International Development with - University of S

Tuition Fee

Start Date

Medium of studying

Duration

36 months

Program Facts

Program Details

Degree

Bachelors

Major

Foreign Language

Area of study

Langauges

Timing

Full time

Course Language

English

About Program

Program Overview

The International Development with a Language BA (Hons) at the University of Sussex explores global challenges such as climate change, poverty, and inequality. The program combines academic rigor with practical experience, preparing students for careers in development, humanitarian aid, and social justice organizations. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of global issues and develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and intercultural communication skills. The program is highly rated for its high-quality student experience and offers optional study abroad programs and career development support.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This 3-year full-time program explores global challenges such as climate change, conflicts, migration patterns, and inequalities. Students will examine the institutional legacies and power structures that shape these issues and learn from specialists in areas like climate justice, finance, gender, social justice, health, and technology.

Objectives:

Develop critical knowledge and practical tools to contribute to positive change in the world.
Gain an interdisciplinary understanding of global challenges from perspectives like Anthropology, Geography, International Relations, Education, and Economics.
Learn about the root causes of poverty and inequality from a global social justice perspective.
Challenge simplistic understandings of development and its beneficiaries.
Understand how development practitioners, policymakers, social movements, and affected communities respond to new challenges.
Collaborate with fellow students to design innovative solutions for alternative futures.

Outline:

The program combines International Development with a language, offering choices like Arabic, British Sign Language, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, or English Language Teaching.

Year 1:

Core Modules:
Colonialism and After
Global Development Paradigms, Policy and Politics
Sussex Perspectives on International Development
Aid and Development Cooperation
Global Development Challenges and Innovation
Key Thinkers in Development
Options:
Arabic Beginners A/B
British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1A/B
Chinese Beginners A/B
French Beginners A/B, French for Professional Purposes 1A/B, French Intermediate A/B Year 1
German Beginners A/B, German Intermediate A/B
Italian Beginners A/B, Italian Intermediate A/B
Japanese Beginners A/B, Japanese Intermediate A/B
Spanish Beginners A/B, Spanish for Professional Purposes 1A/B, Spanish Intermediate A/B Year 1

Year 2:

Core Modules:
Economic Perspectives on Development
Research Skills for Development
Social Change, Culture and Development
Options:
Arabic Advanced A/B, Arabic Intermediate A/B
British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2A/B
Chinese Advanced A/B, Chinese Intermediate A/B
Development and the State
Environmental Perspectives on Development
French Advanced A/B, French for Professional Purposes 2A/B, French Intermediate A/B
Gender and Development: Theory, Concepts and Issues
German Advanced A/B, German Intermediate A/B
Health, Poverty and Inequality
International Education and Development
Italian Advanced A/B, Italian Intermediate A/B
Japanese Advanced A/B, Japanese Intermediate A/B
Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism
Spanish Advanced A/B, Spanish for Professional Purposes 2A/B, Spanish Intermediate A/B

Year 3:

Options:
Advanced Sustainable Development: Sustainability in Policy and Practice
Arabic Advanced A/B, Arabic in Context A/B
British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3A/B
Building Peace After War
Chinese Advanced A/B, Chinese in Context A/B
Cultures of Colonialism
Development, Business and Corporate Social Responsibility
Disasters, Environment and Development
Disease, Diplomacy and Development
East Asia Rising: Beyond the American Century?
Environment and Development in World Politics
Environmental Protest: Past & Present
French Advanced A/B (B), French For Professional Purposes 3A/B, French in Context A/B
Geographies of Money, Finance, and Debt
Geographies of Rising and Declining Powers
German Advanced A/B, German in Context A/B
Global Work Experience
Hope for health: Disease, development and society
Human Rights
Italian Advanced A/B, Italian in Context A/B
Japanese Advanced A/B, Japanese in Context A/B
Mobilities and Global Inequalities
Palestine and the International
Policing Racial Capitalism
Refugees, Migrants and Religion
Religions in Global Politics
Slavery, Emancipation and Legacies
Spanish Advanced A/B (B), Spanish for Professional Purposes 3A/B, Spanish in Context A/B
The Anthropology of Geopolitics
International Development Thesis (Autumn and Spring)
Critical Perspectives on Conflict and Violence
Decolonial Movements
Designing Alternatives for Development
Development Tools and Skills
Education, Justice & Liberation
Political Ecology and Environmental Justice

Assessment:

The program uses a variety of assessment methods, including:

Essays
Exams
Presentations
Group projects
Research papers
Dissertations

Teaching:

Lectures
Seminars
Workshops
Guest talks by development practitioners and activists
Visits from alumni
Access to the Department of Language Studies' language suite, multimedia workstation, and Language Café.

Careers:

Graduates are equipped for careers in:

Environment and international development
Charity, voluntary, social, and welfare sectors
Civil Service, politics, and social research

Recent graduate destinations include:

Advocacy and communications assistant, War Child UK
Consultant, UN Industrial Development Organisation
Programme monitoring, UNHCR Earthquake Response Programme, Nepal

Other:

The program is highly rated by the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023, receiving a Silver rating for its high-quality student experience and outcomes.
Students have the opportunity to participate in optional study abroad programs and placements to gain practical experience and enhance their employability.
The program is taught by a team of experienced and passionate faculty members who are experts in their fields.

Note:

The program is scheduled to start in September 2025.