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MPhil (IDD, University of Birmingham)
Training Provider: University of Birmingham
School/Institute/Dept./Centre: International Development Department (IDD)
This research programme offers the opportunity to pursue original research under the guidance of an academic supervisor within an active research environment. In addition, training in research methods is provided and a training plan is drawn up to suit each student.

MA International Development Studies
(Saint Mary's University)
Training Provider: Saint Mary's University
School/Institute/Dept./Centre: International Development Studies, Faculty of Arts

The Graduate Degree program is an interdisciplinary program comprising a core program of development analysis, practitioner skills, and policy-oriented courses in the field of International Development Studies. The IDS Graduate Program makes considerable use of the techniques and concepts of social science disciplines such as Economics, Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science to analyse and assess development problems, but also views the contributions of History, Management, Geography, Philosophy, Religious Studies and Modern Languages, among others, as important sources of explanations and understandings which advance our knowledge of international development. The IDS Program recognizes a significant number of approved, cross-listed courses in other University departments as creditable to its program.

The interdisciplinary IDS Graduate Degree Program provides an environment in which a combination of seminars and guided individual research are strongly focused on analyzing the problems experienced by developing countries in the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia and Africa, and Oceania regions. Together with associated courses, the IDS Program focuses not only on practical policies for remedying these problems, but also on the conceptual frameworks that explain how such problems are derived from the social, cultural, economic, historical and political structures and forces that underlie them. An important concern of the program is with evaluating the development strategies pursued by social movements and governments in developing countries and regions. An evaluation of the different models and strategies for national and regional development, as well as an evaluation of models for local bottom-up development, in an increasingly global context, forms an essential part of a student’s training within the Program.

The IDS Graduate Degree Program of study will be useful to those seeking employment in national and international settings, for which knowledge of global development issues, policies and practices is increasingly needed. Such employers would include many federal government offices (CIDA, Foreign Affairs, Industry, Trade), multilateral development agencies, crown and parastatal corporations, immigration services, non-governmental organizations and professions such as teaching, journalism, development planning, public administration and business.

MA Development Studies - Thesis only
(University of Melbourne)
Training Provider: University of Melbourne
School/Institute/Dept./Centre: School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies

The Master of Arts degree is designed for students to develop advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained research in development studies. The thesis should demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make an independent contribution to existing scholarship in the area of research. Candidates may advance to the Doctor of Philosophy degree after successful completion of the masters or may apply to convert to the PhD at an earlier stage. An honours grade of at least H2B (70%) must be attained to qualify for the award of the masters degree.

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