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BA (Hons) International Development

University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

On this BA (Hons) International Development degree course, you’ll learn to address some of the major global challenges of our time such as poverty and hunger, environmental sustainability, universal education and health care.

You'll expand your understanding of the role and purpose of cooperation between governments, international organisations and non-governmental organisation (NGOs) in international development, using this to gain insights into strategies to improve people's lives on a global scale.

This course is ideal for a national and international career in roles such as community development, advocacy, policy development and public affairs. You'll have the confidence and ability to take what you learn on this course to make a positive impact in areas such as gender equality and women’s empowerment, democracy, human rights and conflict and security.

General Eligibility

  • A levels – ABB–BBC

  • UCAS points – 112–128 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent

  • T levels – Merit

  • BTECs (Extended Diplomas) – DDM–DMM

  • International Baccalaureate – 25

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Placement year

In your third year, you'll spend a year in a country where the main language you're studying is spoken.

On your year abroad, you can study at a university or organise a work placement, depending on your chosen language. In some cases, you may be able to do a combination of study and work.

We'll help you secure a study or work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You'll get mentoring and support throughout the year.

2 Year 1

Core modules in this year include:

  • Global Development

  • Introduction to Development Studies: Policy and Practice

  • Key Themes in International Relations

  • Professional Practice: Skills for Academic and Professional Success (ID)

  • The Making of the Global South

3 Year 2

Core modules in this year:

  • Economics and Politics of Development

  • Global Environmental Issues and Concerns

Optional modules in this year:

  • Analysing Foreign Policy

  • Development and Democracy in Latin America

  • Development Economics L5

  • East Asian States and Societies

  • Empire and its Afterlives in Britain, Europe, and Africa

  • Engaged Citizenship in Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Gender and Social Justice

  • Global Security

  • Intercultural Perspectives on Communication

  • Introduction to Teaching

  • Managing Across Cultures (FHEQ5)

  • Marketing and Communication

  • Modern Foreign Language

  • Modernity and Globalisation

  • Nationalism and Migration: Chaos, Crisis and the Everyday

  • News, Discourse and Media

  • Principles of Economic Crime Investigation

  • Professional Experience L5

  • Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

  • Space, Place and Being

  • Transitional Justice and Human Rights

  • Wildlife Crime: Threats and Response

4 Year 3

Core modules in this year:

  • Dissertation / Major Project

  • Rethinking Aid and Development

Optional modules in this year:

  • Africa Revisited: Nation Building and 'State Fragility' in Post-Colonial Africa

  • Global Capitalism: Past, Present and Future

  • Global Health

  • Independent Project

  • NGOs and Social Movements

  • Professional Development: Recruiters and Candidates

  • Professional Experience L6

  • Race, Rights and Development: Global Perspectives on Inequality and Social Justice

  • Religion and Politics in Global Perspective

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

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