MSc Globalisation and Development
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

The Globalisation and Development programme is designed for development practitioners, activists, and students with a scholarly interest in understanding global processes and development, and for those who want to work on, or analyse, development related tasks and issues.

This exciting programme offers a critical examination of the contemporary process of globalisation and how it influences the developing world, both before and after the ongoing global crisis. The MSc Globalisation and Development blends, in equal measure, critical analysis of mainstream thinking, alternative theories and practices, and case studies of political, social and cultural aspects of globalisation and development.

This degree draws its strength from the unrivalled expertise at SOAS in development problems and processes. It is also highly relevant to anyone working, or intending to work, in development advocacy, policy making, and global development policy analysis, in the NGO sector, government agencies, and international development organisations.

Minimum upper second class honours degree (or equivalent). Relevant work experience may also be considered.

September - September (Full time)
This programme may also be taken part time over 24 or 36 months.

There are two distinctive features which give Development Studies at SOAS characteristics not available elsewhere. The first is the School's outstanding reputation for the study of non-Western systems of thought and law. The second is its unrivalled regional specialisation in the languages and cultures of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

The department hosts a wide range of seminars from high profile speakers and professionals working in the development sector.