MA Global Development Politics
University of York
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Explore the transformations that shape our world, challenge orthodoxy, and help innovate solutions to global problems. The MA in Global Development Politics offers an interdisciplinary people-focused approach to understanding the politics of global development. It will equip you to create and evaluate innovative solutions to the fundamental challenges facing the world. Such solutions require redressing imbalances of power at local, regional, national, and global levels. As a student of the MA ...Read more

Explore the transformations that shape our world, challenge orthodoxy, and help innovate solutions to global problems. The MA in Global Development Politics offers an interdisciplinary people-focused approach to understanding the politics of global development. It will equip you to create and evaluate innovative solutions to the fundamental challenges facing the world. Such solutions require redressing imbalances of power at local, regional, national, and global levels. As a student of the MA in Global Development Politics you will appreciate that development is a complex of practices, policies and possibilities that encompass worldwide socio-economic and environmental transformation. The intellectual and practical training provided by the course will help you contribute to creating a world that promotes dignity, equality and fairness. You will be based in the Department of Politics and International Relations on Campus West. Most teaching will take place nearby.

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26 Feb 24

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Best- the campus life is great and really helps students easy into university life. There are a variety of courses available so greet opportunities available. A great city to..Read more

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2:2 or equivalent.

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£11,200 per year

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£25,900 per year

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University of York
Heslington York YO10 5DD United Kingdom
Nearest train station: York  1.1 miles away

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