International Development

Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences

We produce graduates who can apply their expertise to real-world problems.

Course description

This course engages with the challenges of international development in today’s complex world. You’ll develop skills and knowledge relating to development research and practice. The course includes a 10-day field class currently in Nepal or Kenya providing hands-on experience of research.

The cost of the compulsory field class is included in your tuition fees.

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Modules

Core modules

Ideas and Practice in International Development
Research Design and Methods in International Development
Professional Skills for Development
Dissertation with Placement
International Development Field Class

Optional modules

Examples of optional modules include:

Understanding Environmental Change
Key Issues in Environment and Development
Living with Climate Change in the Global South
Key Issues in Global Public Health
Using Policy to Strengthen Health Systems
Cities of Diversity
Cities of ‘the South’: planning for informality

Teaching

There are seminars, lectures, workshops and reading groups.

Assessment

You’ll be assessed on your coursework assignments, project work and a dissertation.

Duration

1 year full-time
2 years part-time

This particular course is exciting not just because I am studying the subject I am interested in, but also the opportunity to go on an international field trip and placement in order to experience the issues that I am learning about. Hopefully I can start to make a difference before I have even graduated. I did my undergraduate degree in Sheffield and loved it so much that I didn’t even consider studying anywhere else!

Oliver Bellamy

MA International Development

Entry requirements

You’ll need a good 2:1 or first class honours degree in geography or a related subject.

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

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