MSc Global Policy and Evaluation at University of East Anglia

Programme overview

Are you passionate about designing and implementing impactful development projects and programmes? You’ll master the skills needed to conduct rigorous, high-quality impact evaluations. Evaluation has become a critical tool in development policymaking.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences | Department: School of Global Development | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Entry points: September; next start September 2027 | Location: Norwich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Over the course of this one-year full-time master's programme you’ll become familiar with theoretical frameworks for evidence-based policy and a broad range of issues relevant to impact evaluation and development. Compulsory modules by year: Year 1: Policy, Behaviour and Evaluation, Dissertation - Autumn Starters, Research Approaches for Dissertation or Analytical Report - Autumn Starters, Quantitative Methods and Analysis for Global Development (qma).

Career pathways

With an MSc Global Policy and Evaluation degree, you could launch a career in: Policy maker, Government and non-governmental official, Consultant, Research institute staff, Staff at UN agencies.

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Entry requirements

Degree classification Bachelors degree - 2.2 Degree Subject Social Science preferred, however a good knowledge of statistics is Applicants should normally have a good undergraduate degree from a recognised higher education institution. The University will also take into account the employment experience of applicants where relevant. English language: IELTS: 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in each component).

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,950 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 25,000 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee Source

Intake: Entry points: September; next start September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.uea.ac.uk/apply/postgraduate/taught

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