Find out how you’ll learn, and get support with your study or English language skills, as part of your Masters degree in our Guide to Masters study 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. Concepts of Social Development Critical Debates in Development Theory Research Methods and Professional Skills Dissertation (Social Development) 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 the latest research. Activism for Development and Social Justice Childhood and Youth in the Contemporary World Critical Debates in Environment and Development Decolonising, Diversifying and Demythologising Fair Trade, Ethical Business & New Moral Economies Migrant Transnationalism, Refugees and Diaspora Poverty, Vulnerability and the Global Economy Queer Worlds: Sexualities, Knowledge, Affect The Global Governance of Education and Conflict Visual, Sensory and Digital Anthropology Dissertation with Placement (Global Studies) You’ll have the opportunity to undertake a research placement (for at least six weeks but longer stays are permitted if writing time is considered). You’ll be encouraged to find a placement yourself as the placement organisation has to be linked with your dissertation topic. This option enables you to volunteer with an organisation while also conducting primary research for your dissertation. It’s an excellent way to gain practical, hands-on experience in your chosen field of study. The Power to Community Education: The Answer to Increasing Education in Sierra Leone Real-Time Payments and Financial Inclusion: Lessons from India’s UPI and Brazil’s PIX What Underpins the Persistence of Bonded Labour in South Asian Brick Kilns and What Solutions Can Curtail its Reproduction over Time Civic Engagement within Displacement: Exploring Barriers for Venezuelan Youth In Peru
On this course, you'll analyse the social causes of key global development challenges. How can we tackle the root causes of social inequalities? How can we design bottom up social development policies to achieve global justice? You'll learn critical perspectives and practical skills so that you can work towards innovative solutions for these challenges.
You will be taught by experts in international development, international relations, anthropology and geography. Their cutting-edge research with communities in the Global South and North is shaping policy agendas.
Policy-making and practice requires expertise in the social aspects of development. You will learn to focus on the lived experiences and perspectives of people, social dynamics and human relations, which sit at the heart of all development processes.
You'll have the chance to explore topics including:
You will be part of our vibrant, international School of Global Studies . We also have a global network of research partnerships, alumni and development practitioners.
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Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component).
IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. Find out more about IELTS
We accept IELTS One Skills Retake.
We accept IELTS Online.
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169 overall, including at least 162 in each skill.
We would normally expect the CAE test to have been taken within two years before the start of your course.
You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about Cambridge English: Advanced
169 overall, including at least 162 in each skill.
We would normally expect the CPE test to have been taken within two years before the start of your course.
You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about Cambridge English: Proficiency
110 overall, with no component score below 105. Duolingo English test scores are valid for two years from the test date. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course.
Standard level (65 overall, including at least 60 in each component).
LanguageCert Academic SELT scores are valid for two years from the test date. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. Find out more about LanguageCert Academic SELT
We only accept LanguageCert when taken at SELT Test Centres.
We do not accept the online version. We also do not accept the non-SELT version.
International ESOL SELT B2 with a minimum of 36 in each component.
LanguageCert International ESOL scores are valid for two years from the test date. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. Find out more about LanguageCert SELT
We only accept LanguageCert when taken at SELT Test Centres. We do not accept the online version.
Standard level (6 overall, including at least 5 in each component)
Oxford ELLT scores are valid for 18 months from the test date. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course.
Register to complete the OI ELLT and use our 10% discount code at check out: SUSX10.
We accept Oxford ELLT Global and Oxford ELLT Digital.