Social Development MA

at University of 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

• Concepts of Social Development
• Critical Debates in Development Theory
   

Spring teaching

• Research Methods and Professional Skills
   

Summer teaching

• Dissertation (Social 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.
 

Spring teaching

• Activism for Development and Social Justice
• Childhood and Youth in the Contemporary World
• Critical Debates in Environment and Development
• Doing Gender in Theory and Practice
• Fair Trade, Ethical Business & New Moral Economies
• Global Childhoods; Rights, Protection and Justice
• Global Laboratories: Biotech, Life and Society
• Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
• Indigenous and Minority Rights
• Knowledge, Power and Resistance
• Poverty, Vulnerability and the Global Economy
• Refugees, Displacement and Humanitarian Responses
• Refugees, Displacement and Humanitarian Responses
• Socioeconomic rights: economic violence, social justice and human rights law
• The Global Governance of Education and Conflict
• Transnationalism, Diaspora and Migrants' Lives
• Transnationalism, Diaspora and Migrants' Lives
• Women and Human Rights
   

Summer teaching

• Dissertation with Placement (Global Studies)

Degree requirements    

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

Subject-specific requirements
   
Your qualification should preferably be in a social sciences or humanities subject; alternatively, you should have relevant professional experience or engagement. 
 

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).

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

You’ll be qualified to work in government, community and international development organisations across the world.

Throughout the course we focus on developing both your academic and practical skills – including analytical, writing and presentation skills. You’ll also gain a thorough understanding of social science research methods and gain independent research skills.