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MSc Development Policy and Politics

University of Birmingham

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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    University of Birmingham

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    29-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Our MSc in Development Policy and Politics makes a direct link between academic and practical policy approaches, focussing on the relationship between politics and development.It is now clearer than ever before that the greatest development challenges of our time – poverty, conflict, famine, poor governance etc. – are driven primarily by political, not technical, factors. The aim of this programme is to provide theoretical and empirical training to enable you to understand the role that politics plays in both facilitating and undermining development, in both the North and the South.The notion that 'politics matters' has increasingly become the mantra of development policy-makers and practitioners – as well as development scholars - and there is now a growing recognition that international development is inherently political. Development agencies want staff trained in political economy analysis skills while academics and governments now focus more than ever on the political underpinnings of global development challenges.

Tuition fees

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£ 28,220per year

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University information

University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

  • University League Table

    13th

  • Campus address

    University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham, Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom

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The University of Birmingham is a founding member of the elite Russell Group of UK universities.
Based in the second largest city in the UK, Birmingham offers an outstanding international student experience.
The university has a vibrant international student community and is home to over 10,000 international students from approximately 150 countries.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Geography & Environmental

    12th out of 73

    16th out of 79 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    154 73%

    19th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    86.0 86%

    8th

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.00 75%

    56th

    5

  • Entry standards

    / Max 215
    150 70%

    22nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    85.0 85%

    7th

    8

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.99 75%

    56th

    8

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