Social Development MA
Master
In Brighton
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Institute of Development Studies
Master East Sussex / Classroom-based£ 11,300 + VAT -
Weymouth College
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Canterbury College
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Charles Sturt University
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King's College London
Postgraduate Onlinehigher than £ 9000 -
University of the Highlands and Islands
Master Onlinehigher than £ 9000 -
School of Social Science - Birkbeck University of London
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Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
1 Year
Gain the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to become a social development practitioner. This course addresses the increasing focus on social aspects of development in policy, planning and practice.
If you have some experience in the field, we provide opportunities to expand and deepen your knowledge.
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About this course
You’ll be qualified to work in government, community and international development organisations across the world.
Some of our recent graduates are employed by:
the UNHCR
Shelter for Life
the Colombian government, as a consultant.
Graduate destinations
90% of students from the Department of International Relations were in work or further study six months after graduating. Recent School of Global Studies graduates have gone on to jobs including:
research consultant, Itad
policy advisor, Actionaid
researcher, Inkerman Group.
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.
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Subjects
- Global
- Dissertation
- Critical
- Research
- Professional
- Anthropologies
- Economies
- Ethical
- Transnationalism
- Culture
Course programme
These modules are running in the academic year 2018/19. We also plan to offer them in future academic years. They may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
- Dissertation (Social Development)
- Concepts of Social Development
- Critical Debates in Development Theory
- Research Methods and Professional Skills (Int Dev)
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
- Dissertation with Placement (Global Studies)
- Activism for Development and Social Justice
- Anthropologies of Food
- Childhood and Youth in Global Perspective; Rights, Protection and Justice
- Critical Debates in Environment and Development
- Decolonising Development
- Fair Trade, Ethical Business & New Moral Economies
- Knowledge, Power and Resistance
- Livelihoods, Inequalities and Rural Change
- Migration, Inequality and Social Change
- Poverty, Vulnerability and the Global Economy
- Refugees, Displacement and Humanitarian Responses
- Religion, Culture and Identity
- Sexuality and Development: Intimacies, Health and Rights in Global Perspective
- The Global Governance of Education and Conflict
- Transnationalism, Diaspora and Migrants' Lives
Additional information
Social Development MA
-
Institute of Development Studies
Master East Sussex / Classroom-based£ 11,300 + VAT -
Weymouth College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Canterbury College
BTEC OnlinePrice on request -
Charles Sturt University
Master OnlinePrice on request -
King's College London
Postgraduate Onlinehigher than £ 9000 -
University of the Highlands and Islands
Master Onlinehigher than £ 9000 -
School of Social Science - Birkbeck University of London
Postgraduate Distance LearningPrice on request
See all