MSc Global Development (Poverty and Inequality)
University of Manchester
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MSc Global Development with Poverty and Inequality is designed to help you understand and tackle the problems of poverty and inequality in a critical and constructive way. You will learn about the different conceptualisations and characteristics of poverty and inequality through high-level academic training from leading academics, in a vibrant and stimulating environment. AimsProvide critical insights into different theoretical and disciplinary perspectives on how poverty, inequality and ...Read more

MSc Global Development with Poverty and Inequality is designed to help you understand and tackle the problems of poverty and inequality in a critical and constructive way. You will learn about the different conceptualisations and characteristics of poverty and inequality through high-level academic training from leading academics, in a vibrant and stimulating environment. AimsProvide critical insights into different theoretical and disciplinary perspectives on how poverty, inequality and development can be understood, measured and explained. Provide you with a thorough conceptual framework and the skills necessary to critically analyse key theoretical and practical issues relating to poverty, inequality and development. Provide critical insights into the key strategies, policies and practices currently employed to promote development, equality and poverty reduction. Provide a wide range of options for advanced training in areas of specialist expertise relevant to poverty, inequality and development. Develop advanced competencies in transferable areas, including developing reasoned arguments, gathering, organising and using evidence and information from a wide variety of sources, undertaking both team-based and independent work to deadlines, and both written and verbal forms of communication. Assist you in developing your specialist area of expertise within the field of poverty, inequality and development, and applying your understanding and skills through supervised individual research culminating in a dissertation.

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We require a UK Honours degree with a First or Upper Second (2.1) classification or the overseas equivalent. When assessing your academic record we take into account the grades you have achieved and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.

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£30,500 per year

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