12 monthsProgramme duration
23,500 GBPTuition Fee/year
01 Aug, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Development Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere is an indispensable requirement 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, requires revising 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. IDS is an independent research and teaching institute located on the campus of the University of Sussex, with a close affiliation with the University. All teaching staff are active researchers so you’ll learn from experts who 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 an indispensable requirement 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, requires revising 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. IDS is an independent research and teaching institute located on the campus of the University of Sussex, with a close affiliation with the University. All teaching staff are active researchers so you’ll learn from experts who 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
- 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: Yes. You should preferably have one year's policy- or development-related work experience.
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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