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Development Studies – (M.Sc.)
University of Glasgow
Business School
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,290 - ≈ € 13,520 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Glasgow / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Glasgow
* MSc: 12 months full-time
Teaching is based on formal lectures also allow opportunities for class discussion. Some courses also involve lab sessions with students using specialised software, for instance in the study of econometrics.
The programme consists of three compulsory and four optional courses. MSc candidates also write a 12,000-15,000 word dissertation.
Compulsory courses
* Growth and development
* Development policy
* Dissertation and research methods training.
Optional courses
* Aid and development
* Basic econometrics
* Environmental economics
* Financial institutions and markets in developing countries
* Foreign direct investment and development
* International trade
* Policies for sustainability and development
* Project planning, appraisal and implementation
* The economics of inequality and deprivation
* The IMF world bank and economic growth
* Theory and principles of sustainability.
Optional courses are also offered in economic and social history, politics, Central and East European studies, and sociology, anthropology and applied social sciences. You can also take a non-credit introductory course to economics offered before semester 1 begins.
Contents
Compulsory courses
* Growth and development
* Development policy
* Dissertation and research methods training.
Optional courses
* Aid and development
* Basic econometrics
* Environmental economics
* Financial institutions and markets in developing countries
* Foreign direct investment and development
* International trade
* Policies for sustainability and development
* Project planning, appraisal and implementation
* The economics of inequality and deprivation
* The IMF world bank and economic growth
* Theory and principles of sustainability.
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Entry requirements are a 2.1 Honours degree or non-UK equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a social sciences subject. Occasionally candidates with other qualifications and relevant work experience may also be admitted.
If you who have a degree in economics and wish to pursue further studies in development economics you are advised to apply for the MSc Economic Development or the MSc Finance & Economic Development.
If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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