Thinking of taking International Development as an undergraduate?
The School of Education at the University of Ulster offers an innovative undergraduate programme in International Development that students can take with their major course of study as part of the modular system offered.
What is this programme about?
The study of International Development is about human development, locally and globally. It is a multidisciplinary field that will allow you to consider how your talents can be applied in a wide variety of international settings. It is primarily concerned with studying inequalities between people and nations, and the ethical issues that poverty and inequality create. Because the study of International Development investigates the world and the people who live here, it encourages you to be confident and tolerant with cross cultural issues, and to analyse and attempt to resolve global problems. Above all, this minor programme of study will seek to engage you on both intellectual and personal levels, in the critical issues of social change that are transforming global society.
Who is it for? In short, it is for anyone who is interested in studying International Development! There are a number of major courses of study that you can take with the Minor in International Development and they are:
Faculty of Arts
• American Studies with International Development
• English with International Development
• European Studies with International Development
• Film Studies with International Development
• French with International Development
• German with International Development
• History with International Development
• Irish with International Development
• Journalism with International Development
• Media Studies with International Development
• Spanish with International Development
Faculty of Business and Management
• Business with International Development
Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
• Environmental Science with International Development
• Geography with International Development
An undergraduate degree is made up of 18 modules of which 6 are taken each year.
Each year, you will take 4 modules in your major subject and 2 modules in your Minor subject. This means that if you chose to study International Development (minor) you will study two modules each year, six in total across your three-year degree.
What Will You Be Studying? In Year 1, you will take two modules. Module 1 provides an introduction to the key theories of development that have influenced development practice. In Module 2 you will examine the work of key development agencies, for example, United Nations organizations, government agencies, and other non-state agencies such as OXFAM and Save the Children Fund.
In Year 2, you will examine a wide range of key development issues and themes. The emphasis of both modules offered in Year 2 is on the use of real-life case study examples of development practice in areas that include Politics, Economics, Education, Health, the Environment and Sustainable Development.
In Year 3, you will study some of the most challenging development issues including poverty, gender inequality, disability, conflict and human security. You will participate in seminars where you are given the opportunity to interact with development workers. In addition, you will be required to undertake an independently guided study.
Assessment
We like to use a range of different forms of assessment of our programmes. These include the use of formal, written examinations as well as collaborative group presentations, written coursework, case studies, class tests and a range of online work (usually based around readings, discussions and group work). We feel it is important for International Development to make use of different but complementary forms of assessment and hope that we appeal to the wide range of learning styles held by our students.
Employability
If you are interested in what you could do with your undergraduate degree in International Development, this is an ideal complement to a major course of study for those who are interested in working in the field of international development and humanitarian aid, locally and internationally. The type of career you aspire to could include being an aid worker, diplomat, journalist, planner, policy analyst, researcher, social services, or a teacher, to name a few.
There are a number of graduate recruitment schemes available too, offered by government agencies and international organisations such as the Department for International Development (UK).
"In terms of real employment opportunities for citizens of Western countries, the job market in international aid offers at any given time no less than 100,000 posts spread over a very broad range of professional profiles. At the lower end we find the short-term missions as a paid volunteer for an NGO (literally tens of thousands of positions in
thousands of organizations worldwide), and at the top end we find the life-long career as an international civil servant with the large organizations (several thousand Britons are employed at the time of writing by the United Nations alone). Between these two layers is an almost infinite range of variations in terms of mission length, requirements, salaries and career possibilities."
Extract from: Dr. Piero Calvi-Parisetti and Angela Higney (2006: 2nd ed) Working in International Development and Emergency Aid, Gignos e-publishing
What do I need to be able to combine Education within my degree? Entry requirements
First of all when applying through UCAS you will be asked for a certain number of potential points to be offered a place on your main or major subject. If you comply with this requirement you can be automatically offered a place in International Development. We are entirely dependant on the requirements of the major subject. So if they accept you, then so do we! So remember, *youmust satisfy the general entry requirements for admission to your major course of study. *Please refer to the prospectus of your intended major course of study for further information
Other than written qualifications, we like to engage our students in debates around important international issues. We therefore like people who can develop informed opinions through their studies and are willing to engage in discussion and in critical writing. We want thinkers or at the very least we want those who wish to develop their thinking skills.
If you believe this is you or that you might someday consider a career in education then why not consider taking it as part of your degree?
For further information about this programme please contact the Social Science Faculty office: Mrs. Joyce Spence e-mail; j.spence@ulster.ac.uk +44 (0)28 70324140
Undergraduate Courses
BSc Hons Business with International Development
BA Hons English with International Development
BSc Hons Environmental Science with International Development
BA Hons Film Studies with International Development
BA Hons French with International Development
BSc Hons Geography with International Development
BA Hons German with International Development
BA Hons History with International Development
BA Hons Media Studies with International Development
BA Hons Spanish with International Development
If you would like to learn more about how we can help further your studies and career opportunities, please contact us.
Thinking of taking International Development as an undergraduate?
The School of Education at the University of Ulster offers an innovative undergraduate programme in International Development that students can take with their major course of study as part of the modular system offered.
The study of International Development is about human development, locally and globally. It is a multidisciplinary field that will allow you to consider how your talents can be applied in a wide variety of international settings. It is primarily concerned with studying inequalities between people and nations, and the ethical issues that poverty and inequality create. Because the study of International Development investigates the world and the people who live here, it encourages you to be confident and tolerant with cross cultural issues, and to analyse and attempt to resolve global problems. Above all, this minor programme of study will seek to engage you on both intellectual and personal levels, in the critical issues of social change that are transforming global society.
In short, it is for anyone who is interested in studying International Development! There are a number of major courses of study that you can take with the Minor in International Development and they are:
Faculty of Arts
• American Studies with International Development
• English with International Development
• European Studies with International Development
• Film Studies with International Development
• French with International Development
• German with International Development
• History with International Development
• Irish with International Development
• Journalism with International Development
• Media Studies with International Development
• Spanish with International Development
Faculty of Business and Management
• Business with International Development
Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
• Environmental Science with International Development
• Geography with International Development
An undergraduate degree is made up of 18 modules of which 6 are taken each year.
Each year, you will take 4 modules in your major subject and 2 modules in your Minor subject. This means that if you chose to study International Development (minor) you will study two modules each year, six in total across your three-year degree.
What Will You Be Studying?
In Year 1, you will take two modules. Module 1 provides an introduction to the key theories of development that have influenced development practice. In Module 2 you will examine the work of key development agencies, for example, United Nations organizations, government agencies, and other non-state agencies such as OXFAM and Save the Children Fund.
In Year 2, you will examine a wide range of key development issues and themes. The emphasis of both modules offered in Year 2 is on the use of real-life case study examples of development practice in areas that include Politics, Economics, Education, Health, the Environment and Sustainable Development.
In Year 3, you will study some of the most challenging development issues including poverty, gender inequality, disability, conflict and human security. You will participate in seminars where you are given the opportunity to interact with development workers. In addition, you will be required to undertake an independently guided study.
Assessment
We like to use a range of different forms of assessment of our programmes. These include the use of formal, written examinations as well as collaborative group presentations, written coursework, case studies, class tests and a range of online work (usually based around readings, discussions and group work). We feel it is important for International Development to make use of different but complementary forms of assessment and hope that we appeal to the wide range of learning styles held by our students.
Employability
If you are interested in what you could do with your undergraduate degree in International Development, this is an ideal complement to a major course of study for those who are interested in working in the field of international development and humanitarian aid, locally and internationally. The type of career you aspire to could include being an aid worker, diplomat, journalist, planner, policy analyst, researcher, social services, or a teacher, to name a few.
There are a number of graduate recruitment schemes available too, offered by government agencies and international organisations such as the Department for International Development (UK).
"In terms of real employment opportunities for citizens of Western countries, the job market in international aid offers at any given time no less than 100,000 posts spread over a very broad range of professional profiles. At the lower end we find the short-term missions as a paid volunteer for an NGO (literally tens of thousands of positions in
thousands of organizations worldwide), and at the top end we find the life-long career as an international civil servant with the large organizations (several thousand Britons are employed at the time of writing by the United Nations alone). Between these two layers is an almost infinite range of variations in terms of mission length, requirements, salaries and career possibilities."
Extract from: Dr. Piero Calvi-Parisetti and Angela Higney (2006: 2nd ed) Working in International Development and Emergency Aid, Gignos e-publishing
What do I need to be able to combine Education within my degree?
Entry requirements
First of all when applying through UCAS you will be asked for a certain number of potential points to be offered a place on your main or major subject. If you comply with this requirement you can be automatically offered a place in International Development. We are entirely dependant on the requirements of the major subject. So if they accept you, then so do we! So remember, *you must satisfy the general entry requirements for admission to your major course of study.
*Please refer to the prospectus of your intended major course of study for further information
Other than written qualifications, we like to engage our students in debates around important international issues. We therefore like people who can develop informed opinions through their studies and are willing to engage in discussion and in critical writing. We want thinkers or at the very least we want those who wish to develop their thinking skills.
If you believe this is you or that you might someday consider a career in education then why not consider taking it as part of your degree?
For further information about this programme please contact the Social Science Faculty office:
Mrs. Joyce Spence
e-mail; j.spence@ulster.ac.uk
+44 (0)28 70324140
Undergraduate Courses
If you would like to learn more about how we can help further your studies and career opportunities, please contact us.