Geography and International Development BA (Hons)

at University of Sussex

Year 1 at Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Colonialism and After
• Global Development Paradigms, Policy and Politics
• Human Geographies of the Modern World
• Skills and Concepts in Geography I: Becoming a Geographer

Spring teaching

• Culture Across Space and Time
• Global Development Challenges and Innovation
• Key Thinkers in Development
• Skills and Concepts in Geography II: Quantitative and Analytical Skills

Year 2 at Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Cultural and Historical Geographies
• Economic Perspectives on Development
• Social Change, Culture and Development
• Understanding Global Migration

Study abroad or Placement

• Study abroad (optional)
  Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career.
• Placement (optional)
  To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optional placement as part of your course. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Our dedicated careers team can provide you with information and advice. If you’re successful in obtaining a placement, this will form part of your course.

Year 3 at Sussex

Options

You choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.

While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.

Autumn teaching

• Critical Perspectives on Conflict and Violence
• Cultures of Colonialism
• Cultures of Colonialism
• Development Tools and Skills
• Geographies of Money, Finance, and Debt
• Geographies of Violence and Conflict
• Horizontal Development(s)
• Human Rights
• Mercenaries, Gangs and Terrorists: Private Security in International Politics
• Mobilities and Global Inequalities
• Mobilities and Global Inequalities
• Refugees, Migrants and Religion
• Refugees, Migrants and Religion
• Religions in Global Politics
• The global and the intimate: home cultures, belonging and personal life
• The Global Politics of Health
• The Politics of Armed Groups: Rebels, State and Society

Autumn and spring teaching

• International Development Thesis

Spring teaching

• Class, Community and Nation Through the Pandemic Portal
• Colonialism and Modern Social Theory
• Decolonial Movements
• Decolonial Movements
• Development, Business and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Digital Development: Gender, Health and Technology
• Geographies of Rising and Declining Powers
• Geographies of Rising and Declining Powers
• Global Politics of Food
• Global Resistance: Subjects and Practices
• Race, Ethnicity and Identity
• Urban Futures
• Whose Histories Matter? Doing Decolonial Heritage and National Identities
• Whose Histories Matter? Doing Decolonial Heritage and National Identities

A-level

Typical offer    
ABB-BBB

Contextual offer    

• BBC-BCC
• Not everyone has the same support to get to higher education – we help you reach your potential. When we receive applications through UCAS, we consider all factors and will sometimes make contextual offers as part of our Access and Participation Plan

GCSEs    

• You will also need GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics, with at least grade 4 (or grade C).
• You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.

Extended Project Qualification    
We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer.  We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. 

• Home students: £9,250 per year
• Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £9,250 per year
• International students: £22,500 per year

Note that your fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis as the Government reviews the fee levels.

On our Geography and International Development BA, you develop cultural awareness as well as research, numerical, analytical and resource-management skills. This means you can go on to careers in a wide range of sectors, including:

• international development and environmental conservation
• civil service and government
• corporate social responsibility.

Throughout your degree, you will receive support from your department and the university careers and employability centre, and can attend specialist careers events and workshops.

Graduate destinations

Recent graduates have gone on to jobs such as:

• policy and campaign manager, Wildlife and Countryside Link
• emergency food security adviser, Oxfam
• planning adviser, Environment Agency.