Overview

Within the International Development Management MA degree offered at the University of Westminster , you will learn from examples across the globe, studying real-life case studies, using official project materials and survey data from the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and other development agencies. The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

Key facts

• Throughout the course, we aim to build your management skills, for example, you’ll develop valuable project management techniques. Additionally, you can choose to develop your skills and knowledge further by embarking on a field-based work placement programme with an NGO during the holiday period.

• You’ll enhance your ability to critically evaluate the economic, political and social factors that affect the development policy environment on a national and international level, anything from the financial crisis and its repercussions to the impact of a global pandemic like COVID-19, for instance. 

• We’ll also examine ways to appraise development interventions, increasing your technical and practical capability to put forward workable and sustainable solutions.

Careers

• The course will particularly suit those seeking to work within NGOs and the international development community (including the World Bank, IMF, central and development banks, and government economic planning directorates), as self-employed development specialists, consultants or as a trade attaché in foreign diplomatic offices. 

• The course will also enable you to work with multinational corporations where, alongside good technical skills, an awareness of global development issues and challenges and the ability to think critically about the world are highly valued.

Job roles

This course will prepare you for roles such as:

• Business advisor

• Trade advisor

• Development consultant

• Programme analyst