The BA Global Development programme is a three-year, full-time degree course taught by the School of Geography together with the School of Politics and International Relations and School of Languages, Linguistics and Film. It is an innovative, interdisciplinary programme which provides students with a number of different entry points into the most pressing development challenges of our time – from health pandemics to social inequalities and climate change. The programme equips students with a range of theoretical and methodological tools for understanding development challenges from a global, intersectional perspective that is attentive to the role of gender and race. Students will be encouraged to challenge the common use of Western historical experiences and categories as the universal templates against which the rest of the world is measured and understood. They will gain first-hand experience of debating development theory, conducting original fieldwork and engaging global policy actors in order to develop evidence-based understandings of, and responses to, the key development challenges of the 21st century. The programme also provides students with the opportunity to undertake language training, equipping them with the skills required for further study and/or an international career in the global development arena.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1:
Key Issues in Global Development: Poverty, Inequality and Climate Change
Research Methods for Geographers and Environmental Scientists
Global Worlds
Global Histories
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment is varied and will take a number of forms within the programme. The nature of the assessment is closely connected to the desired learning outcomes and the mode of teaching within each module. Forms of assessment include:
• seen and unseen examinations
• in-class tests
• coursework essays
• research projects and dissertations
• project synopses
• oral presentations and role play exercises
• group projects and presentations
• writing exercises/written assessments that adopt different formats and styles and are aimed at a range of audiences, for example writing journals and newspaper articles
• literature reviews
• writing policy briefs, field work journals, reading exercises
• audio-visual productions (including podcasting on fieldtrips)
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
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L750
Institution code:
Q50
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Geography and/or Politics is preferred but not required.
We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements.
Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification.
For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq
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Queen Mary University of London welcomes applications from students currently studying Level 3 BTEC qualifications and will consider you for entry to the majority of our undergraduate courses. The typical entry requirements will vary according to the course you are applying for.
Some of our courses require specific subject knowledge which you may not be able to cover as part of a Level 3 BTEC qualification and we may therefore require additional Level 3 qualifications to ensure that you are suitably prepared for relevant courses. A small number of our courses do not accept BTEC qualifications for entry, either as a standalone qualification, or in combination with other qualifications at Level 3.
Information on our typical entry requirements and guidance for applying can be found at http://www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/btec/
If you are at all unsure about the acceptability of your BTEC qualification for entry, please contact the Admissions team for individual advice (admissions@qmul.ac.uk)
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
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All applicants to Queen Mary must show they meet a minimum academic English language standard for admission and to be successful on the course.
Please refer to the website below for details on our English Language requirements by course and acceptable alternative qualifications. You will also find important information regarding UKVI's English requirements if you are applying as an international student and will require a Student Visa to enter the UK.
Queen Mary University of London: English Language Requirements
