International Development MA

Master

In Sheffield

£ 9,100 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Sheffield

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course engages with the challenges of international development in today’s complex world. You’ll develop skills and knowledge relating to development research and practice. The course includes a 10-day field class currently in Nepal or Kenya providing hands-on experience of research.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Sheffield (South Yorkshire)
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Western Bank, S10 2TN

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

You’ll need a good 2:1 or first class honours degree in geography or a related subject.

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Subjects

  • International Development
  • Research Design
  • Professional Skills
  • Field Class
  • Environmental Change
  • Issues in Environment
  • Climate Change
  • Global Public Health
  • Cities of Diversity
  • Faculty of Social Sciences

Course programme

Modules

Core modules
  • Ideas and Practice in International Development
  • Research Design and Methods in International Development
  • Professional Skills for Development
  • Dissertation with Placement
  • International Development Field Class
Optional modules

Examples of optional modules include:

  • Understanding Environmental Change
  • Key Issues in Environment and Development
  • Living with Climate Change in the Global South
  • Key Issues in Global Public Health
  • Using Policy to Strengthen Health Systems
  • Cities of Diversity
  • Cities of ‘the South’: planning for informality
Teaching

There are seminars, lectures, workshops and reading groups.

Assessment

You’ll be assessed on your coursework assignments, project work and a dissertation.

Additional information

Overseas Fee (2018 annual fee) : £21,450

International Development MA

£ 9,100 VAT inc.