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University of Bath

University of Bath
Bath, BA2 7AY
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0) 1225 388 388
www: http://www.bath.ac.uk

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Department of Economics and International Development (DEID)
Contact Telephone: +44 (0)122 538 3164
Courses: 7

The Department of Economics and International Development (http://www.bath.ac.uk/econ-dev/) is one of the leading UK university research departments. The Department is ranked 8th-best economics university department in the UK (9th-best for the University as a whole) in the Times Good University Guide for 2008. The Department is ranked 10th for Economics in the Good University Guide In the last Research Assessment Exercise (2001), the development studies were graded at 4, the highest grade awarded for the sector whilst the economists in the department shared Grade 5 (the maximum possible score being 5*) with DSPS and the School of Management. The UK government’s Quality Assurance Agency awarded the department 24 points out of 24 for its teaching provision in its most recent review (November 2001). .

The Centre for Development Studies (CDS) (http://www.bath.ac.uk/cds/) represents a vibrant intellectual community committed to producing high quality research and publications in International Development. We encompass disciplines across the social sciences: Economics, Sociology and Social Anthropology, Politics and International Relations; with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration. Our major current project is the ESRC-funded research into Poverty, Inequality and Quality of Life in Developing Countries (Wellbeing in Developing Countries Research Group, WeD). This centrally involves many members of CDS, as well as groups of collaborating colleagues in each of the four study countries: Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Thailand and Peru. The overarching concern of all of our research is to understand dynamics of poverty and inequality, with the aim of promoting greater social justice. Throughout our research we also aim to be self-reflexive, engaging critically with the assumptions, concepts and methods of our work. Within these two broad principles, CDS research centres on five themes: 1. Poverty and Wellbeing, 2. Governance, Policy and Politics, 3. Markets and Micro-finance, 4. Social Structures and Cultural Identities, 5. Environment and Sustainable Development.

Drawing on its research and consultancy activities, the departments research-active scholars offer three undergraduate degrees (Economics & International Development, Economics & Politics and Economics), seven Masters Programmes (International Development, Wellbeing & Human Development (new for 2007/08), MRes International Development, Economics (Development), Economics, MSc Economics & Finance and MRes Economics, as well as research supervision for MPhil and PhD degrees. The department recently introduced the one-year Economics Conversion/Enhancement year - designed either as a conversion route for non-economics graduates or for students who have successfully completed an economics programme which is not equivalent to a UK first degree. The department also delivers approximately 50% of the MSc Globalisation & International Development which is currently managed by the Dept of Social & Policy Sciences.

In all our programmes the aims are to increase students' awareness of the subjects taught and to develop those critical faculties which enable them to apply their knowledge when dealing with practical policy issues. All undergraduate programmes students have the opportunity to spend twelve months (during the third year of the programme) on placement with a government department, commercial organisation, or an overseas agency. Similarly, students on the MSc International Development, MRes Int. Dev. and MSc Globalisation and International Policy Analysis have the option of a (typically) 3-month placement in the summer, which may be linked to the final dissertation. Examples of placements included prestigious organisations, including the Bank of England, HM Treasury, HSBC, Shell, Xerox, Cambridge Econometrics, and many other private and public sector employers. Placements are also common through the departments own research programmes - either in the UK or overseas. Some students also take placements in Europe, and this opportunity is particularly valuable for students who continue to study European language courses within the undergraduate programmes.

Students benefit from ethusiastic and approachable academic staff. The interdisciplinary nature of many of our programmes is also reflected in and informed by staff research interests.

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