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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

MSc Digital Development will train you to become a digital development champion who possesses the necessary technical and contextual skills to lead digital development and information-and-communications-technology-for-development (ICT4D) programmes and projects to completion, such as ICT-enabled enterprise, e-government, m-health, MOOCs, etc.In recent years there has been - and continues to be - a massive expansion in the number of digital development projects in developing and transitional economies.With a skills shortage resulting in a high project failure rate, this course satisfies the pressing need for digital development champions. By taking this course, you will benefit from The University of Manchester's world-leading Centre for Digital Development and gain:conceptual frameworks to understand the process of socio-economic development and the role of information and of digital technologies in the development process new knowledge and skills to help in the effective planning, development, implementation and management of digital development/ICT4D initiatives.A range of optional course units provides an opportunity to satisfy specialist digital development champion knowledge and skill requirements, while the field visits that we offer will enable you to build up your real-world experience at no additional cost.The course is designed for those applying, or seeking to apply, digital information and communication technologies in pursuit of socio-economic development goals

Tuition fees

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£ 30,500per year

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University information

University of Manchester

  • University League Table

    28th

  • Campus address

    The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    9th out of 117 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 223
    191 86%

    9th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    98.0 98%

    3rd

    6
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.87 72%

    97th

    22

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