SOAS University of London · Full-time
Development Studies
Development Studies is a dynamic field concerned with processes of change in the South - social and economic, political and cultural - and the major policy challenges they present to efforts to overcome poverty and insecurity. This programme provides a solid i…
MSc1 yearFull-time
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Development Studies is a dynamic field concerned with processes of change in the South - social and economic, political and cultural - and the major policy challenges they present to efforts to overcome poverty and insecurity. This programme provides a solid interdisciplinary social science formation in development theory and practice and develops students’ capacities for independent and critical analysis. Highlights include: - the meanings of development and the challenges it faces - neoliberalism and its critiques - industrialisation, labour and capital - state failure, poverty and insecurity - gender and class analysis - NGOs, civil society and social movements - globalisation, commodity chains and trade - the agrarian question, peasantry and land The MSc programme’s emphasis on transferable analytical skills has been of great benefit to the many graduates who have returned to, or taken up, professional careers in development in international organisations, government agencies and non-government organisations. Students also benefit from the wide range of modules on offer, both within the Department and across the School, allowing them to create individualised interdisciplinary programmes.
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