Master of Arts - International Development

Discover the problems that face the developing world through a variety of perspectives. The University of Essex's MA International Development explores the most pressing issues in international development throughout a range of social scientific standpoints. The Department of Economics, Department of Government, Department of Sociology and the University of Essex Business School, have joined forces to create a truly interdisciplinary course focusing on all aspects related to international development.

This course teaches the essentials of economics and politics, building a very good grounding to analyze the problems in international development. Approaching similar issues from different perspectives provides a more well-rounded and integrative view of the field. Students are then able to explore a set of selected topics in international development in order to hone their skills on the subject matter, or build up more statistical techniques. On this course, students build a theoretical understanding of how to approach international development issues from different perspectives, alongside opportunity of applying their knowledge to issues in international development through studying the following topics: microeconomics, political economy, and econometric and statistical techniques. Students will use these research skills in applications by studying topics such as: environmental economics, economic development, human rights, and ethics.