MSc International Development at University of Sheffield

The MSc International Development covers social and environmental justice, inequality, and rural and urban development through interdisciplinary learning and decolonising knowledge. It combines taught modules, professional skills training, an optional field class and a research-based dissertation based on placements, research collaborations or independent research.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Geography and Planning  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Ideas and Practice in International Development, Understanding Difference, Environment, Society and Development, Urban Development in the Global South and Development in Practice, with options such as Urban Informality, The Urban Climate Emergency, Managing Climate Change, Food Security and Food Justice, and an International Development Fieldclass; students choose Research Foundations with or without a placement.

Career pathways

Graduates work in the public, private and third sectors and in further PhD study, in roles such as public health consultant, fundraising officer, humanitarian adviser, climate finance campaigner and research consultant.

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