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■University of Bath コース情報
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Provides a multidisciplinary social science based analysis and understanding of international development.
A comprehensive review of current issues in international development policy and practice.
Critical, in-depth analysis of specific aspects of international development relating to students’ specific areas of interest.
We also encourage diversity of intake in terms of experience, qualifications and interests to stimulate the mutual experience and learning.
Intake limited to 40 students per year, fostering a friendly and supportive learning environment.
FURTHER INFORMATION
1. Programme Information
Programme Overview and Aims
Programme Structure
Part-time Study
Duration of Study
Programme Specification
2. Admissions and Further Information
Admission Requirements
Tuition Fees
Living Expenses
Funding Information
Contacts for Applications and Further Information
3. Message from the Director of Studies
4. Past Students
5. Frequently Asked Questions
1. PROGRAM INFORMATION
Program Overview and Aims
The MSc International Development is a one-year full-time (or up to 5 years part-time) postgraduate programme. Also available are the Postgraduate Diploma in International Development and the Postgraduate Certificate in International Development - these are intermediate qualifications covering parts of the MSc programme, and can be taken in their own right.
The MSc International Development combines the academic study of International Development, with training in research methods and the techniques of policy analysis. Its aims are:
To review systematically, and to evaluate critically different ways of defining and measuring development and underdevelopment.
To review systematically, and to evaluate critically explanations of development and underdevelopment from the perspective of different social sciences and schools of thought.
To relate different theories of development to students' own experience, enabling them to bring to bear a wider range of ideas and perspectives on development issues and problems.
To review systematically and critically the literature on contemporary issues in development.
To review in more depth the development literature in specialist areas/fields of students' own choosing.
To enable students to identify, research and develop their own original arguments in specialist areas of development of their own choosing.
To enable students to identify and pursue in depth an original research question relating to some aspect of development of their own choosing.
The programme was designed for those students either already with a career in international development, or who wish to develop such a career.
Many past students have continued their career within the government or non-government organisation that sponsored their study and from which they came. Others have secured paid employment with a UK-based or international development agency for the first time. Recent "first time" employers include: Action Aid, Oxfam, Tear Fund, UK Department for International Development, Swedish International Development Agency, Food and Agriculture Organisation. Although graduates have historically been more likely to join non-profit agencies, a growing number subsequently work as private consultants. There is also an established tradition of students proceeding from the MSc programme onto MPhil/PhD programmes and academic careers.
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Programme Structure
Introduction to the programme structure
The programme comprises a mixture of compulsory and optional Units (or modules), addressing a mix of international development related issues. These units are delivered at specific times throughout the academic year.
The full-time taught programme is organised in two semesters (autumn and spring).
The first semester (typically October to January) uses a relatively rigid curriculum to explore a core set of concepts and ideas about development that is capable of accommodating multiple perspectives.
The second semester (typically February to June) then challenges students to apply this core understanding to contemporary issues and specialist fields of development of their own choosing.
Finally, each student prepares a dissertation that is completed during the final three months of the programme (typically July to September). This requires students to draw on core ideas in undertaking a more sustained piece of research on a question that they themselves identify.
Students may be able to undertake an internship, either in the UK or overseas, during the time they prepare their dissertations.
Assessment comprises a mixture of coursework, exam, report writing, seminar presentations and the dissertation.
Detailed programme structure
The university operates a credit system by which candidates have to accrue a sufficient number of credits before they can be awarded a specific qualification. In the case of the PG Certificate, PG Diploma and the MSc, candidates would need to accrue 30, 60 or 90 credits respectively. Candidates accrue credits on the successful completion of the individual units (measured by successfully passing the relevant assessments) - each unit being allocated a specific credit-rating. Selection of unit options is therefore based around ensuring that sufficient credits are achieved for the final award.
The units of the different qualifications are presented below (or other units subject to agreement with the Director of Studies, individual units may be withdrawn at any time, subject to the discretion of the Director of Studies and Unit Convener):
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SEMESTER 1
Compulsory Credits
International Development and Poverty 6
International Development: towards synthesis 6
Compulsory for those without a first degree in economics or related subject
Economics of Development 6
Compulsory for those without a first degree in sociology or anthropology
Sociology & Social Anthropology of Development 6
Compulsory for those without a first degree in politics, IR or similar
Policy Theory and the Politics of Developing Countries 6
Option
Other options subject to agreement by Director of Studies up to 6
Total Semester 1 credits approx 30
Postgraduate Certicate International Development exit point
SEMESTER 2
Compulsory Credits
International Development: Dissertation preparation 6
Options
Globalisation 2: political economy of globalisation 6
World Politics: conflict, security and development 6
Management of Development 6
Regional Specialism: South Asia 6
Regional Specialism: Africa 6
Regional Specialism: Latin America 6
Regional Specialism: Middle East 6
Regional Specialism: East Asia 6
Regional Specialism: South East Asia 6
International Development: Extended Essay 6
International Development: Diploma Dissertation 6
Globalisation and International Standards 6
Well-being, Welfare Regimes and Social Policy: a Global Perspective 6
Critical Issues in social development 6
Total Semester 2 credits approx 30
Postgraduate Diploma International Development exit point
DISSERTATION
International Development: Masters Dissertation* 30
Total Dissertation credits 30
OVERALL TOTAL CREDITS 90
(*) The dissertation unit allows students to take a placement in a UK- or overseas-based development organisation, non-government organisation (NGO) or government department. The Department for Economics and International Development has strong links with various suitable organisations. However, the option of a placement is subject to availability of (and demand for) internships, and the Department cannot guarantee internships in organizations.
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