International Development

The International Development course offered by the University of Essex teaches the essentials of economics and politics, building a very good grounding to analyse the problems in international development. Approaching similar issues from different perspectives provides a more well-rounded and integrative view of the field. You are then able to explore a set of selected topics in international development in order to hone your skills on the subject matter, or build up more statistical techniques.

Your future

After completing your masters, you may wish to extend your knowledge with a research degree – many Essex graduates decide to stay here for further study.

Alternatively, theInternational Developmentcourse offered by the University of Essexalso prepares you for employment; recent surveys have shown that higher degree graduates are more likely to obtain jobs at professional or managerial level.

The recent Master's level graduates have gone on to work for a range of high-profile organisations in the international development field, such as United Nations and The World Bank.

Courses included:

• International Management Accounting

• Corporate Governance and Sustainability

• Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility

• Environmental Economics

• Behavioural Economics: Games and Markets