30 credits As an alternative to writing a dissertation, you can gain real-world experience and complement your studies with a placement. If you choose to do a placement, you’ll undertake an eight-week work-based project with an organisation involved in international development. You'll use the experiences you'll gain to write an academic report reflecting on a particular area of professional practice as part of your assessment. Some previous students have worked with: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) The Centre for Development Studies MicroSave Consulting EdUKaid The Washing Machine Project Finding a placement is your own responsibility. We can’t guarantee specific placements, but you will receive tailored support from our specialist team to help you find suitable opportunities. Some placements are paid, others cover expenses, and some are unpaid. Please see the budgeting section of this page for more details. You’ll be taught and assessed by a variety of methods and it will vary between units. These methods are designed to promote in-depth learning and understanding of the subject. These lists are to give you an idea of some, but not all, of the learning and assessment methods used on this course. They are not exhaustive lists and methods are subject to change.
You will need to get your English language qualification within 24 months prior to starting your course.
If you need to improve your English language skills before starting your studies, you may be able to take a pre-sessional course to reach the required level.
You should have a Licenciado en, Titulo de, Profesional en, Maestro en or Diploma de [subject area] with a final overall result of at least 3.6.
To apply for this course you should have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate subject such as politics, economics, anthropology, international relations, sociology, government studies, African, Latin American or South East Asian Studies or environmental studies.
We will also consider graduates with an undergraduate degree in other subjects, especially where you have relevant professional experience in international development.
In your application, you will need to provide a maximum 500 word personal statement which should:
(a) outline why your background to date makes you a suitable applicant for the course, and
(b) demonstrate a clear motivation to study on the pathway you have applied for, and how the course may fit into your future plans.
We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree.
You will need to get your English language qualification within 24 months prior to starting your course.
If you need to improve your English language skills before starting your studies, you may be able to take a pre-sessional course to reach the required level.
You should have a Bachelor degree (البكالوريوس) with a final overall result of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale.
To apply for this course you should have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate subject such as politics, economics, anthropology, international relations, sociology, government studies, African, Latin American or South East Asian Studies or environmental studies.
We will also consider graduates with an undergraduate degree in other subjects, especially where you have relevant professional experience in international development.
In your application, you will need to provide a maximum 500 word personal statement which should: