Course summary
Achieving social justice in our rapidly changing and increasingly unequal world is a major challenge. On this MA, you'll tackle this challenge so you can contribute to positive change. With our support, you'll learn to articulate your understanding of power and participation. You'll have the opportunity to connect what you learn to what interests you most in the social change arena. This MA is for you if you’re an aspiring or experienced development practitioner, social activist or professional with some background in social change action through work volunteering or activism. During your studies, you'll gain skills, develop ideas and learn methods that help you to:
- critically reflect on your own experience, work, and practice
- learn about different conceptual and methodological approaches to power participation and social change
- develop your analysis and facilitation skills to support and interpret participatory research and deliberation processes in a range of settings.
Modules
Please check our website in January 2024 for the modules running in the academic year 2024/25.
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed through: essays a research plan presentations an action research group project a 15,000-word synthesis paper.
Entry requirements
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Your qualification should be in the social sciences or a related subject. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.
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
Sponsorship information
Our goal is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to regardless of financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique people. Details of our scholarships are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2024/25.
Provider information
University of Sussex
Sussex House
Brighton
BN1 9RH