Education, Health Promotion and International Development MA

The MA offers students the opportunity to extend and deepen their understanding of concepts, theories and issues related to international development, education and sustainable ways of promoting health, wellbeing and social justice. Students will: build on their existing knowledge to develop new understandings of key concepts and issues in education, health promotion and international development; appraise and evaluate current policy and practice through evidence-informed analysis; draw connections between distinct academic disciplines with regard to the promotion of wellbeing and social justice; investigate and propose sustainable ways of working and; through conducting a small-scale research study, apply what they have learned to create personally and professionally relevant new knowledge of the field.

Graduates of this Master's degree have been engaged: as policy-makers and advisers in government ministries and departments; as policy advocates and programme managers in international NGOs and development agencies; as social research consultants; as teachers and lecturers in schools, colleges and universities; as international development consultants; in doctoral study (either on PhD or EdD programmes).

Graduates of this Master's degree have used the academic and professional expertise gained through the programme to: set up and manage an NGO or consultancy; prepare successful project and research proposals; develop new reporting procedures adopted throughout their organisation; gain employment as consultants; take on new roles and responsibilities within an organisation; transfer their expertise into international development; engage policymakers, practitioners and members of the public through research-informed practice.