MSc Global Development (Labour and Activism) at SOAS University of London

Programme overview

MSc Global Development (Labour and Activism) applicants apply for MSc Global Development but can decide to follow the Labour and Activism Pathway upon arrival by choosing the combination of modules required. Students are encouraged to examine critically the relationship between labour, capitalism, development and poverty.

Department: Department of Development Studies | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time or part-time | Intake: September | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students must take 180 credits per year comprised of 120 taught credits (including core, compulsory and optional modules) and a 60 credit dissertation. Core and compulsory modules include Dissertation in Development Studies, Labour, Activism and Global Development, Theories of Development, Policy and Practice of Development, Political Economy of Development: Foundational concepts, Political Economy of Development: applied topics and policy debates.

Career pathways

A degree from the Department of Development Studies at SOAS will further develop your understanding of the world and how society is organised, with specific focus on violence and conflict, the role of aid, refugees and forced migration. Graduates leave with a range of transferable skills, including critical thinking, analytical skills and cultural awareness.

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Application information

Entry requirements

We will consider all applications with 2:2 (or international equivalent) or higher. Applicants from Ghana: Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution accepted as equivalent to a UK 2:2: Lower Second Class Hons.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,965 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 25,320 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year

Apply through the official page: https://www.soas.ac.uk/how-apply-postgraduate-study

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