INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT NORTHUMBRIA
Welcome to Northumbria University’s International Development MSc MSc International Development
YOUR COURSE
YOUR COURSE
YOUR CAMPUS
CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
YOUR FUTURE
Why International Development MSc at Northumbria? • Develop the specialist skills and knowledge required to work in a range of careers across the international development sector. • The course will equip you with a critical and up-to-date understanding of the field of international development. • You will engage with contemporary debates on the issues that are currently defining the sector, whilst critically examining key international development policies, theories, strategies and practices. • You will also analyse the operation of development organisations, and the ways in which individuals and communities experience and challenge poverty and marginalisation. • You will be part of the Centre for International Development; a vibrant, multidisciplinary virtual research centre that provides an engaging, supportive and research-rich learning environment.
International Development MSc Examples of Current Modules
Critical Development Thinking
Changing Geopolitics and New Development Actors
Contemporary Development Challenges
Development Research, Management and Practice
Social Sciences Postgraduate Dissertation
Academic Language Skills in FADSS Level 7 (Optional)
DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.
Study Options • 1 Year Full Time | September Start • 16 Months Full Time | January Start • 2 Years Part Time | January or September Start • 28 Months Part Time | January Start
Teaching and Assessment Teaching • Courses are split into modules worth 30 or 60 credits. • Lectures (large group teaching), seminars (small group discussions), workshops (interactive, practical sessions) and dissertations (large scale research project). You will have access to our e-Learning platform Blackboard, where you can rewatch all Panopto-recorded lectures and read workshop presentation slides at your own pace. • Guest Lectures and Seminars. You will also have the opportunity to engage with development organisations, recent examples include; Traidcraft, Team Kenya, and COCO, as well as development NGOs working in India and Latin America. Assessment • The assessment methods utilised on this course have been specifically developed to prepare you for employment, and incorporate the writing of funding bids, policy briefs, and academic poster presentations. Traditional essays and a dissertation also form part of the assessment process. If you choose to do a placement, you will have the opportunity to develop your own real-world research project together with a development organisation.
Our Staff • Each member of our team boasts their own individual specialisms, in subjects such as environmental governance and development; natural resource conflicts, including anti-mining activism; public engagement and development education; cosmopolitanism and global citizenship; wellbeing and development; international volunteering; transnationalism, migrant mobilities and their impacts on development. • Staff research expertise spans internationally including Africa, Asia and Latin America. • All members of the MSc International Development teaching team are internationally recognised academics who publish in high impact international journals and regularly receive research funding from prestigious organisations such as the ESRC, the British Academy, the Leverhulme Trust and the Newton Fund. • In addition to the teaching delivered by our team, you will have the opportunity to attend guest lectures and seminars with experts who are currently working within the industry, and who will share their first-hand experience of what it’s like to work in the sector.
CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Centre for International Development The Centre brings together academics, practitioners and students to promote research, consultancy, teaching, training and public engagement on issues of global poverty and inequality, the communities and individuals who experience this, and the policies, practices and approaches that seek to address it. Our Projects:
Participatory Design and Design Civics
Governance, Environmental Resources and Sustainability Volunteering, Activism and Civil Society
International Migration and Inclusive Development
Where we Work Members of the Centre for International Development team conduct research in a variety of contexts across the global South and North including: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
South Africa Australia Singapore Chile Peru Honduras Japan Korea Vietnam Kenya Tanzania India Mozambique Uganda
Entry Requirements for 2021 The course attracts students from a wide variety of professional and disciplinary backgrounds including government, the private sector and NGOs. It is also popular with continuing students from undergraduate subjects including social sciences, law, human geography, physical geography, business and other subjects. Applicants should normally have: •A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in any subject. Applicants with appropriate work experience and/or a relevant professional qualification will be considered. •English language requirements: English language requirements - International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). The university accepts many UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find more details at www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications.
YOUR CAMPUS
Our Facilities • Northumbria are 11th in the UK for Facilities.* • Major campus investment in recent years – Student Central, Digital Commons, Architecture Studios, Computer Information Sciences Building and Sports Central which is great for downtime. • One of the best academic libraries in the UK, held Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation since 2010, and with 24/7 access.*** • The 24/7 University Library achieves some of the highest levels of student satisfaction in the UK, and holds Cabinet Office accreditation for Customer Service Excellence. • Our IT, library and course resources are all ahead of sector for satisfaction.** *Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018 *** National Student Survey 2019 *** Digital library is currently 24/7, access to library learning spaces reviewed in line with Covid-19 guidance.
Faculty Facilities • Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) is embedded throughout the course with tools such as the ‘Blackboard’ eLearning Portal and electronic reading lists that will guide your preparation for seminars and independent research. Our use of lecture capture software will help you revise challenging material. • The academic team will help you develop the skills required to plan, manage and review your learning, and support you if you have any issues. A central principle of this system is to help you develop a well-honed ability to work independently upon graduation. • You will be given a dedicated dissertation supervisor with relevant subject expertise and you’ll also have a guidance tutor who will provide support for your personal and academic development. • As you progress, the links between taught elements and your own independent learning will be explained at regular intervals, giving you every opportunity to achieve your full potential. • You will also have access to tailored career guidance in 1-to-1 and CV skills sessions with the Northumbria Careers team.
YOUR FUTURE
Career Success at Northumbria •Learn from 2020’s top young UK University. *Times Higher Education awards 2020. •A postgraduate degree will boost your earning potential - according to the Department for Education’s Graduate Labour Market Statistics 2017, postgraduates earn on average £6,000 a year more than their undergraduate counterparts. •Praise from Which? University Student Survey 2018 which ranked us as one of the top-rated universities for ‘job readiness’ in the UK. •Our Careers and Employment Service will help at every stage, from finding part-time jobs that fit alongside your studies and volunteering opportunities, through to finding your first full-time job after graduation. •Our University is ranked top 15 in the UK for graduates in highly skilled employment. *Graduate outcomes 2017/2018
Where do our Graduates Go? • Our graduates are able to work in a broad range organisations such as charities and third sector organisations, UK and international government agencies, NGOs and international organisations. They may also wish to pursue careers in research, consultancy or to launch their own NGO. • Continuing on to doctoral study and a career in academia is also an option. • Throughout your studies you will engage in real-world research and problem-solving, developing the practical skills required for a successful career in this sector. You’ll have the option to base your dissertation on field work, providing you with industry contacts and valuable experience of international development in a real-world environment. Former graduates have gone on to work for national and international organisations including • • • • •
Barnardo’s, Leprosy Mission, International Service, UTSAAH Initiative The Barzani Charity Foundation.
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DISCLAIMER: All information on this presentation is accurate at the time of viewing. Courses starting in 2021 are offered as a mix of online and face to face teaching due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. We continue to monitor government and local authority guidance in relation to Covid-19 and we are ready and able to flex accordingly to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Students will be required to attend campus as far as restrictions allow. Contact time will increase as restrictions ease, or decrease, potentially to a full online offer, should restrictions increase. Our online activity will be delivered through Blackboard Ultra, enabling collaboration, connection and engagement with materials and people.