Post Graduate International Development - Posgrado en Desarrollo Internacional
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Presencial
This programme is offered either full and part time basis.
On this degree, you’ll critically reflect on the practical and theoretical facets of water security and discover how to develop a better foundation upon which to achieve developmental and environmental objectives.
Discover why we believe that the hydrological cycle is intimately connected to critical global policy concerns, climate change, food trade and food security, energy security and in turn to the international cooperation that affects human, community, regional and state security. We’ll provide the latest interdisciplinary theory and tools necessary to rise to the challenges and you’ll graduate with the knowledge and tools to be able to understand and audit the water security of a system of interest, be it at a national, regional, company, sector, scheme or household level.
Degree Subject Social Science or Natural Resource Science
Degree Classification 2.1 or equivalent
Entry Requirement
Applicants should normally have a good undergraduate degree from a recognised higher education institution. The University will also take into account the employment experience of applicants where relevant.
It is normal for undergraduate students to apply for entry to postgraduate programmes in their final year of study. Applicants who have not yet been awarded a degree may be offered a place conditional on their attaining a particular class of degree.
Students for whom English is a Foreign language
We welcome applications from students whose first language is not English. To ensure such students benefit from postgraduate study, we require evidence of proficiency in English. Our usual entry requirements are as follows:
IELTS: 6.5 (minimum 6.0 in all components)
PTE (Pearson): 58 (minimum 50 in all components)
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
Compulsory Study (60 credits)
Students must study the following modules for 60 credits:
MSC IN WATER SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: EXAM
WATER SECURITY - CONCEPTS
WATER SECURITY - PRACTICE
Option A Study (40 credits)
Students will select 40 credits from the following modules:
Dissertation or Development Work Placement
DEVELOPMENT WORK PLACEMENT
DISSERTATION
Option B Study (0 - 40 credits)
Students will select 0 - 40 credits from the following modules:
Autumn Semester Recommended Options. Students will select a total of 40 credits across Option Ranges B and C.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT I: SCIENCE, IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION
CRITICAL ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS
RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND AGRARIAN CHANGE
SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
WELFARE AND EVALUATION IN DEVELOPMENT
Option C Study (0 - 40 credits)
Students will select 0 - 40 credits from the following modules:
Autumn Semester other. Students will select a total of 40 credits across Option Ranges B and C. Students have the option of taking any DEV module not specified in these options as long as there are no clashes and this is approved by the Course Director
DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES
ECONOMETRIC METHODS FOR DEVELOPMENT
GENDER PERSPECTIVES IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
MEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MEDIA AND SOCIETY
Option D Study (0 - 40 credits)
Students will select 0 - 40 credits from the following modules:
Spring Semester Recommended Options. Students will select a total of 40 credits across Option Ranges D and G.
ADVANCED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT II: GOVERNANCE, POLICY AND SOCIETY
CONFLICT, CIVIL WARS AND PEACE
GLOBALISED AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
POLITICAL ECOLOGY
RURAL POLICIES AND POLITICS
TOOLS AND SKILLS IN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Option G Study (0 - 40 credits)
Students will select 0 - 40 credits from the following modules:
Spring Semester other. Students will select a total of 40 credits across Option Ranges D and G. Students have the option of taking any DEV module not specified in these options as long as there are no clashes and this is approved by the Course Director
CONTEMPORARY WORLD DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS
EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PRACTICE FOR DEVELOPMENT
GENDER DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
GLOBALISATION, BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT
HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
MACROECONOMICS OF DEVELOPMENT
MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE
SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY
A career in international development can take you in all kinds of directions such as international organisations, governmental and non-governmental organisations, local governments, private sector and PhD programmes.
Previous graduates have gone on to work for WaterAid, WaterWitness, WWF, Global Water Partnership, Oxfam, or UN and other international agencies. Others still have won scholarships to enter PhD studies elsewhere.