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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    University of East Anglia UEA

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary


Overview

The world urgently needs a new generation to help tackle global challenges like inequality, conflict, sustainability, and social justice. If you’re ready to make a difference, our BA in Global Development will equip you with the knowledge and skills to drive meaningful change.From day one, you’ll work alongside research-active lecturers to explore the lasting impacts of colonial and imperial legacies. You’ll uncover why partnerships between the Global South and Global North are essential for fair and just development and learn how to challenge power structures that drive inequality on local, national, and global scales. You’ll explore how cross-cultural dialogues, resistance, mobilisation, and social action can achieve greater social and environmental justice and how people in different parts of the world shape development. You'll be encouraged to expand your understanding of diverse perspectives on development and experiment with action-driven research methods.At UEA, you'll be joining one of the UK’s longest established and most prestigious Global Development courses. Our School of Global Development (DEV) is 1st in the UK for Development Studies (REF 2021). You'll connect to our exciting global development networks through our year abroad and work placement programmes. Common year abroad destinations include Mexico, Japan, and Australia, and popular destinations for work placements are Uganda, Peru, Thailand, Ghana, Cambodia, Belgium, Tanzania, and Cyprus.Upon graduation, you'll have the professional skills and confidence to engage in critical global development debates. Whether you aspire to be a researcher, policymaker, NGO worker, activist, entrepreneur, filmmaker, writer, or teacher, a degree in Global Development will open doors to many rewarding careers. If you’d like a taster, check out our free Future Learn course.


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Tuition fees

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£ 23,100per year

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University information

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University of East Anglia UEA

  • University League Table

    34th

  • Campus address

    University of East Anglia UEA, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom

UEA is a highly respected university. It offers a safe environment on the edge of the historic and diverse city of Norwich and beautiful English countryside.
UEA's global student body is well supported from the moment of application, right through to becoming an alumnus, with student satisfaction as a key priority.
Key employers for UEA's international students include Siemens, BDO, HSBC, PwC and Apple.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    36th out of 118 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 229
    129 56%

    42nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    83.0 83%

    36th

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.08 77%

    52nd

    22

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