4-Term Pathway - International Foundation in Business, Economics and Data - Continue to Bachelor of Art (Honours) - Global Development with Economics with a Year Abroad

This course combines a strong interdisciplinary foundation with a specialist economics lens in the study of global development. Students will take core modules that seek to understand critical contemporary issues from an economics perspective – including poverty, exclusion, deprivation, foreign aid, the environment, trade and globalization – focusing specifically on how economic and social inequalities arise, and exploring the policies and processes that can reduce them. They will develop practical skills in economic methods and statistics, learning basic data analysis techniques and exploring specialist statistical software, in order to think systematically about important macroeconomics and microeconomics questions. 

Global Development focuses on addressing contemporary challenges in developing and transitioning economies via disciplinary and multi-disciplinary approaches. Students will consistently benefit from excellent research-led teaching, ensuring they will encounter the latest thinking in the field.   

Within the program , Students will be supported in developing complementary specialist areas of interest and have the flexibility to choose modules from a range of disciplines, including economics, agricultural policy, media, environmental justice, climate change, gender, and education.