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MSc International Development: Politics, Governance and Development Policy / Overview
Year of entry: 2019
- Degree awarded
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Duration
- 12 months (full-time); 27 months (part-time)
- Entry requirements
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A Bachelors degree (minimum 2:1), or international equivalent.
- How to apply
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Y | Y | N | N |
Course overview
- Discover the many ways that politics is critical to the success of development.
- Explore a topic taking centre stage on the international development agenda.
- Examine the 'lived' or 'real' politics in developing countries and the dynamics underpinning change.
Open days
The University holds regular open days, where you will have the opportunity to tour the campus and find out more about our facilities and courses.
On this day, you will find out more about the School of Environment, Education and Development and our resources, and meet academic and admissions staff who will be able to answer any questions you have.
For more information, see Open days
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2019, the tuition fees are as follows:
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MSc (full-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): £11,500
International students (per annum): £20,000 -
MSc (part-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): £5,750
International students (per annum): £10,000
The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration and computational costs during your studies.
All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for international students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit postgraduate fees
Self-funded international applicants for this course will be required to pay a deposit of £1,000 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. This deposit will only be refunded if immigration permission is refused. We will notify you about how and when to make this payment.
Scholarships/sponsorships
We offer a number of postgraduate taught scholarships and merit awards to outstanding applicants and international students.
In addition, the Manchester Alumni Scholarship Scheme offers a £3,000 reduction in tuition fees to University of Manchester alumni who achieved a first-class Bachelors degree and are progressing to a postgraduate taught masters course.
For more information, see Fees and funding or search the University's postgraduate funding database
Contact details
- Academic department
- School of Environment, Education and Development
- Contact name
- Ana Ros Sánchez
- Telephone
- 0161 275 0969
- gdi.admissions@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/
- Academic department overview
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See: The School .
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