MSc International Development

If you’re interested in world events and championing global equality, this MSc in International Development can lead to an exciting career with real-world impact.

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Program Fee: £18,500

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MSc International Development

Course Overview

In our ever-changing, increasingly interconnected world, more people are needed to understand and help tackle complex global issues like extreme poverty, inequality, or climate crisis.

This International Development MSc combines interdisciplinary training in subjects including development theory, political economy, and social policy, with applied country and region-based case studies. Practical examples demonstrate different approaches and their contribution to national development in areas such as industrialisation, financial systems, regulation, technology, environment, and natural resource management. These case studies also help you appreciate the variations across advanced, emerging, and lower-income economies.

Course details

Mode:	100% online
Length:	2 years, part time
Fees:	£18,500
Start dates:	23 September 2024
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Next start date:	23 September 2024
Application deadline:	23 August 2024

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What are the entry requirements?

Standard Requirements: A minimum 2:1 honours degree (or above) in a related subject such as international development, politics, economics or other social science or regional studies.

Non-standard entry requirements: Please note that if you have a lower degree classification, or a degree in an unrelated subject, your application may still be considered. You’ll need to demonstrate significant relevant work experience or offer a related graduate qualification (such as a master’s or PGDip). Non-standard applications must be supported by degree certificates or transcripts (where relevant), a CV, a personal statement, and a reference letter.

English Language Requirement:

English language band: B

To study at King’s, it is essential that you can communicate in English effectively in an academic environment. You’re usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

Nationals of majority English speaking countries (as defined by the UKVI) who have permanently resided in this country are not usually required to complete an additional English language test. This is also the case for applicants who have successfully completed:

An undergraduate degree (at least three years duration) within five years of the course start date.
A postgraduate taught degree (at least one year) within five years of the course start date.
A PhD in a majority English-speaking country (as defined by the UKVI) within five years of the course start date.

For information on our English language requirements and whether you need to complete an English language test, please see our English Language requirements page.

Personal statement and supporting information:

Depending on your previous qualifications, you may need to submit a personal statement and a reference letter as part of your application.

You’ll need to submit a copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained. If you have already completed your degree, copies of your official degree certificate will also be required. Applicants with academic documents issued in a language other than English, will need to submit both the original and official translation of their documents.

You’ll need to submit your CV as part of your application to highlight your experience.

Course modules

Foundations of Development Theory and Management (30 credits)

In this module, you’ll explore two main areas. Firstly, you’ll examine the main theories of development that have emerged since the 19th century. Secondly, you’ll discuss development management, its historical place, and how to manage projects.

You’ll gain a broad picture of long-term development and intertwine this with an examination of the policy implications following from each theory, such as industrialisation, market construction, or well-being improvements. You’ll also review historical case studies of economic development. You’ll focus on successful middle-income countries, their relevant policies and institutions, and the challenges and dilemmas addressed during relevant periods.

You’ll then consider the main challenges to development today, the policy options available for developing countries, and discuss concrete examples and practices of development management.

You’ll also gain the ability to critically identify and use the most up-to-date methods for effective project management within a development context. You’ll be introduced to the main tools used in project design and the latest approaches. You’ll review leading participatory methods used to organise and manage projects and measure their contribution to development.

Political Economy of Development (30 Credits)

In this module, you’ll explore the key theories, models, policies and processes of development from a macroeconomic perspective. You’ll focus on middle-income and late developing countries (e.g., Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Turkey, India, China, Indonesia, as well as South Korea, Singapore, and similar countries).

These economies differ structurally from the advanced economies in important ways in their sectoral composition, relationship with international markets for goods, services and finance, and sources of dynamics.

Examination of these structural features can help to explain the constraints to development in those economies, and their macroeconomic instability and vulnerability to crisis. The theories, models and policies you’ll examine will help you to understand the long-term development of some of the largest, most dynamic, and most interesting economies in the world.

Intersectional Inequalities and Development (30 credits)

Research Methods for International Development (30 credits)

Dissertation (60 credits)

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MSc International Development

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