International Development with Economics

During the International Development with Economics coursefrom University of Bath you’ll address the contemporary challenges of global economic development.

You’ll adopt a multifaceted focus to analyse the real-world impacts of economic policy. This will allow you to see how the assumptions of economic theory can differ from lived reality, especially in impoverished communities.

Graduate prospects

This course provides an excellent background for those wishing to pursue careers in fields that aim to improve people’s lives. These include the international development, sustainability, humanitarian and peacebuilding sectors.

You will be qualified to work in a wide variety of roles, including social research, public policy, public information and campaigning.

Graduates from our suite of International Development master's courses have gone on to secure the following roles:

• Senior program Officer, Hashoo Foundation

• Relief Support Worker, United Response

• Analyst, Start Fund Bangladesh

• program Assistant, The Advocacy Team

• Fundraising Assistant, Refugee Cafe

• Director of programs for North West Syria, Mercy Corps

• program Specialist, African World Heritage Fund

• Operations and Finance Officer, The Washing Machine Project

• Local Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation

Other graduates have chosen to work for themselves and set up their own charities, while others have gone on to complete doctoral studies.

Courses include:

• Doing research for international development

• History and theory of international development

• Economics for international development

• Doing research for international development

• Global political economy

• Management of international development