International Development

Study this International Development programme from SOAS University of Londonto realise your potential to define and solve pressing global forces and transform the world with your research impact.

As a PhD researcher at International Development programme from SOAS University of London you’ll join our renowned globally diverse research community with access to research and teaching opportunities, as well as a substantial series of seminars presented by leading development professionals and practitioners.

Key Facts

Students may follow the PhD pathway in International Development by being based at either SOAS, LSHTM or IoE. All PhD students on the International Development pathway will attend an advanced research training seminar run by LIDC.

The series will provide students in the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre’s International Development Pathway with a broad understanding of interdisciplinary approaches to development, and a detailed understanding of selected areas of interest.

Courses include:

• encourage and enable students to complete an original thesis in the expected time

• provide training and experience in fieldwork and across a variety of schools of thoughtand in a variety of statistical techniques

• allow flexibility in training to suit students with different backgrounds and subsequent research needs

• make available and to monitor first class research supervision with the involvement of at least two members of staff through individual Research Student Committees

• encourage knowledge of other relevant disciplines and the adoption of an interdisciplinary approach where appropriate

• equip students with the ability to assess one another’s work critically, whether in response to written or spoken presentation

• obtain language skills as appropriate