MSc Global Development (Labour and Activism) applicants apply for MSc Global Development but can decide to follow the Labour and Activism Pathway upon arrival by choosing the combination of modules required. Students are encouraged to examine critically the relationship between labour, capitalism, development and poverty. We investigate labour in the contemporary social and economic development of the Global South as well as established and emerging social movements of labour in local, national and international spaces. You will learn to identify and evaluate the relationship between collective agency, policy and vice-versa. We work in a seminar/tutorial formats that encourage critical thinking and participation via an emphasis on the relationship between theory and practice. Programme lecturers are not just research active. We are also activists and have experience of participation in labour and social movements across the world - Latin America, Africa and Asia and Europe and have on-going contacts with such movements as well as with NGOs and international organisations. We are ranked 2nd in the world for Development Studies (QS World University Rankings 2026). We are ranked 2nd in the world for Academic Reputation in Development Studies (QS World University Rankings 2026). There is also the opportunity to take virtual work placements. This year MSc students taking the International Development Placement module were offered placements at the Overseas Development Institute , ISEAL , and MSF (numbers in this module are capped to 75 students due to limited availability).