BSc International Development L900

Bachelor's degree

In Reading

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Reading

Full Time: 3 Years
Do you want to make a difference and understand how people and the planet are changing? This unique degree offers expertise from across the University; you can specialise in the key areas that match your interests and work in careers with impact on a global scale.
The study of international development has never been more important. Complex global problems affect our lives, many parts of the world are experiencing rapid change and the richest nations are committed to halving world poverty. This degree has never been more relevant.
Through this course you will explore critical issues relating to the sustainability of the planet’s resources, food systems, and human population.
You will be taught by experts from departments across the University including Geography, Economics, Politics and Henley Business School. You can select modules from four pathways: Society and Planning; Economics and Business; Environment and Climate Change; and Food Systems and Security allowing you to tailor the course to your interests and your preferred career path.
Many staff who lecture on the programme are research associates of the internationally renowned Walker Institute for Climate System Research, Centre for Food Security (CFS) and the Centre for Developing Economies and Emerging Markets (DEEM).
You even have the opportunity to study overseas for three weeks at a university in Uganda where you can see some of the challenges of international development first hand. This module is optional and there is an additional cost for this trip.
Many students are keen volunteers and take the Reading Employability Development (RED) Award scheme. You also have the opportunity to study a language as part of your course.
If you are interested in promoting causes related to international development it will definitely be worth joining the International Development society. Run by our students, it’s a place to discuss issues, watch documentaries and actually put your...

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Location

Start date

Reading (Berkshire)
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Whiteknights, RG6 6AH

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • International
  • Systems
  • Economics
  • Climate
  • Global
  • Climate Change
  • University
  • Conservation
  • Planning
  • Politics
  • Production
  • Marketing
  • Ecology

Course programme

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
Year 1 Core modules include:
  • Food Challenges for the Future: Production, Security and Health
  • Economics 1
  • Foundation in Human Geography
  • International Development: Global and Local Issues
  • Introduction to Economic Institutions and Policy
  • Sustainability and Prosperity in a Globalising World
Optional modules include:
  • Plant Diversity, Structure and Utilisation
  • Climatology
  • Ecology and Environmental Management
  • Economic Policy and Social Problems
  • Economics 2
  • Freedom
  • Human Geography: Principles & Practice
  • Introduction to Agricultural and Food Systems
  • Introduction to Crop Production
  • Introduction to Livestock Production Systems
  • Introduction to Management
  • Introduction to Marketing
  • Politics: International Relations and Strategic Studies
  • Soils in the Environment
  • The Economics of Climate Change
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 2 Core modules include:
  • International Development, Poverty and Inequality
  • Comparative Government and Politics
  • Economics for Development
  • Group Development Project and Career Planning
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Quantitative Data Discovery in Development
Optional modules include:
  • Culture, Identity and Place
  • Growth, Degrowth and Sustainability
  • Biogeography and Conservation
  • Conservation Agriculture
  • Energy Resources
  • Financial Management
  • Forestry and Woodlands
  • Geographies of Development
  • Grassland Management and Ecology
  • Human Activity and Environmental Change
  • Livestock for Wealth Creation in Developing Countries
  • Marketing Management
  • Methods in Ecology and Environmental Management
  • Nature Conservation
  • Practice of Entrepreneurship
  • Sustainable Resource Management
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 3 Core modules include:
  • Appraisal of Agricultural and Rural Development Projects
  • Dissertation
  • Food Security and Development
  • Perspectives on Development
Optional modules include:
  • People, Plants and Environmental Change
  • Plants, greenspace and urban sustainability
  • Water, Agriculture and Irrigation
  • Work, Employment and Development
  • Agricultural Project Planning and Management in Developing Countries
  • Agricultural Systems in the Tropics
  • Air Pollution: Effects and Control
  • Biodiversity and Conservation Field Class
  • Business Strategy
  • Carbon and Global Change
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change and Food Systems
  • Culture and Development in Africa
  • Environmental Management
  • Macroeconomics for Developing Countries
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Neighbourhood Renewal and Regeneration
  • Overseas Study Experience (BSc International Development Students)
  • Practical Wildlife Reserve Management
  • Principles and Practice in Biological Control
  • Resilience for Sustainable Development
  • Water Resources
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

BSc International Development L900

£ 9,250 + VAT