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About the course
Poverty reduction is the ultimate measure of development effectiveness. On this Poverty and Development MA, you gain the knowledge and skills to engage with the design, implementation and assessment of national and international efforts to reduce poverty.
Through an interdisciplinary lens, you’ll develop a:
- sound understanding of the main theories of development and poverty reduction in development
- solid grounding in the concepts and skills needed to engage in debates on poverty and development.
This course is taught at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS).
"I gained specialist knowledge – in inequality and social protection, for example – and a range of new analytical tools to use going forward.”
Entry Requirements
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.
Your qualification should be in the social sciences or a related subject. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.
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