B.A. International Development Studies

In your first year, you will take introductory units to the disciplines that you will cover on the course.

• Introduction to Development Studies: Policy & Practice
• Introduction to the Developing World
• Intro to International Relations: States Conflict & Cooperation
• Introduction to Political Economy
• Studying at University
• Developing Research Skills

As this course progresses, you will take core units that provide a coherent understanding of key issues in international development. Additionally, there is a range of options that will allow you to pursue your own particular interests.

• Key Issues in Development
• Global Environmental Issues and Concerns

Options including:

• Democratisation in Latin America
• Development Economics
• US Foreign Policy: Ideals and Self Interest
• International Politics of the Middle East
• Conflict & Disaster
• Managing Across Cultures
• Languages
• Gender in the Developing World
• Colonialism & the End of Empire: France & West Africa
• Colonialism & the End of Empire: France & Algeria
• Russian & Eurasian Politics
• 20th & 21st Century Chinese History, Politics & Society
• International Community Development

A large part of your final year is given over to specialist study, including the preparation of a dissertation.

• Dissertation
• Development & Foreign Aid
• The Anthropology of Development

Options including:

• Gender in the Developing World
• Colonialism & the End of Empire: France & West Africa
• Global Political Economy
• City & Nation: The Latin American Urban Experience
• Protecting the Environment in Europe
• China & East Asian Economies
• Language Education & Development
• Transitional Justice & Human Rights
• Colonialism & the End of Empire: France & Algeria
• Contemporary Issues & Controversies In Latin America

*This course is also available as a 4-year sandwich (work placement)