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Department of Economics and International Development (DEID)
Training Provider: University of Bath
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.

Courses run by Department of Economics and International Development (DEID)

MSc Wellbeing & Human Development
Training Provider: University of Bath
This programme is aimed at:

recent graduates who are interested in poverty, both globally and in the UK, and international issues and who are seeking a deeper conceptual and ethical understanding of this new discourse than is offered by conventional courses in ‘development studies’;
professionals working in development policy and practice for whom the discourse of well-being is becoming increasingly relevant, and who would like to deepen their understanding of human wellbeing from an interdisciplinary perspective and with a strong policy focus.

The programme aims to:

To provide a systematic understanding of the theories and concepts underlying the discourses of wellbeing and human development.
To review systematically and critically the literature on contemporary issues in wellbeing and human development.
To critically evaluate public policy from the perspective of human wellbeing.
To analyze critically and rigorously the ethical underpinnings of development policy and practice.
To enable students to identify and pursue their own research questions, and research and develop original arguments in specialist areas of their choosing.
To develop critical skills to draw policy implications from research.

MSc International Development - MID (University of Bath)
Training Provider: University of Bath
The Aims of the MSc International Development are:

To review systematically, and to evaluate critically different ways of defining and measuring development and underdevelopment.
To review systematically, and to evaluate critically explanations of development and underdevelopment from the perspective of different social sciences and schools of thought.
To relate different theories of development to students' own experience, enabling them to bring to bear a wider range of ideas and perspectives on development issues and problems.
To review systematically and critically the literature on contemporary issues in development.
To review in more depth the development literature in specialist areas/fields of students' own choosing.
To enable students to identify, research and develop their own original arguments in specialist areas of development of their own choosing.
To enable students to identify and pursue in depth an original research question relating to some aspect of development of their own choosing.

The programme was designed for those students either already with a career in international development, or who wish to develop such a career.

Many past students have continued their career within the government or non-government organisation that sponsored their study and from which they came. Others have secured paid employment with a UK-based or international development agency for the first time. Recent "first time" employers include: Action Aid, Oxfam, Tear Fund, UK Department for International Development, Swedish International Development Agency, Food and Agriculture Organisation. Although graduates have historically been more likely to join non-profit agencies, a growing number subsequently work as private consultants. There is also an established tradition of students proceeding from the MSc programme onto MPhil/PhD programmes and academic careers.

MSc Globalisation and International Policy Analysis (University of Bath)
Training Provider: University of Bath

Recognising the inter-desciplianrity of the subject, the MSc Globalisation & International Policy Analysis is delivered jointly by the Dept. of Economics & International Development and the Dept. of Social & Policy Sciences at the University of Bath.

The aims of the programme are:

To review systematically, and to evaluate critically the literature on the causes of globalisation and the impacts of globalisation on international policymaking from the perspective of different social sciences and schools of thought.
To demonstrate a critical understanding of the institutional and policy environment within which governments, business and other actors are shaping the global system.
Analyse the policy choices and conflicts with which these actors are presenting each other and the issues of public and private responsibility which these raise.
To relate alternative theories of globalisation and policy making to students' own experience, enabling them to bring to bare a wider range of ideas and perspectives.
To review in more depth the globalisation and international policymaking literature in specialist areas/fields of students' own choosing.
To enable students to identify, research and develop their own original arguments in specialist areas of international policymaking of their own choosing.
Develop practical skills of policy analysis and evaluation (learning by doing).
To enable students to identify and pursue in depth an original research question relating to some aspect of globalisation and/or international policy making of their own choosing.

The multidisciplinary and widely overarching nature of this programme leads to opportunities for employment in a wide variety of fields such as international organisations, national governmental and non-governmental organisations, research institutions. It is also an ideal grounding for Doctoral research.

MSc Economics - Development (University of Bath)
Training Provider: University of Bath
The programme is designed for those students who either already have, or who wish to pursue, careers as: economists in general and those seeking an academic career; staff of international organisations and national governments working in economic analysis and policy roles, and; economists or managers in private sector business organisations (including the financial services sector).

This specialist MSc in Economics:

Combines the academic study of theoretical and quantitative economics as in a conventional economics masters programme with a development specialism
Provides an opportunity to produce a substantial dissertation on a research topic of your choice

MRes International Development (University of Bath)
Training Provider: University of Bath

The Master of Research (MRes) in International Development combines the academic study of International Development, with training in research methods and the techniques of policy analysis. Its aims are:

to systematically review and evaluate different research skills, methodologies and paradigms in International Development;
to review systematically, and to evaluate critically, the application of these approaches in the specific areas of social and educational enquiry in which students are specialising;
to support students, within an active research community, in identifying and investigating their own original research questions;
to equip students with the skills to contribute to research projects using any of the main methodologies of the social sciences.

The programme was designed for the needs of two groups of students:

First, those professionals who want to further develop their research and analytical skills in International Development.
Second, those who wish to pursue a Masters in research as a precursor for PhD studies in International Development. The Master of Research in International Development is approved by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as a top quality research training degree that students can use for ESRC-funded PhD studies. ESRC is the most prestigious national institution for funding research in Britain and only few Masters have this recognition. The ESRC now requires that all the students whom it funds for doctoral studies should first complete a recognised programme of this kind (see http://www.esrc.ac.uk/esrccontent/postgradfunding/foindex.asp). Students applying for the MRes in International Development as preparation for a PhD at Bath are therefore eligible to apply for ESRC funding for the MRes/PhD 1+3 programme.

MPhil/PhD in Economics & International Development
Training Provider: University of Bath

The philosophy of the Department is to create a lively and informed research community. We have a strong international research reputation, covering all the mainstream fields of economics, as well as a wide variety of development-related areas and disciplines. The Department has attracted substantial research funding for its work on environmental economics and on wellbeing in developing countries. Many of our academics are acknowledged as leading the field in their disciplines and for their forward thinking.

The University of Bath and the Department were both rated in the top 12 universities in the UK in the Guardian and Times Good University Guides, 2008
The department places great emphasis on the constructive relationship between its active research agenda and its postgraduate provision

BSc Economics and International Development (University of Bath)
Training Provider: University of Bath

The focus on international development embraces the study of the economics, politics and sociology of developing countries. Students should acquire a good interdisciplinary understanding of international development issues and be able to use appropriate techniques to analyse specific problems in the world economy.

The aims of the programme are to give students opportunities to:

establish a firm disciplinary base in economics, a coherent understanding of the concepts and models of economics;
develop an analytical and empirical understanding of the relevance of economics to contemporary problems and policies;
analyse and evaluate economic problems so that they can reach considered and appropriate conclusions, and can competently communicate the reasoning behind these conclusions;
focus knowledge of economics on issues of international development, and embrace different disciplinary perspectives;
access a flexible educational framework that enables them to maintain a broad course of study, including the option to study a language;
attain their full academic potential, within an environment which is constructively critical and where current research of staff members informs their teaching.

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