International Development-Poverty, Inequality and Development

Overview

You will learn about the different conceptualisations and characteristics of poverty and inequality through high-level academic training from leading academics, in a vibrant and stimulating environment.

 The International Development-Poverty, Inequality and Development course from The University of Manchester Aims :

• Provide critical insights into different theoretical and disciplinary perspectives on how poverty, inequality and development can be understood, measured and explained
• Provide you with a thorough conceptual framework and the skills necessary to critically analyse key theoretical and practical issues relating to poverty, inequality and development;
• Provide critical insights into the key strategies, policies and practices currently employed to promote development, equality and poverty reduction
• Provide a wide range of options for advanced training in areas of specialist expertise relevant to poverty, inequality and development;
• Develop advanced competencies in transferable areas, including developing reasoned arguments, gathering, organising and using evidence and information from a wide variety of sources, undertaking both team-based and independent work to deadlines, and both written and verbal forms of communication

• Assist you in developing your specialist area of expertise within the field of poverty, inequality and development, and applying your understanding and skills through supervised individual research culminating in a dissertation.

Career opportunities

This course will prepare you for employment in a range of development-related fields, including research, policy and practice. A wide range of transferable skills will be developed, including analytical and professional skills.

More generally, the Global Development Institute (GDI) will equip you with the skills for specialist positions in development-related NGOs and public and private organisations. Potential careers include:

• international development;
• non-governmental organisations;
• central and local government;
• project implementation;
• consultancy;
• charity;
• urban and regional development policy;
• human resources;
• education;
• information and communication technologies;
• project management;
• research.