Political Economy of Emerging Markets

King’s College London

Master

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

Our Political Economy of Emerging Markets MSc offers a distinctive approach to the study of development. We focus on the political economy of emerging markets, especially national development strategies and the underlying politics and institutions. The course also covers subjects such as development theory, political economy, geography and management, and is flexible enough to allow you to focus on particular countries and regions.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Key benefits
Offers a distinctive approach to the study of development.
Interdisciplinary course which enables you to study the political economy of emerging markets from a variety of perspectives.
Wide range of optional modules drawing on expertise across King’s with particular emphasis on our Global Institutes.
We accept students from a range of academic backgrounds and mid-career professionals.

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London
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Strand, WC2R 2LS

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Subjects

  • Politics
  • Approach
  • Global
  • Emerging Markets

Course programme

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on this course page for updates.

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Development Theory & Emerging Economies (20 credits)
  • Political Economy of Market Reform (20 credits)
  • Dissertation & Research Methods (60 credits)

If you are a part-time student, you will take two required modules in your first year plus 40 credits of optional modules. You will take your dissertation module in your second year and another 40 credits of optional modules, in order to make 180 credits in total.

Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take modules totalling 80 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

  • Gender and Social Policy in Emerging Economies (20 credits)
  • Comparative Public Policy Analysis in Emerging Economies (20 credits)
  • Industrial Development: Strategy and Competitiveness of East Asian Firms (20 credits)
  • Commodities, Credit and Crises: Topics in Macroeconomics of Development (20 credits)
  • The Politics of Managing Public Finances in Emerging Economies (20 credits)
  • Poverty, Inequality and Inclusive Development (20 credits)
  • Health Policy and Healthcare Systems in Emerging Economies (20 credits)
  • Latin America in the 20th Century and Beyond (20 credits)
  • Multinational Enterprises, Global Value Chains, and Local Development (20 credits)
  • Project Management in International Development (20 credits)
  • Advanced Quantitative Methods for Causal Inference (20 credits)
  • Race, Privilege and Identity (20 credits)
  • Qualitative research methods (20 credits)
  • Social Justice: Ethnographic insights (20 credits)
  • Practical and Theoretical Evaluation of Sustainable Development (20 credits)
  • Modules from the African Leadership Centre
  • Up to 40 credits from other departments across the university, subject to approvals

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