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. Poverty and Inequality Research Design Social policies for reducing poverty and vulnerability Dissertation Poverty and 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 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. Economic Perspectives on Development Power and Social Perspectives on Development Aid and Poverty: the Political Economy of International Development Assistance Climate Change and Development Competing in the Green Economy Development in Cities Governance of Violent Conflict and (In)security Health and Development Multisectoral Responses to Crises and Vulnerability Nutrition Public Finance: How governments raise and spend money Reflective and Creative Practice for Social Change The Politics of Gender Theory and Practice of Impact Evaluation Unruly Politics IDS Placement-based Dissertation
Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere is an indispensable requirement for sustainable development.
Poverty eradication is the ultimate measure of development effectiveness. Yet, to eradicate poverty in today’s context of intersecting challenges and crises, requires revising what we know of poverty and how to eliminate it. This MA helps you gain the interdisciplinary knowledge and cutting-edge skills to engage with the research, design, implementation, and assessment of national and international efforts to get to zero poverty.
Based at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) , you’ll develop a sound understanding of the main theories on poverty, inequality and vulnerability in development. IDS is an independent research and teaching institute located on the campus of the University of Sussex, with a close affiliation with the University. All teaching staff are active researchers so you’ll learn from experts who regularly contribute to national and international policy fora. You’ll gain practical skills to engage in debates on poverty and development, including in relation to:
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Advanced level (7.0 overall, including at least 6.5 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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185 overall, including at least 176 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
185 overall, including at least 176 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
130 overall, with no component score below 120. Duolingo English test scores are valid for two years from the test date. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course.
Advanced level (75 overall, including at least 70 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 C1 with a minimum of 33 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.
Advanced level (8 overall, including at least 8 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.
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We accept Oxford ELLT Global and Oxford ELLT Digital.