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Course Details

Course Name

Msc International Development

Level of study

Postgraduate Taught

Study Mode

Fulltime

Duration

1 Years

Start Term

Sept

Country

United Kingdom

City

Manchester

Course Subject

  • Business & Management

Course Fees

Inside EU:  9500

Outside EU:  18500

Universities

University of Manchester

Description

Course description
MSc International Development offers a coherent and interdisciplinary grounding in the core aspects of international development theory, policy and practice.

The course is designed for social science graduates, or for those working in a wide range of development organisations both internationally and within developing countries.

It aims to blend theory and practice and seeks to explain policy behaviour through an integrated approach, drawing on a range of disciplinary perspectives.

MSc International Development is both a course in its own right and an umbrella structure that houses a range of more specialised master's courses, each of which explores a key dimension of international development under four broad thematic headings:

global political economy;
governance and management;
poverty and inequality;
the environment.
The course is ideal if you're looking to learn more about developing countries, would like to gain the skills and capacity to think critically about development, and/or are interested in studying a truly interdisciplinary course.

Aims
Provide rigorous interdisciplinary training to equip you with a critical understanding of the theory and practice of international development.
Provide you with a thorough conceptual framework and the skills necessary to analyse effectively different perspectives on international development.
Provide critical insights into the key strategies, policies and practices currently employed to promote international development.
Develop professionally-oriented skills through optional courses in areas such as policy analysis, planning and managing development, and poverty reduction.
Provide a wide range of options for advanced training in areas of specialist expertise relevant to international development.
Develop advanced competencies in transferable areas, including developing reasoned arguments, gathering, organising and using evidence and information from a wide variety of sources, undertaking both team-based and independent work to deadlines, and both written and verbal forms of communication.
Assist you in developing your specialist area of expertise within international development, and applying your understanding and skills through supervised individual research culminating in a dissertation.
Special features
We're the largest development-focused teaching and research institute in Europe, and have been at the forefront of development studies for more than 60 years.
We're ranked 14th in the world for development studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018).
We're dedicated to addressing global poverty and inequality.
Our research was ranked first in the UK for impact and second in the UK for quality in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014).
We're home to a multicultural community of 450 students from 30 countries.
We have numerous scholarship opportunities for outstanding applicants.
Our alumni are recognised for their contribution to global development across the globe.
The combined field experience of our staff covers 60 countries.
We've trained almost 10,000 individuals from more than 170 countries.
Many of our master's include fieldwork, giving you the opportunity to observe development interventions in situ and to reflect on how theoretical explorations of development are operationalised in the real world. Recent destinations include Uganda, South Africa and Cyprus. Find out more at Fieldwork .
Teaching and learning
Please note that field visits may be scheduled at any point during the course, including during University vacations. You are expected to be available to attend.

Part-time students complete the full-time programme over 27 months. There are no evening or weekend course units available on the part-time programme, therefore if you are considering taking a programme on a part-time basis, you should discuss the requirements with the Programme Director and seek approval from your employer to have the relevant time off.  Timetabling information is normally available from late August from the Programme Administrator and you will have the opportunity to discuss course unit choices during induction week with the Programme Director.

Coursework and assessment
The taught elements of the course, carrying 120 credits overall, is continuously assessed by a variety of methods (eg project-based reports, essays), involving largely individual submissions, but also elements of group work.

You must also complete a 12,000-15,000 word dissertation on a topic of your choice approved by the Programme Directors. You are encouraged to base your dissertation on topics of direct professional concern.

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