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PostgraduateCourse summary
Gain the skills and understanding to tackle the global challenges of poverty, inequality, conflict, sustainability and social justice. Learn what it means to be a global citizen and gain the skills and tools to make a difference in the world. Whether you’re aiming to further your career as an international development professional or looking to start working in this field, our International Development master’s courses could be for you. This degree will equip you with interdisciplinary research and interpersonal skills to constructively engage with the different social, political and cultural environments shaping countries’ development processes. It will also prepare you to explore these topics at a deeper, doctoral level by pursuing a relevant PhD. Different course pathways to specialise your skills You have the choice of taking this interdisciplinary MSc International Development course, or one of five specialist pathways:
- MSc International Development Management
- MSc International Development with Conflict and Humanitarian Action
- MSc International Development with Economics
- MSc International Development with Education
- MSc International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability
- a critical understanding of the concepts and approaches used in international development and humanitarian action, as well as their strengths and limitations
- practical skills in research, analysis and communication and an understanding of how these can be applied when working in social, economic and environmental - justice in both global North and global South
- the ability to analyse the complex interaction of social, economic, political and environmental factors in shaping problems and proposed solutions
- a rich experience of working with people from a wide range of disciplinary, professional and national backgrounds
- Senior Program Officer, Hashoo Foundation
- Relief Support Worker, United Response
- Analyst, Start Fund Bangladesh
- Programme Assistant, The Advocacy Team
- Fundraising Assistant, Refugee Cafe
- Director of Programmes for North West Syria, Mercy Corps
- Programme Specialist, African World Heritage Fund
- Operations and Finance Officer, The Washing Machine Project
- Local Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation
Assessment method
- Coursework
- Dissertation
- Essay
- Oral presentation
- Report
Entry requirements
You should have a bachelor’s honours degree or international equivalent, typically a 2:1 or above. To apply for this course you should have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate subject such as politics, economics, anthropology, international relations, sociology, government studies, African, Latin American or South East Asian Studies or environmental studies. We will also consider graduates with an undergraduate degree in other subjects, especially where you have relevant professional experience in international development. In your application, you will need to provide a maximum 500 word personal statement which should: (a) outline why your background to date makes you a suitable applicant for the course, and (b) demonstrate a clear motivation to study on the pathway you have applied for, and how the course may fit into your future plans. We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree. If your first language is not English but within the last 2 years you completed your degree in the UK you may be exempt from our English Language requirements.
English language requirements
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Once you have started your studies, you should budget for an increase each year for every further year of study. Those who started from 2025/26 onwards should budget for up to 8% fee increase each year. Those that started before 2025/26 should budget for up to 5% increase each year. The amount will be set out on our fee pages by June for the following academic year.
If you defer your entry, you will pay the fees for the year that you start your course and these may be higher than the annual increase for your original academic year.
For information on tuition fees visit our web pages: https://www.bath.ac.uk/topics/tuition-fees/
Provider information
University of Bath
Claverton Down
Bath
BA2 7AY