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MSc Global Development (Poverty and Inequality)

University of Manchester

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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 Global Development with Poverty and Inequality is designed to help you understand and tackle the problems of poverty and inequality in a critical and constructive way. You will learn about the different conceptualisations and characteristics of poverty and inequality through high-level academic training from leading academics, in a vibrant and stimulating environment. AimsProvide critical insights into different theoretical and disciplinary perspectives on how poverty, inequality and development can be understood, measured and explained. Provide you with a thorough conceptual framework and the skills necessary to critically analyse key theoretical and practical issues relating to poverty, inequality and development. Provide critical insights into the key strategies, policies and practices currently employed to promote development, equality and poverty reduction. Provide a wide range of options for advanced training in areas of specialist expertise relevant to poverty, inequality and development. Develop advanced competencies in transferable areas, including developing reasoned arguments, gathering, organising and using evidence and information from a wide variety of sources, undertaking both team-based and independent work to deadlines, and both written and verbal forms of communication. Assist you in developing your specialist area of expertise within the field of poverty, inequality and development, and applying your understanding and skills through supervised individual research culminating in a dissertation.

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

    19th out of 74

    20th out of 101 5

  • Entry standards

    / Max 217
    165 76%

    15th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    73.0 73%

    44th

    21
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.93 73%

    67th

    5
  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    147 70%

    19th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    60.0 60%

    55th

    25
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.96 74%

    85th

    18

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