Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - Global Development with a Placement Year

The BA Global Development with a Placement Year takes an innovative interdisciplinary approach to the study of global development, exploring the most pressing challenges of the 21st century from a range of different perspectives. Fusing insights from anthropology, economics, environmental sciences, geography, media, and politics, students will explore the most urgent global challenges of our time, from poverty to inequality, pandemics to climate change, education to civil war. They will also obtain research skills training. This combined with the truly interdisciplinary nature of this course, will develop graduates into a well-rounded social researcher with a range of skills that are attractive to employers.  

Students will be given a broad grounding in the key issues, organisations and practices of development, before choosing from a range of modules that extend and deepen their understanding of the subject. They can choose to specialise in particular themes, such as gender, education, migration, or conflict. Students can develop your understanding of particular regions in the world, such as sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, or Latin America. They can obtain a stronger grounding in the practices of development, or pursue their emerging interests in a particular area. This is an extremely flexible degree programme that can be tailored to suit your own interests.   In the third year, students will have the invaluable opportunity to gain hands-on experience through a real-world work placement. 

By studying with UEA, students join a close-knit academic community, made up of experts from across multiple disciplines, all housed within the School of Global Development. As such, they benefit from a truly vibrant academic environment and learn from researchers who are making a real difference in the world.