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International Development (Poverty, Inequality and Development) University of Birmingham

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
MSc On-Campus Full-time 1 years September £11790.00 year per find out
MSc On-Campus Part-time 4 years September £5895.00 year per find out

Course overview

Study from anywhere in the world with practitioners in government, civil society and the private sector, as well as with people new to development. The broad purpose of this programme is to give those working in the area of poverty reduction and development in developing and transitional countries, or those wishing to work in such areas, a firmer grounding in understanding poverty and inequality, promoting poverty reduction and analysing the performance of major poverty reducing programmes and policies.

The core module aims to familiarise students with key concepts (eg development and poverty) and theories (eg modernisation, dependency, neo-liberalism and the


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