International Development BA (Hons)

Course Overview - International Development BA (Hons)

This degree gives you insight into the challenges of global development. It critically explores how the competing challenges of inequality, poverty reduction, economic growth and social development are negotiated and contested, alongside ways in which people and institutions respond to these challenges.

Core modules in the programme introduce you to key issues such as the impact of colonialism, how different agencies contribute to development and how development operates in practice. You’ll also be able to choose from optional modules in your final year, allowing you to spe...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

24/09/2025

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT

Application Details

Course Code

L920

Institution Code

L23

Points of Entry

Year 1, Year 2

Entry Requirements

Scottish Higher

BB in Advanced Highers and AABBB in Highers; or B in Advanced Highers and AAABB in Highers, or AABBBB in Highers.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

Complete 60 credits with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 at Merit or higher.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

34

6,5,5 at higher level.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2,H2,H2,H3,H3,H3

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,M2,M2

A level

A,B,B

Specific subject requirements

T Level

We will consider T-levels in appropriate subjects as they become available. In all cases applicants should have GCSE English at 4 or above.

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