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International Development Department

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Masters degrees

The International Development Department offers taught and research postgraduate degrees that enable students to deepen their understanding of development issues. Our academic staff: student ratio of 1:6 means that students receive personal support during their time with us. All our Degrees are international in both focus and student body, and over the past six years we have welcomed students from 99 different countries.

Masters / Graduate Diploma degrees: All multi-disciplinary and comparative, relevant to students with a variety of academic and professional backgrounds:

Research degrees

Combined taught and research degrees

Taught degrees

Distance learning

We offer a distance learning MSc in Public Administration and Development. This programme has three intakes per year: November, February and May.

In addition, we offer a distance learning version of our MSc in Poverty Reduction and Development Management, with one intake per year in September.

If you have any questions about distance learning, please contact Linda Curry, E-Learning Manager, School of Government and Society, Email: l.j.curry@bham.ac.uk, Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 4969


If you have any questions about on-campus postgraduate study, please contact Debra Beard, Postgraduate Admissions Manager: Email: d.l.beard@bham.ac.uk or Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5034.

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