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BA Global Development

University of Leeds

Institution
University of Leeds
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Global Development
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
L920
Typical offer
A-level BBC

Entry requirements

A level: ABB BTEC: DDM. IB: 34 overall (6,5,5 higher).

About this course

BA in Global Development, an international development with economics degree exploring poverty, inequality, and the practices of the global development industry. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can apply for a Quantitative Research Methods pathway and undertake a study abroad year, a semester abroad at the University of Ghana, or a work placement. The first year establishes foundations through compulsory modules such as The Politics of Global Challenges: Becoming an Independent Researcher, The Making of the Modern World, Global Development Challenges, and International Politics. The second year examines analytical approaches and development practice via compulsory modules like Approaches to Analysis, International Development Theory and Practice, and The Politics of Development, alongside optional choices including State and Politics in Africa, Politics of Contemporary China, Analysing Data in Politics, International Development and International Relations, and The Political Economy of North-South Linkages. The final year focuses on advanced thematic study and independent research, featuring compulsory modules such as POLIS Final Year Project, Global Development and Social Policy, Violence and Reconciliation in Africa, Gender, Violence and Security in Global Politics, Rethinking resistance, British Foreign Policy, and Global Political Economy.

Modules

  • The Politics of Global Challenges: Becoming an Independent Researcher
  • The Making of the Modern World
  • Global Development Challenges
  • International Politics
  • Approaches to Analysis
  • International Development Theory and Practice
  • The Politics of Development
  • State and Politics in Africa
  • Politics of Contemporary China
  • Analysing Data in Politics, International Development and International Relations
  • The Political Economy of North-South Linkages
  • POLIS Final Year Project
  • Global Development and Social Policy
  • Violence and Reconciliation in Africa
  • Gender, Violence and Security in Global Politics
  • Rethinking resistance
  • British Foreign Policy
  • Global Political Economy