Development Policy and Politics MSc

Breakdown of course by year, and modules (core and optional)

This pathway is designed for flexibility, allowing you to choose over half of the MSc content from a wide range of optional modules.

• 20 credits - International Development
• 20 credits - Development Politics
• 20 credits – either Authoritarianism and Development or Democracy and Development

Students take a further 60 taught credits from IDD’s many optional modules – this can include whichever of Authoritarianism and Development and Democracy and Development not selected as a core module. See the module choices in:

• IDD module outlines

Students also complete a 60 credit dissertation, which may be undertaken with individual fieldwork, with a contribution towards the cost of this from the tuition fee.