Course summary

1st in the world for Development Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024) About the course The world is shaped by global challenges such as climate change, new conflicts, changing migration patterns and deepening inequalities. At Sussex, you’ll explore these issues. You’ll look at the institutional legacies and structures of power that shape them, and you’ll examine what’s being done to address them. You’ll learn from specialists in areas such as climate justice, markets and finance, gender and sexuality, social justice and rights, health and new technologies. Building on our expertise, you’ll develop the critical knowledge and practical tools to be part of the change you want to see in the world. On your course, you’ll take an interdisciplinary view. You’ll learn about global challenges from different perspectives including Anthropology, Geography, International Relations, Education and Economics. Throughout your studies, you’ll:

• learn about the root causes of poverty and inequality from a global perspective of social justice

• challenge simplistic understandings of what development is, who it is for and who it is done by

• understand how development practitioners, policy-makers, social movements and affected communities around the world are responding to new challenges

• collaborate with fellow students to design creative and innovative responses to work towards alternative futures