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Universities United Kingdom University of Sussex Courses Poverty and Development MA

Poverty and Development MA
at University of Sussex

Brighton, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 18,975
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6

Program Overview

Poverty reduction is the ultimate measure of development effectiveness. On this Poverty and Development MA, you gain the knowledge and skills to engage with the design, implementation and assessment of national and international efforts to reduce poverty.

Through an interdisciplinary lens, you’ll develop a:

sound understanding of the main theories of development and poverty reduction in development
solid grounding in the concepts and skills needed to engage in debates on poverty and development.

This course is taught at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS).

Course Content
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
- Poverty and Inequality
Spring teaching
- Debating Poverty and Vulnerability: Policy and Programming
Spring and summer teaching
- Research Design
Summer teaching
- Dissertation Poverty and Development
Options

Alongside your core modules, you can 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
- Economic Perspectives on Development
- Power and Social Perspectives on Development
- Spring teaching
- Aid and Poverty: the Political Economy of International Development Assistance
- Climate Change and Development
- Competing in the Green Economy
- Development in Cities
- Governance of Violent Conflict and (In)security
- Health and Development
- Nutrition
- Poverty, Violence and Conflict
- Public Financial Management
- Reflective and Creative Practice for Social Change
- Theory and Practice of Impact Evaluation
- Unruly Politics
Entry Requirement
Degree requirements

Bachelors degree with a minimum overall mark of at least 50-65% depending on your university.

Subject-specific requirements

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.

Please note

Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis.

English language requirements

IELTS (Academic) Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component).
Fees & Scholarships
Home students:

£9,500 per year for full-time students

Channel Islands and Isle of Man students:

£9,500 per year for full-time students

International students:

£18,975 per year for full-time students
Career Prospect
IDS postgraduates are working to define and solve some of the most pressing global challenges. They are well prepared for academic research and work in:
- national governments
- development organisations
- the Civil Service
- civil-society organisations
- universities across the world.

Cost Of Studying At University of Sussex

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Poverty and Development MA at University of Sussex