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
- Sussex Perspectives on International Development
Spring teaching
- Global Development Challenges and Innovation
- Institutions of Aid
- Key Thinkers in Development
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
- Economic Perspectives on Development
- Research Skills for Development
- Social Change, Culture and Development
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
- Arabic Advanced A
- Arabic in Context A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3A
- Chinese Advanced A
- Chinese in Context A
- Critical Perspectives on Conflict and Violence
- Cultures of Colonialism
- Development Tools and Skills
- French Advanced A (B)
- French For Professional Purposes 3A
- French in Context A
- Geographies of Money, Finance, and Debt
- German Advanced A
- German in Context A
- Horizontal Development(s)
- Human Rights
- Italian Advanced A
- Italian in Context A
- Japanese Advanced A
- Japanese in Context A
- Mobilities and Global Inequalities
- Refugees, Migrants and Religion
- Religions in Global Politics
- Spanish Advanced A (B)
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 3A
- Spanish in Context A
- The Global Politics of Health
- The Politics of Armed Groups: Rebels, State and Society
Autumn and spring teaching
- International Development Thesis
Spring teaching
- Arabic Advanced B
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3B
- Chinese Advanced B
- Chinese in Context B
- Colonialism and Modern Social Theory
- Development, Business and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Digital Development: Gender, Health and Technology
- French Advanced B (B)
- French For Professional Purposes 3B
- French in Context B
- Geographies of Rising and Declining Powers
- German Advanced B
- Global Politics of Food
- Global Resistance: Subjects and Practices
- Italian Advanced B
- Italian in Context B
- Japanese Advanced B
- Race, Ethnicity and Identity
- Spanish Advanced B (B)
- Spanish For Professional Purposes 3B
- Spanish in Context B
- Urban Futures
- Whose Histories Matter? Doing Decolonial Heritage and National Identities
