B.A. International Development Studies and Languages

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

• Either General Language 1 (Beginner) (40) Or General Language 3 (Intermediate) + Language Project 1
• Introduction to Development Studies: Policy and Practice
• Introduction to the Developing World
• 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 interest.

• General Language (Grade 2 / Grade 4)
• General Language (Grade 2) / Language for Professional Communication 1
• Key Issues in Development

Options including:

• Global Environmental Issues and Concerns
• Economic and Political Geography 1: North American City
• Development Economics
• Democratisation in Latin America
• US Foreign Policy: Ideals and Self-Interest
• International Politics of the Middle East
• Conflict and Disaster
• Managing Across Cultures
• Language
• Learning from Experience
• Gender in the Developing World
• Russian and Eurasian Politics
• International Community Development
• 20th & 21st Century Chinese History, Politics and Society
• Colonialism & the End of Empire: France and West Africa
• Colonialism & the End of Empire: France and Algeria

A large part of your final year is given over to specialist study, including the preparation of a dissertation. However, there are some core units too.

• Dissertation
• General Language 6
• Language for Professional Communication 2

Options from:

• Development & Foreign Aid
• Gender in the Developing World
• Colonialism & the End of Empire: France and West Africa
• Global Political Economy
• China and East Asian Economies
• Anthropology of Development
• Language Education and Development
• Transitional Justice and Human Rights in Latin America
• Contemporary Issues and Controversies in Latin America

*On this programme you will spend your third year in a country where your target language is spoken. The course is also available with a sandwich year.