BA Global Development
Queen Mary University of London
About this course
BA (Hons) in Global Development, a politics and international relations and geography degree centred on economic, political, and historical legacies of inequality. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis. The first year includes a field trip to Malta to examine migration and sustainability. The first year covers the foundations through Sustainable Transitions (Malta Fieldclass), Global Development: Justice, Inequality and Resistance and Introduction to Research Methods. The second year focuses on advanced investigation through Advanced Research Methods, Geographies of Development: Institutions, Environments and Technologies and The International Politics of the Developing World, alongside optional modules covering foreign policy, environmental policy, and migration. The final year centres on independent research and regional dynamics through Dissertation, African Cities: Development, Economy and Hustle and Latin American Debates. Optional choices in the final year allow specialisation in areas such as global health histories, urban mobilities, and international relations. Students can also undertake internship opportunities through Civil Society - Internship.
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Entry requirements
Global Development - BA (Hons): A-Level: Grades ABB at A-Level. IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects. BTEC: See our detailed subject and grade requirements. Access HE: We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements. GCSE: Both GCSE English and Maths at grade C or 4 or an acceptable equivalent will be required. EPQ: Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification. For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq. Contextualised admissions: Our standard contextual offer: BBC at A-Level. Our enhanced contextual offer: BCC at A-Level. More information on our contextual offer criteria can be found on our contextualised admissions page . Please note that General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded from any A-Level offer and cannot be considered.
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What students say
Based on about 22 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 38 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 67%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 6%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 19%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 6%
- Natural and social science professionals: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 13%
- London: 56%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 7%
- Wales: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Foundation course: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Sustainable Transitions (Malta Fieldclass)
- Global Development: Justice, Inequality and Resistance
- Controversies of Science and Technology in the Making of the Modern World
- Introduction to Research Methods
- Planetary Emergencies: From Analysis to Action
- World Economy
- Global Histories
- Advanced Research Methods
- Geographies of Development: Institutions, Environments and Technologies
- The International Politics of the Developing World
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Power in Global Governance
- Colonialism, Capitalism and Development
- War in World Politics
- Politics of International Law
- Health, Space and Justice
- Economic Geographies
- Human Rights in History: Origins, Foundations, Prospects
- Boston Reworked: The Making of a North American City
- Belfast: Political Geography in the Post-Conflict City
- Science, Ethics and Environmental Policy
- Colonial Lives and Afterlives
- Geography, Environment and Development Work Placement
- Moving People: Migration, Borders, and Belonging through Time
- Globalisation: Capitalists, Colonisers, and Crises in the Long Twentieth Century
- Islam and Global Politics, 1970s to the Present
- Freedom and Nation: The State in Post-Colonial Africa, 1956-2006
- Dissertation
- African Cities: Development, Economy and Hustle
- Latin American Debates
- Belfast: Political Geography in the Post-Conflict City
- Boston Reworked: The Making of a North American City
- Epidemic Cities: Places, Populations and Mobilities
- Contemporary India, Politics, Society and the Economy
- AI Geographies: Materialities, Ethics and Futures
- Medicine, Politics and Global Health Histories
- Critical Environmental Studies
- Civil Society - Internship
- China in the Global South
- The International Relations of the Middle East
- Civil Society: Democracy, Activism and Social Change
- Migration and the Politics of Belonging
- The Politics of Southeast Asia
- Politics of South Asia
- Global Ethics
- Global Public Policy
- Reading Global Politics Through Palestine
- Saving the World? A Global History of Humanitarianism in the Long Twentieth Century
- The Modern Caribbean: Migration, Radicalism and Revolt
- Piracy and Empire: Sea Power, Race and Modernity
- Impacts of Empire: Global Connections that have Shaped Modern British History
- Critical Hope in an Uncertain World
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Global Development at Queen Mary University of London earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £28,000 after 3 years, £36,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,500 and £44,500. The £36,500 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA Global Development at Queen Mary University of London do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Global Development at Queen Mary University of London?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Global Development at Queen Mary University of London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 130 UCAS points.
Does BA Global Development at Queen Mary University of London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Global Development at Queen Mary University of London?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.