Comparative Education and International Development

This Comparative Education and International Development degree offered at University of York equips you to work in public and private sectors, for example, teaching in schools or higher education, working with local and national policy making bodies as well as international development agencies like the OECD or the World Bank.

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You could also do a PhD and build a career researching education and development. Knowledge and skills gained through a range of core and optional modules allow you to select a route aligned with your individual interests and professional goal.

With its focus on policy and practice and a comparative lens this program enables you to work in national and global education settings.

For students interested in a career addressing global educational challenges as a teacher, policymaker or researcher this course provides engagement with crucial contemporary issues:

What are the key educational goals and problems the world is facing?

How do cultural, economic and political differences between countries shape these problems and solutions?

Can different countries learn from each other’s policies and pedagogies?

Do international development goals recognise different educational realities?

Through a discussion of such questions, this course will help you develop an understanding of comparative education and how development goals relate to education.

Courses include:

• Finance
• Investments
• Economics
• Mathematics