International Development with a Language BA (Hons) at University of Sussex

Programme overview

Explore the structures behind global inequality and learn how to change them. Build your voice in another language to engage with communities across cultures. Prepare for the global development job market, combining career-ready critical knowledge and practical tools while standing out with additional language skills.

Department: Department of International Development | Duration: 3 years full time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Colonialism and its Afterlives, Engaging with development at Sussex, Global Challenges and Innovations, Aid and Development Cooperation, Development Policies and Politics, Key Thinkers and Doers in Development. Year 2 core modules: Critical Approaches to Development Economics, Research Skills for Development, Social Justice and Development.

Career pathways

When you graduate, you’ll have the knowledge, skills and critical hope you need to participate in creating just and equitable change. Your language skills will give you valuable intercultural communication and awareness skills. You’ll have the confidence to start a rewarding global career in development policy, practice or advocacy.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: ABB-BBB GCSEs: You should have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. Extended Project Qualification: We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. If you wish to discuss this further please contact us English language: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component. UCAS code L9RY.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28) Source

International applicants: GBP 24,200 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full time

Apply through the official page: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply

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