Masters Degrees (Uea)

Study MA Development Practice at a Top 15 UK University

The MA Development Practice is a new, interdisciplinary degree focusing on the key management and strategic challenges faced by the development sector. This course is ideal if you are seeking to start or advance a career in development and humanitarian management.

Critical perspectives

Recent decades have seen significant shifts in the way NGOs and other organisations in the development sector operate. The MA Development Practice will give you critical perspectives on these changes, and equip you with tools for contributing to future developments.

It offers a comprehensive introduction to the way the sector works, from planning to critical issues affecting the sector. It will provide you with a solid conceptual understanding of key debates and issues in international development, together with technical skills in project design and management.

Overview

Recent decades have seen significant shifts in the way NGOs and other organisations in the development sector operate. The MA Development Practice will give you critical perspectives on these changes, and equip you with tools for contributing to future developments.

Over the year, and across two central Critical Issues modules, you’ll develop a rigorous and deep critique of the ways NGOs and other agencies work, and the political contexts of development.

Practical skills

Practical issues are at the heart of this MA and you will focus on issues and challenges raised during project planning, management and implementation. Working as part of a team, you will propose innovative solutions to classic development problems.

A work-based placement is also offered as part of the course. Over the summer months, you can undertake a work placement with a relevant organisation and write an extended analytical report on the experience. This gives you a chance to action the ideas and concepts explored in class, as well as enhancing your development in the work place.

A range of professional skills courses are also available to top-up and extend the portfolio of practical skills developed as part of the course. 

A range of optional seminars and workshops are also offered during your Masters programme for the teaching and strengthening of student skills. Sessions to support learning - in particular essay writing - occur throughout the year.

Please access our Skills Training and Development Practice Programme for further information.

English proficiency

We welcome applications from students whose first language is not English. To ensure such students benefit from postgraduate study, we require evidence of proficiency in English. Please visit our website for more information.

Scholarships and funding

A variety of Scholarships may be offered to UK students. Please click here for more detailed information about UK/EU Scholarships and Funding.

The University offers around £1 million of Scholarships each year to support International students in their studies. Scholarships are normally awarded to students on the basis of academic merit and are usually for the duration of the period of study. Please click here for further information about funding for International students. International candidates are also actively encouraged to access the University's International section of our website.

How to apply

Applications for Postgraduate Taught programmes at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University.

You can apply online, or by downloading the application form.

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