sustainable development.


Poverty eradication is the ultimate measure of development effectiveness. Yet to eradicate poverty in today’s context of intersecting challenges and crises, we need to revise what we know of poverty and how to eliminate it. This MA helps you gain the interdisciplinary knowledge and cutting-edge skills to engage with the research, design, implementation and assessment of national and international efforts to get to zero poverty.


Based at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), you’ll develop a sound understanding of the main theories on poverty, inequality and vulnerability in development. You’ll learn from experts who undertake innovative research on poverty eradication, and regularly contribute to national and international policy fora. You’ll gain practical skills to engage in debates on poverty and development, including in relation to:


  • monetary and multidimensional poverty and its drivers
  • intersecting inequalities
  • the political economy shaping poverty measurement and discourse
  • social protection and other interventions for poverty and vulnerability reduction.

Admission Requirements

7+
185+
3.3+
95+
67+
Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.
Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should be in the social sciences or a related subject. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.
Work experience: You should preferably have one year's policy- or development-related work experience.

01 Aug 2025
1 Year
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
11,025 GBP
International
22,575 GBP

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