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MA Africa and Development

University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This Africa and Development programme from University of Birmingham draws on the expertise of the University’s Department of African Studies and Anthropology (DASA) and International Development Department (IDD) to provide an in-depth exploration of the relationship between development studies and Africa.

It provides an advanced understanding of the African cultural, political and historical circumstances which have been formative in the constitution of development studies as a field, and which have shaped the impact of development interventions in the continent.

General Eligibility

You will need an Honours degree in humanities, social science or another relevant subject, normally of an upper second-class standard. Relevant equivalent study and/or experience will also be accepted.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Module
  • International Development

  • Livelihoods and Development in Africa

  • African Media and Popular Culture

  • Modern Ghana

  • Urban Africa

  • Contemporary Gender Issues in Africa

  • Independent Study

  • Letting Them Speak: Ethnographies of Marginalisation

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89

English requirements

IELTS - 6.5

PTE Academic - 67

TOEFL - 88

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