This course teaches the essentials of economics and politics, building a very good grounding to analyse the problems in international development. Approaching similar issues from different perspectives provides a more well-rounded and integrative view of the field. You are then able to explore a set of selected topics in international development in order to hone your skills on the subject matter, or build up more statistical techniques.
On this course you build a theoretical understanding of how to approach international development issues from different perspectives, alongside opportunity of applying your knowledge to issues in international development through studying the following topics:
Microeconomics
Political Economy
Econometric and Statistical techniques
You will use these research skills in applications by studying topics such as:
Environmental Economics
Economic Development
Human Rights
Ethics
You are taught by leading experts in the field of international development. The Faculty of Social Sciences at Essex is top 5 in the UK for research, with over 90% of our research rated as “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”.
Your future
After completing your masters, you may wish to extend your knowledge with a research degree -many Essex graduates decide to stay here for further study.
Alternatively, our course also prepares you for employment; recent surveys have shown that higher degree graduates are more likely to obtain jobs at professional or managerial level.
Our recent master’s level graduates have gone on to work for a range of high-profile organisations in the international development field, such as United Nations and The World Bank.