- Home
- Search
- Social Studies
- University of Birmingham
- International Development (Poverty, Inequality and Development) by distance learning MSc/PGDip by Distance Learning
International Development (Poverty, Inequality and Development) by distance learning MSc/PGDip by Distance Learning
Course options
-
Qualification
MSc - Master of Science
-
Location
Run at the client site in the region of United Kingdom
-
Study mode
Distance / Online
-
Start date
26-SEP-22
-
Duration
2 years
Course summary
The core module aims to familiarise you with the key concepts and theories and with the changing roles of international development organisations and states in promoting international development.
The purpose of this course is to give those working in the area of poverty reduction and development in developing and transitional countries, or those wishing to work in such areas, a firmer grounding in understanding poverty and inequality, promoting poverty reduction and analysing the performance of major poverty reducing programmes and policies.
The emphasis throughout will be on encouraging you to reflect critically on what has worked well or not and why. You will select three optional modules (at 20 credits each) based on your individual interests and career aspirations.
You will be able to study from anywhere in the world with practitioners in government, civil society and the private sector, as well as with people new to development.
Career opportunities
This programme is most relevant for people who have worked in governments, non-governmental organisations (either international, regional, national or local) or on donor-funded projects, as well as for recent graduates wishing to work for such organizations, who have some experience of developing countries.
Application deadline
31 August 2022
Modules
Tuition fees
- United States
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- England
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea DPR (North Korea)
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Authority
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of Ireland
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Vincent
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- UAE
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wales
- Western Samoa
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
£ 14,040overall cost
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information

-
University League Table
19th
-
Campus address
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, England
Subject rankings
-
Subject ranking
24th out of 80 1
20th out of 84 10
25th out of 86
41st out of 105 24
-
Entry standards
/ Max 233150 68%23rd
1 -
Graduate prospects
/ Max 10088.0 88%13th
13 -
Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.88 78%54th
4 -
Entry standards
/ Max 201142 69%18th
3 -
Graduate prospects
/ Max 10070.0 70%30th
7 -
Student satisfaction
/ Max 54.27 85%11th
6 -
Entry standards
/ Max 217145 70%23rd
1 -
Graduate prospects
/ Max 10075.0 75%15th
4 -
Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.80 76%70th
2 -
Entry standards
/ Max 212142 74%17th
9 -
Graduate prospects
/ Max 10055.0 55%29th
17 -
Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.76 75%90th
33