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Global Development

The Global Development program at Queen Mary University of London is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to address the complex challenges facing our world today. The program offers a comprehensive understanding of the cultural, political, and historical trends shaping our world, and provides students with the tools to creatively solve today's challenges.

Overview

The program is designed for students who are passionate about confronting inequality, tackling injustice, and solving global challenges. Students will discover cutting-edge ideas and practices, debate development theory, explore evidence-based responses to major world issues, and learn the interdisciplinary tools needed to create positive change.

Structure

The program can be completed in three or four years, with the option to study abroad in the third year. The program is divided into three years, with compulsory and optional modules in each year.

Year 1

• Compulsory
  • Sustainable Transitions (Malta Fieldclass)
  • Global Worlds
  • Controversies of Science and Technology in the Making of the Modern World
  • Introduction to Research Methods
• Optional
  • Global Sociology
  • Global Histories
  • Planetary Emergencies: From Analysis to Action
  • Global Encounters: Conquest and Culture in World History
  • Europe in a Global Context since 1800
  • Critical Geography: Environment and Society
  • AI and Languages
  • Language Module (current choice is between French, Spanish, Portuguese, Modern Arabic, Japanese or Mandarin Chinese)

Year 2

• Compulsory
  • Advanced Research Methods
  • Development Geographies: From International to Global Perspectives
• Optional
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Colonialism, Capitalism and Development
  • War in World Politics
  • The International Politics of the Developing World
  • Politics of International Law
  • Health, Space and Justice
  • Economic Geographies
  • Boston Reworked: The Making of a North American City
  • Belfast: Political Geography in the Post-Conflict City
  • Science, Ethics and Environmental Policy
  • Freedom and Nation: The State in Post-Colonial Africa
  • Race in the United States: Plantation Slavery to #BlackLivesMatter
  • The Black Death: A Global History of Catastrophe and Transformation
  • Piracy and Civilisation: Antiquity to the Golden Age
  • Cultures of Migration and Diaspora
  • Contemporary World Cinemas
  • Colonial Literatures, Post Colonial Perspectives
  • Picturing a Nation: France and its image from Marianne to #JeSuisCharlie
  • Language Module (current choice is between French, Spanish, Portuguese, Modern Arabic, Japanese or Mandarin Chinese)

Year 3

• Compulsory
  • Dissertation
• Optional
  • Politics of South Asia
  • The International Relations of the Middle East
  • Racism and Anti-Racism in World Politics
  • Globalisation: Issues and Debates
  • Africa and International Politics
  • Global Ethics
  • Latin American Debates
  • Urban African Economies
  • Belfast: Political Geography in the Post-Conflict City
  • Epidemic Cities
  • Geography, Technology and Society
  • Medicine, Politics and Global Health Histories
  • Critical Environmental Studies
  • Empire and Political Thought
  • Islam and the West in the Middle Ages
  • Premodern Worlds on Screen
  • Impacts of Empire: Global Connections that have Shaped Modern British History
  • Afropean Identities
  • Photography, Activism and Environmental Justice
  • Postsocialist Intimacies: Gender and Sexual Politics in Contemporary China
  • Labour in Latin American Culture
  • Decolonising Film Heritage
  • Montage Across the Arts: Aesthetics, Modernity, Politics
  • Language Module (current choice is between French, Spanish, Portuguese, Modern Arabic, Japanese or Mandarin Chinese)

Study Options

The program offers two study options:

• Global Development BA (Hons)
• Global Development with Year Abroad BA (Hons)

Entry Requirements

The entry requirements for the program are as follows:

• A-Level: Grades ABB at A-Level
• IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects
• BTEC: See our detailed subject and grade requirements
• Access HE: We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma
• GCSE: Minimum five GCSE passes including English and Maths at grade C or 4
• EPQ: Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification
• Contextualised admissions: Our standard contextual offer: BBC at A-Level. Our enhanced contextual offer: BCC at A-Level

Funding

The program offers various funding options, including loans and grants, scholarships and bursaries, and support from Queen Mary.

Careers

Graduates from the program will be well equipped with a number of transferable and sought-after skills, which will prepare them for careers in a wide range of sectors, including development consultancy, NGOs and development agencies, and project management in the public and third sector.

About the School

The School of Society and Environment at Queen Mary University of London is a leading institution for the study of society and environment. The school offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs, and is committed to providing students with a high-quality learning experience. The school is located in London, which provides excellent opportunities for collaboration with local, national, and international partners.