Development Economics

Entry requirements

You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.

Your qualification should be in economics and include intermediate-level microeconomics and macroeconomics. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Become a policy-oriented development economist in government, international development organisations, consultancies or universities. Learn how to:

• design and evaluate policy, informed by latest research and best practice
• frame complex development challenges, systematically and creatively
• communicate technical analysis clearly and coherently.

As well as gaining a solid grounding in micro- and macroeconomic theory, you’ll learn to analyse contemporary theory, debates and evidence on a wide range of issues including:

• poverty and inequality
• human capital
• markets for labour
• land and credit
• public policy
• economic growth
• management of resource wealth
• trade and aid.

Accreditation

The University of Sussex Business School is accredited by EQUIS, the most comprehensive institutional accreditation system for business and management schools. Accreditation ensures a rigorous quality control, benchmarking against international standards and is acknowledged worldwide.