BA Global Development at SOAS University of London

Have you got a passion for addressing the major issues and challenges facing today’s global community? This exciting programme provides an interdisciplinary training in social sciences, focusing on how societies change, exploring what constitutes progress and examining interventions that aim to bring about change.

Department: Department of Development Studies  |  Duration: 3 or 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take 120 credits per year composed of Core, Compulsory and Optional modules. Core and compulsory modules include Global Development Approaches, Global Development Issues, Critical Reasoning for Development, Introduction to Political Economy of Development: Concepts and Trends, Introduction to Political Economy of Development: Topics and Regional Cases, Understanding Development Research, Development actors from above and below, Development from Above and Below: Cases.

Career pathways

Our BA Global Development helps build key analytical capabilities and strong communication skills, combined with practical understanding of how change happens. Students have the opportunity to take a work placement in the final year of their degree, developing planning, problem-solving and organisational skills.

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