International Development MA
Master
In Sheffield
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Sheffield
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Duration
1 Year
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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.
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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
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
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
There are seminars, lectures, workshops and reading groups.
AssessmentYou’ll be assessed on your coursework assignments, project work and a dissertation.
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International Development MA