Develop the analytical and practical skills required to address some of today's more pressing global challenges including inequality, sustainability and security. You'll acquire an understanding of the main debates in development, and engage in informed and critical ways with professionals from diverse backgrounds.
This is one of the longest running degrees on gender and development. You'll gain a solid understanding of debates in feminist thinking, and link them to gendered policy and programming. You'll enhance your capacity and indepth knowledge of specific issues such as: women's empowerment; political economy and the environment; masculinities and patriarchy.
Examine the key elements of business operations and their growing relevance to international development. You’re equipped with the analytical and practical skills to understand globalisation processes and their drivers, and to participate in the formulation of policies for sustainable development.
Gain a theoretical and practical understanding of debates on political change and how public authority is created and exercised. You’ll build your critical and analytical skills, and improve your ability to develop and implement policies across state and non-state organisations.
Explore the challenges of power relations, participation and citizen engagement, and what it means to facilitate change processes in pursuit of social justice. Designed for experienced practitioners and
social activists, the MA combines coursework with work-based learning and action research.
Gain the knowledge and skills to engage professionally with the design, implementation and assessment of national and international efforts to reduce poverty. You’ll gain a sound understanding of the main theories of development and poverty reduction in development, and the concepts and skills needed to engage in debates on poverty and development.