MA Global Development and Education

Year 1

(Award available for year: Master of Arts)

Learning outcomes

At the end of this programme you will be able to demonstrate:
1. Knowledge of a range of received opinions concerning Global Development and Education.
2. Use of techniques relevant to the discipline and an understanding of techniques at the forefront of the discipline.
3. Knowledge of critical insights from case studies.
4. Knowledge and experience of real-world stakeholders in international issues.
5. A critical and creative evaluation current issues, research and advanced scholarship in Global Development.

Skills Learning Outcomes
At the end of this programme you will be able to:
1. Design and develop an independent research project.
2. Use digital skills in a variety of contexts to discover and retrieve information, to produce documents, and to communicate and present findings to others.
3. Communicate your ideas accurately, effectively, and persuasively to individuals and groups.
4. Gather and interrogate information to identify whether it is accurate and relevant.
5. Evaluate your own achievement and that of others.
6. Take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others.
7. Identify and deploy appropriate research methods to create and analyse data.

Assessment

Each module is assessed separately, through assessments that range from long essays to projects and assignments, offering you the opportunity to work in your particular field of interest within each topic area. You will also carry out a dissertation in a research area of your choice.