International Development with Economics MSc – 1 year full-time

Learn about global development from a heterodox economics perspective, and gain the skills to work in economic and development policy and practice.
Learning and teaching
You will join the Department of Social & Policy Studies here at Bath. We are ranked in the top 100 for Development Studies in the QS World University Rankings 2019.

Our staff are all active in this field, research-led, and united in their commitment to finding better solutions to the world’s development problems.

We encourage diversity of intake, in experience, qualifications and interests, to stimulate the richness of experience and learning.

Our courses provide an excellent grounding for careers in international development, humanitarian action and working for social, economic and environmental justice in both global North and global South. They provide the core skills required in a range of policy, communication, advocacy, research and programmatic roles.

Graduates from similar courses have found jobs with organisations such as:

Economic Development Team Leader for the UK Department for International Development Palestinian programme in Jerusalem
Outreach Channel Director at Marie Stopes International
Humanitarian Policy Manager at Plan International
Microfinance Partnerships Manager at One Acre Fund
Regional Projects Manager at International Alert
Private Sector Development Adviser at the UK’s Department for International Development
Power Sector Policy Adviser at the UK’s Department for International Development
Chair of the South West International Development Network and Executive Director of the Development Studies Association
Other graduates have chosen to work for themselves and set up their own charities, while some have stayed in academia to complete doctoral studies.

You will generally have a social sciences degree, although we also encourage students from other disciplines to apply. The course suits those who are new to international development, and people already working in the field, who wish to gain a higher qualification or take time out to reflect on their experience.