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School of Global Studies

International Development with a Language

(BA) International Development with a Language

Entry for 2025

FHEQ level

This course is set at Level 6 in the national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.

Course learning outcomes

1. An understanding of theoretical debates in international development and their relevance for contemporary development practice.

2. An understanding of the historical, economic, social, environmental and cultural aspects of development.

3. A knowledge of practical and research skills in international development and the ability to apply these.

4. An understanding of key contemporary issues in international development.

5. The ability to carry out a sustained independent research project in international development.

6. An understanding of key development concepts.

7. The ability to communicate effectively with others and present information both orally and in writing.

8. The ability to deploy a range of communication and information technology skills.

9. The ability to apply a range of skills in the retrieval and use of primary and secondary sources.

10. The ability to work together with others as well as independently, including to manage time effectively.

11. The ability to present concise and cogently structured arguments, both orally and in writing.

12. The ability to carry out critical analysis on complex issues related to the discipline.

13. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the syntax, lexis and appropriate registers of Arabic/Chinese/French/German/Italian/Japanese/Spanish

14. communicate effectively, and with a good level of accuracy, in spoken Arabic/Chinese/French/German/Italian/Japanese/Spanish

15. communicate effectively, and with a good level of accuracy, in written Arabic/Chinese/French/German/Italian/Japanese/Spanish

16. demonstrate awareness and critical appreciation of one or more cultures and societies other than their own

17. CEFR C1 pathway only: mediate effectively in speaking and writing between English and French/Spanish

Full-time course composition

YearTermStatusModuleCreditsFHEQ level
1Autumn SemesterCoreColonialism and its Afterlives (L2003)154
  CoreEngaging with development at ßÏßÏÊÓÆµ (L2144)154
  CoreGlobal Challenges and Innovations (AF002A)154
  OptionArabic Beginners A (T6001)154
  British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1A (T5002)154
  Chinese Beginners A (T3000)154
  French Beginners A (R1116)154
  French For Professional Purposes 1A (R1135)154
  French Intermediate A (R1118)154
  German Beginners A (R2047)154
  Italian Beginners A (R3047)154
  Japanese Beginners A (T2000)154
  Spanish Beginners A (R4011)154
  Spanish for Professional Purposes 1A (R4033)154
  Spanish Intermediate A (R4016)154
 Spring SemesterCore Aid and Development Cooperation (L2149)154
  CoreDevelopment Policies and Politics (L2132S)154
  CoreKey Thinkers and Doers in Development (L2145)154
  OptionArabic Beginners B (T6002)154
  British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1B (T5003)154
  Chinese Beginners B (T3001)154
  French Beginners B (R1117)154
  French For Professional Purposes 1B (R1136)154
  French Intermediate B (R1001)154
  German Beginners B (R2048)154
  Italian Beginners B (R3046)154
  Japanese Beginners B (T2001)154
  Spanish Beginners B (R4012)154
  Spanish for Professional Purposes 1B (R4034)154
  Spanish Intermediate B (R4015)154
YearTermStatusModuleCreditsFHEQ level
2Autumn SemesterCoreCritical Approaches to Development Economics (L2147)155
  CoreResearch Skills for Development (L2133N)155
  CoreSocial Justice and Development (L2107N)155
  OptionArabic Intermediate A (T6005)154
  British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2A (T5004)154
  Chinese Intermediate A (T3002)154
  French Advanced A (R1133)155
  French for Professional Purposes 2A (R1137)155
  French Intermediate A (R1118)154
  German Intermediate A (R2050)154
  Italian Intermediate A (R3048)154
  Japanese Intermediate A (T2002)154
  Spanish Advanced A (R4031)155
  Spanish for Professional Purposes 2A (R4035)155
  Spanish Intermediate A (R4016)154
 Spring SemesterOptionArabic Intermediate B (T6006)154
  British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2B (T5005)154
  Chinese Intermediate B (T3003)154
  Development and the State (L2128)155
  Environmental Perspectives on Development (L2103)155
  French Advanced B (R1134)155
  French for Professional Purposes 2B (R1138)155
  French Intermediate B (R1001)154
  Gender, Race and Sexuality (L2104)155
  German Intermediate B (R2051)154
  Health, Poverty and Inequality (L2102N)155
  International Education and Development (001DS)155
  Italian Intermediate B (R3052)154
  Japanese Intermediate B (T2003)154
  Practitioner and Activist Skills for Global Justice (012IDS)155
  Spanish Advanced B (R4032)155
  Spanish for Professional Purposes 2B (R4036)155
  Spanish Intermediate B (R4015)154
YearTermStatusModuleCreditsFHEQ level
3Autumn SemesterOptionAdvanced Sustainable Development: Sustainability in Policy and Practice (014GA)306
  Arabic Advanced A (T6003)155
  British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3A (T5006)155
  Chinese Advanced A (T1001)155
  Death, Dying and the Corpse (L6307A)306
  Decolonial Movements (002ID2A)306
  Disasters, Environment and Development (005DA)306
  Environment and Development in World Politics (L2073A)306
  French Advanced A (R1133)155
  French for Professional Purposes 2A (R1137)155
  French For Professional Purposes 3A (R1139)156
  Geographies of Money, Finance, and Debt (012GA)306
  German Advanced A (R2060)155
  Global Work Experience (D6001)306
  Human Rights (L2124A)306
  Indigenous Peoples, Development and the International (025IRA)306
  Italian Advanced A (R3060)155
  Japanese Advanced A (T2004)155
  Mobilities and Global Inequalities (004IDA)306
  Slavery, Emancipation and Legacies (L6303A)306
  Spanish Advanced A (R4031)155
  Spanish for Professional Purposes 2A (R4035)155
  Spanish for Professional Purposes 3A (R4037)156
  What is War (L2072A)306
 Autumn & Spring TeachingOptionInternational Development Thesis (L2153)306
 Spring SemesterOptionArabic Advanced B (T6004)155
  British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3B (T5007)155
  Chinese Advanced B (T1002)155
  Critical Hope in Global Health: From Big Pharma to Local Wellbeing (008ID)306
  Data Analysis for Global Challenges (038IRS)306
  Designing Alternatives for Development (010IDS)306
  Development, Business and Corporate Social Responsibility (L2131S)306
  Development Tools and Skills (L2146S)306
  Education, Justice & Liberation (103IDS)306
  French Advanced B (R1134)155
  French for Professional Purposes 2B (R1138)155
  French For Professional Purposes 3B (R1140)156
  German Advanced B (R2061)155
  Global Food Security (005GS)306
  Humanitarianism in Theory and Practice (018IRS)306
  Italian Advanced B (R3061)155
  Japanese Advanced B (T2005)155
  Political Ecology and Environmental Justice (013IDS)306
  Race, Ethnicity and Identity (L6090)306
  Refugees, Migrants and Religion (008GRS)306
  Spanish Advanced B (R4032)155
  Spanish for Professional Purposes 2B (R4036)155
  Spanish for Professional Purposes 3B (R4038)156
  Understanding Contemporary India (L6057)306

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