Global Development BA (Hons)

Overview
The world urgently needs a new generation to help tackle global challenges like inequality, conflict, sustainability, and social justice. If you’re ready to make a difference, our BA in Global Development will equip you with the knowledge and skills to drive meaningful change.

From day one, you’ll work alongside research-active lecturers to explore the lasting impacts of colonial and imperial legacies. You’ll uncover why partnerships between the Global South and Global North are essential for fair and just development and learn how to challenge power structures that drive inequality on local, national, and global scales.

You’ll explore how cross-cultural dialogues, resistance, mobilisation, and social action can achieve greater social and environmental justice and how people in different parts of the world shape development. Youll be encouraged to expand your understanding of diverse perspectives on development and experiment with action-driven research methods.

At UEA, youll be joining one of the UK’s longest established and most prestigious Global Development courses. Our School of Global Development (DEV) is 1st in the UK for Development Studies (REF 2021). Youll connect to our exciting global development networks through our year abroad and work placement programmes. Common year abroad destinations include Mexico, Japan, and Australia, and popular destinations for work placements are Uganda, Peru, Thailand, Ghana, Cambodia, Belgium, Tanzania, and Cyprus.

Upon graduation, youll have the professional skills and confidence to engage in critical global development debates. Whether you aspire to be a researcher, policymaker, NGO worker, activist, entrepreneur, filmmaker, writer, or teacher, a degree in Global Development will open doors to many rewarding careers. If you’d like a taster, check out our free Future Learn course.

Disclaimer
Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the providers website: www.uea.ac.uk