BA Global Development and ...
SOAS University of London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 9,250 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* full-time fees per academic year: UK £9,250; Overseas £20,350
Introduction
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Have you got a passion for addressing the major issues and challenges facing today’s global community? The BA Global Development Combined Honours Degree is a 3-year full-time degree (or 4 years when combined with a Language) draws upon the significant expertise of our academic staff. This exciting programme examines key topics in international development while analysing the roles and impact of a wide variety of regional and international actors. By the time you graduate, you will have cultivated a deep knowledge of the causes of - and responses to - poverty, marginalisation and vulnerability in developing countries and the process of dramatic social, economic and political change. Additionally, the nature of the Combined Honours degree enables you to develop a specialist niche for yourself by studying a second subject.
May be combined with:
- Arabic+, (LT96 BA/DVSA)
- Chinese+ , (LT91 BA/DVSCH)
- East Asian Studies
- Economics, (LL91 BA/ECDVS)
- History, (LV91 BA/HDVS)
- International Relations, (LL28 BA/IRDS)
- Japanese (TT22)
- Korean+, (TL49 BA/KODVS)
- Law, (LM91 BA/LWDVS)
- Languages and Cultures
- Linguistics, (LQ93 BA/DVSLG)
- Music, (LW93 BA/MSDVS)
- Politics, (LL92 BA/POLDVS)
- Social Anthropology, (LL96 BA/SADVS)
+ 4-year degree with (compulsory) one year abroad
++ 3 or 4-year degree with the option of one year abroad
Why study Global Development Combined Honours at SOAS?
- We are specialists within the humanities including in key topics such as international development, gender development, violence and conflict, environmental sustainability, the role of aid and trade in promoting development, as well as refugees and forced migration.
- Our staff have unrivalled practical knowledge across the discipline and regularly inform organisations such as the UN, NGOs and international governments.
- As well as the curriculum knowledge you will also obtain a rich historical and cultural knowledge about the countries and regions in which you may work in.
- You will be able to flexibly structure your programme using our Open Options modules to take advantage of the expertise of our other departments, including the opportunity to learn a language.
- Allows you to develop a specialist niche alongside your history degree by utilising the global expertise of one of our other departments.
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Curriculum
Structure
Students take 120 credits per year composed of Core, Compulsory and Optional modules.
- Core modules: A core module is required for the degree programme, so must always be taken and passed before you move on to the next year of your programme.
- Compulsory modules: A compulsory module is required for the degree programme, so must always be taken, and if necessary can be passed by re-taking it alongside the next year of your programme.
- Optional modules: These are designed to help students design their own intellectual journey while maintaining a strong grasp of the fundamentals.
Year 1
Core Modules
- Introduction to Global Development
- Introduction to Political Economy of Development
Students also take 60 credits from the second subject.
Year 2
Core Modules
- Development from Below
plus
Choose additional compulsory module(s) from Year 2 Development Studies Options list below to the value of 30 credits
Students also take 60 credits from the second subject.
Year 3
Guided Option
- Choose module(s) from Year 3 Development Studies/Economics or Politics options list below to the value of 30 credits
Students must also either:
- Choose module(s) from Year 3 Development Studies/Economics or Politics options list below to the value of 30 credits
or
- Choose Language or Non-Language Open Option Modules to the value of 30 credits
Second Subject
Students then also take 60 credits from their second subject
**Please note that final year students may not take any introductory level modules, including languages.
List of modules (subject to availability)
- Year 2 Development Studies Options
- Development and conflict
- Introduction to Development Practice
- Governance and development
- Introduction to global forced migration studies
- Non-governmental organisations, development and change
- Political economy of finance, debt and development
- Key Thinkers and Theories in Development
- Innovations for Asia's Smart Cities
- Economic Globalisation in Asia
- Security BA (Online)
- Year 2 Economics Options
- Banking and Finance
- International Economics
- Year 2 Politics Options
- Comparative political sociology of Asia and Africa
- Government and politics of South Asia
- Government and politics of China
- Government and politics of South Asia
- Government and politics of the Middle East
- Political theory
- Politics of development
- Southeast Asian government and politics
- Taiwan's Politics and International Relations
- The state and politics in Africa
- Level 5 Language Module
Choose a level 5 language module
- Year 3 Development Studies Options
- Development and conflict
- Development Studies Immersion Programme
- Governance and development
- Independent study project in Development Studies
- Issues in Cities and Development
- Introduction to Development Practice
- Introduction to global forced migration studies
- Issues in Borders and Development
- Issues in gender and development
- Issues in global commodity chains, production networks and informal work
- Issues of the working poor and development
- Natural resources, development and change: putting critical analysis into practice
- Neoliberalism, Democracy and Development
- Non-governmental organisations, development and change
- Political economy of finance, debt and development
- Principles of Marxist Political Economy
- Security (BA)
- Security BA (Online)
- Year 3 Politics Options
- Comparative political sociology of Asia and Africa
- Government and politics of China
- Government and politics of South Asia
- Government and politics of the Middle East
- Political theory
- Politics of development
- The state and politics in Africa
Important notice
The information on the programme page reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session.
Career Opportunities
Employment
The degree structure allows students to develop their understanding of the world, other peoples’ ways of life and how society is organised, with a specific focus on violence and conflict, the role of aid, refugees and forced migration.
Skills gained include:
- specialist knowledge of human rights, international development and politics
- the ability to think laterally and employ critical reasoning
- analytical skills
- problem-solving skills
- the ability to formulate sound arguments
- ability to interpret and explain complex information clearly
- communication and presentation skills
- choosing to study a combined degree programme will increase the breadth of your knowledge, and will develop additional skills
Graduates go on to work in development planning and in government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Other career paths include journalism, civil service, banking and social and educational services. Others are interested in specialising further through postgraduate studies, not only in Development Studies but also in Economics, Politics, Social Anthropology, Law, Geography, History and Languages.
Graduates have gone on to work for a range of organisations including:
- BBC World Service
- Bloomberg
- British Red Cross
- British Council
- Department for International Development (DfID)
- Palestine Red Crescent Association
- Save the Children
- UNICEF Ethiopia
Types of roles that graduates have gone on to do include:
- Coordinator of Education
- Development Policy Officer
- Freelance Broadcast Journalist
- Human Rights Officer
- Manager of Fundraising, Communications and Administration
- Project Support Officer
- Marketing Analyst
- Resourcing Executive
English Language Requirements
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