International Development University of Galway

Overview

International Development from University of Galway, from climate action to food security, from gender equality to youth participation, from environmental justice to human rights, the programme engages key overlapping challenges of global development, through tailored modules incorporating interdisciplinary expertise from human geography, international relations, international development and political ecology.

Key facts

It is taught by highly experienced staff who have worked in leading academic institutions and multilateral global governance agencies. They bring a rich background in human rights, human security, planning, gender, migration and urban studies, and extensive field-based research experience from many countries worldwide. With a strong emphasis on interdisciplinarity, we aim to support you in embarking upon a distinct career path in the field that draws upon expert, critical and participatory knowledges in shaping a more sustainable world. 

The full-time programme comprises three seminar-based modules in Semester 1 (September-December) and three seminar-based modules in Semester 2 (January-April). The summer period (May-August) will involve a supervised research project and dissertation. Part-time students will take three taught modules in year 1 and three taught modules and the dissertation module in year 2. The course may be taken as a full-time degree over a twelve-month period (September to August) OR as a part-time degree taken over a twenty-four-month period.