ObjectivesThe aims of this programme are: * to equip students with appropriate analytical tools to appraise the role of the EU and major European countries in international development and * to discuss how aid and other financial support may effectively be used to advance development in recipient countries.
Entry requirementsThis programme is intended for those who work or intend to work in a variety of institutions, such as: * the EU and donor countries’ ministries for international development; * non-governmental organisations; * ministries in recipient countries where aid from the EU or other European countries is significant.
Academic titleMSc Europe & International Development
Course descriptionContent
You will take four compulsory courses and two elective courses. You will write a dissertation of between 12,000 and 15,000 words, the preparation of which is supported by a compulsory programme of research training.
The compulsory courses are:
* Aid and development (CDS)
* Growth and development (CDS)
* The EU in international politics and development (Politics)
And either
* Comparative European politics (Politics)
Or
* Institutions and policies of the European Union (Politics).
You will choose TWO electives from the following list:
Courses offered by Department of Politics:
* Comparative European politics or Institutions and policies of the European Union
* Engendering rights and development practice
* European political economy
* Human rights and global politics
* International cooperation
* International security
* Politics of gender in development.
Courses offered by CDS:
* Basic econometrics
* Development policy
* Economics of inequality and deprivation
* Globalisation, trade and economic development
* The IMF, World Bank and economic growth
* Poverty: concept, analysis and policies
* Project planning, appraisal and implementation.
Entry requirements
A 2:1 Honours degree, or comparable non-UK degree, in any social science, preferably with some politics and/or economics. Occasionally candidates with other qualifications and/or relevant work experience may also be admitted.