Master of Arts - International Development

This course teaches the essentials of economics and politics, building a very good grounding to analyze the problems in international development. Approaching similar issues from different perspectives provides a more well-rounded and integrative view of the field. Students are then able to explore a set of selected topics in international development in order to hone their skills on the subject matter, or build up more statistical techniques.

On this course, students build a theoretical understanding of how to approach international development issues from different perspectives, alongside opportunity of applying their knowledge to issues in international development through studying the following topics: microeconomics, political economy, and econometric and statistical techniques. Students will use these research skills in applications by studying topics such as: environmental economics, economic development, human rights, and ethics.