University of Essex - Colchester Campus
University of Essex - Colchester Campus

Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, East of England, United Kingdom

Master of Arts - International Development

Master's Degree

Program Summary

Discover the problems that face the developing world through a variety of perspectives. The University of Essex's MA International Development explores the most pressing issues in international development throughout a range of social scientific standpoints. The Department of Economics, Department of Government, Department of Sociology and the University of Essex Business School, have joined forces to create a truly interdisciplinary course focusing on all aspects related to international development.

This course teaches the essentials of economics and politics, building a very good grounding to analyze the problems in international development. Approaching similar issues from different perspectives provides a more well-rounded and integrative view of the field. Students are then able to explore a set of selected topics in international development in order to hone their skills on the subject matter, or build up more statistical techniques.

On this course, students build a theoretical understanding of how to approach international development issues from different perspectives, alongside opportunity of applying their knowledge to issues in international development through studying the following topics: microeconomics, political economy, and econometric and statistical techniques. Students will use these research skills in applications by studying topics such as: environmental economics, economic development, human rights, and ethics.

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Minimum GPA

70%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

5.5

Writing

5.5

Listening

5.5

Speaking

5.5

Reading

42

Writing

42

Listening

42

Speaking

42

Program Intakes

Open date

September 18, 2024

Submission deadline

August 1, 2025

Open date

September 18, 2025

Submission deadline

August 1, 2026

Cost and Duration

Master's Degree

Program Level

1 year master's degree

Program Length

£12180 GBP

Cost of Living

£0 GBP

Application fee

£22400 GBP / First Year

Gross Tuition