International Development (Online)

On the International Development (Online) program from SOAS University of London you will learn that international Development is a dynamic field concerned not only with processes of change in the Global South, but also of social, economic, political and cultural change in middle income countries and the Global North. The perspective of International Development analyses these processes as interdependent and engages major policy challenges as well as efforts to overcome poverty and insecurity while also presenting a structural analysis.

Employment

A degree from the Department of Development Studies at SOAS will further develop your understanding of the world and how society is organised, with specific focus on violence and conflict, the role of aid, refugees and forced migration. Graduates leave with a range of transferable skills, including critical thinking, analytical skills and cultural awareness.Recent Department of Development Studies graduates have been hired by:

• Amnesty International

• BBC World Service

• British Embassy Brussels

• Department for International Development

• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

• Embassy of Japan

• Government of Pakistan

• Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office

• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

• International Labour Organization (ILO)

• KPMG LLP

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

• National Health and Medical Research Council

• Overseas Development Institute

• Oxfam

Courses include:

• The Political Economy and Sociology of Development

• Understanding Poverty

• Climate Change and Development

• Food Security and Social Protection

• Urban Sustainability

• Understanding Violence, Conflict and Development