International Development with Economics Dr Aurelie Charles Department of Social & Policy Sciences September 2015

Overview What is the programme about? Its structure Our approach to teaching and learning Why Bath? The Faculty and Dept Related programmes Careers Admissions Questions

What is International Development with Economics all about? 1.How are life prospects for ALL people across the world changing? 2.What explains variation in this: by country, gender, generation..? 3.How should and could our prospects be improved? 4.How do we turn ideas into action? … wants … welfare … poverty … wellbeing … justice … inequality … basic needs … rights …

What is International Development with Economics all about? Social anthropology, sociology, social policy Politics and international relations Economics International development studies Geography Policy sciences Others?! Philosophy

Programme aims To enable you to study economic, social and political aspects of ID both separately and together. To combine a historical approach to understanding development (how the world is) with a normative approach (how it could and should be changed). To allow you to specialise in different areas as the programme progresses. To emphasise economics throughout the degree because of its importance to international development as a field of work, and because of the transferable work skills it provides.

Programme structure (provisional)

Our approach to teaching and learning Intensive - studying five units each semester, with two rounds of assessment each year. Varied (subjects and styles) - stats and graphs but not much algebra. Lectures and seminars. Structured – common core as a foundation for increasing choice and specialisation. Grounded AND theoretical – responding to real issues but also critically reflecting about how we know what we know.

Why Bath? A core group of specialist ID staff within a larger community of social scientists A leading centre for development studies research across Asia, Africa and Latin America. One of the top fifty ID centres in the World according to the “QS Top University” rankings. University reputation, facilities, city…

Approximately 2,300 students Six departments: Social & Policy Sciences Economics Education Health Politics, Languages & International Studies Psychology Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

45 Academic Staff Undergraduates  Sociology  Social Policy  Sociology and Social Policy  Social Sciences  ID with Economics e/ All programmes with or without a placement year Department of Social and Policy Sciences

Related programmes

International Development with Economics as a career platform Grounding in economics concepts and ideas within a wider understanding of social science principles and methods (quantitative and qualitative). Core analytical skills: researching, interpreting and reconciling diverse and often conflicting views on complex and multi-level issues. Placement opportunities. Reputation of the University among employers.

Admissions criteria Minimum entry requirement is AAB at 'A' level, 38 points IB, or equivalent. An appetite for addressing global issues. An interest in international and cross-cultural understanding. A willingness to challenge established ideas and to see your own ideas challenged. No post-GCSE subject prerequisites, but students with strengths in maths, languages, and/or across broad combinations of subjects are particularly welcome.

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