- UCAS course code
- L900
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Arts (BAEcon)
BAEcon Development Studies
In-depth study into the problems and options faced by the developing world.
Duration: 3 or 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: L900 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Industrial experience
- Typical A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL, including specific subjects
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £29,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
Scholarships and bursaries, including the Manchester Bursary , are available to eligible home/EU students.
Some undergraduate UK students will receive bursaries of up to £2,000 per year, in addition to the government package of maintenance grants.
You can get information and advice on student finance to help you manage your money.
Course unit details:
Topics in Inequality & Poverty
| Unit code | ECON30041 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 3 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
This course is a 20 credit optional unit at the third year level covering various topics on inequality and poverty and their impact on the economy. By design this course is meant to give a 'grand tour' of the different perspectives through which the interlinkages between income distribution and the economy can be viewed.
The course starts from the basics of how to measure and interpret the levels of inequality and poverty in the economy and covers both analytically and empirically various facets of how inequality and poverty impact the economy and are in turn impacted by it. The course ends with critically examining the mainstream approaches to evaluating welfare and deprivation and discusses possible alternative ideas.
Pre/co-requisites
| Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introductory Statistics for Economists | SOST10062 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Advanced Statistics | ECON10072A | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Principles of Microeconomic Theory 1: Consumers, Welfare, Production and Costs | ECON10171 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Macroeconomic Analysis 1 | ECON10181 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Microeconomics 1 | ECON10221 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Macroeconomics 1 | ECON10241 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Macroeconomics 1 | ECON10252 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Microeconomics 1 | ECON10331 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Advanced Mathematics | ECON10071B | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
(ECON10171 OR ECON10221 OR ECON10331) AND (ECON10181 OR ECON10241 OR ECON10252) and (SOST10062 or ECON10072)
Aims
The unit aims to provide:
- A broad understanding of the theories underlying the dynamics of inequality and poverty;
- A systematic exposition of the different measures of poverty and inequality; and (ii) critically examine the existing evidence on inequality and poverty, and the role of government policy in it.
Learning outcomes
Student should be able to
- Develop a critical understanding of the dynamics of poverty and inequality
- Use different indices of poverty and inequality and recognise the implications of the measures, and
- Follow and comprehend the broad debates on poverty and inequality.
Teaching and learning methods
Synchronous activities (such as Lectures or Review and Q&A sessions, and tutorials), and guided self-study
Assessment methods
Mid-Term Test (through the Blackboard page) 15%
Final Exam 85%
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: MCQ's ((through the Blackboard page)
Recommended reading
Bourguignon, F. (2015) Globalisation of Inequality, Princeton University Press.
Deaton, A. (2013) The Great Escape: Health Wealth and the Origins of Inequality, Princeton University Press
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Indranil Dutta | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
For every 10 course unit credits we expect students to work for around 100 hours. This time generally includes any contact times (online or face to face, recorded and live), but also independent study, work for coursework, and group work. This amount is only a guidance and individual study time will vary