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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

This programme engages critically with international development theory and practice, and more broadly with processes of social, political and economic transformation around the world. The MSc in International Development will assist students in developing a deep understanding of development processes in the Global South, and how international thinking and development practice has impacted around the world. Students will gain critical skills in analysing development policy and undertaking research in the context of developing countries. The MSc programme seeks to contextualise and analyse the processes that have shaped poverty and underdevelopment in developing countries, and the many responses to them. The programme offers a grounded and multi-disciplinary grasp of issues of development in global, national and local contexts for students interested in pursuing a career in development agencies, research, the public sector and non-governmental organisations. Who this programme is for This programme is designed to suit the needs of both recent graduates of various disciplines, and professionals with some work experience who want to change careers, upgrade their academic qualifications, or take a year out to reflect critically on their work. Although most students will move on after one year to development-related positions, some may use the programme as a pathway into our PhD in International Development: PhD International Development

Tuition fees

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£ 30,500per year

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University information

The University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    18th

  • Campus address

    Main Campus, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    14th out of 77 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 235
    194 83%

    6th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    92.0 92%

    9th

    1
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.90 73%

    69th

    2

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