SOAS University of London, Full Time MSc Degrees in Development Studies

provides a solid interdisciplinary social science formation in development theory and practice and develops students’ capacities for independent and critical analysis. Read more

applicants apply for the MSc Development Studies programme but can decide to follow the Gender Pathway upon arrival by choosing the combination of modules required for this pathway. Read more

Applicants apply for the MSc Development Studies programme  but can decide to follow the Contemporary India Pathway upon arrival by choosing the combination of modules required for this pathway (see Structure tab). Read more

The MSc Research for International Development is a cutting-edge degree funded and supported by the UK’s ESRC (The Economic and Social Research Council). Read more

The MSc Research for International Development is a cutting-edge degree funded and supported by the UK’s ESRC (The Economic and Social Research Council). Read more

This innovative MSc in Migration, Mobility and Development programme offers you the opportunity to combine study and analysis of critical perspectives on development and the increasingly important and related field of migration studies. Read more

This pioneering programme MSc Violence, Conflict and Development explores the complex links between violent conflict and development, both historically and today. Read more

The MSc Humanitarianism, Aid and Conflict builds on the strength of existing expertise in violence, conflict and global development within the Department of Development Studies and SOAS in general. Read more

Why are we facing a planetary ecological crisis? And what can we do to solve the world’s major socio-ecological problems? The MSc Environment, Politics and Development programme addresses these pressing questions through a combination of critical political ecology and interdisciplinary approaches. Read more

MSc Humanitarian Action (Online) is an online degree that engages critically with the history, politics and practice of humanitarian action. Read more

is the flagship Master's programme offered by the SOAS Economics Department. It combines the two core intellectual traditions nurtured for decades in our unique Department: a pluralist approach to economics and a focus on real-world development issues. Read more

programme combines environmental concerns with development economics and political economy. It draws on the specific strengths of SOAS, namely expertise in development economics, multi-disciplinary environmental focus, and area specialisations in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Read more

students take five core modules in Macroeconomics, Financial Systems and Economic Development, International Finance, Econometrics, and Advanced Econometrics. Read more

If you want to benefit from pluralist theoretical training in institutional economics and development economics, are interested in understanding how inequalities, corruption and climate change affect economic development, and want to apply policies to real world economic issues in the Global South, the MSc in Political Economy of Development is ideal for you. Read more