Development Studies

Development Studies is a multidisciplinary social science subject. It has a particular focus on developing countries and issues relating to social and economic development. It incorporates aspects of the fields of anthropology, criminology, demography, ecology, economics, geography, history, international relations, philosophy, political science, public management and sociology. Development studies is a relatively new academic discipline and is often taught in combination with more traditional degree subjects.

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Common Degree/Major Names

BA/BSc	Development Economics
BSc	Environment and Development
BA/BSc	Global Affairs
BA/BSc	Global Challenges
BA	Global Development
BSc	Global Sustainability Science
BASc	Global Sustainable Development
BA/BSc	Globalisation
BA/BSc	International Development
BA/BSc	Social Sciences

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Useful Skills

	Staying Positive (Resilience)
	Teamwork
	Written Communication

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Institution	Country	Campus Type	Size	Education Model	Selectivity
Georgia Institute of Technology	USA	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Technologically based education combined with experiential learning.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)	UK	City Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Specialist Social Science institution	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Michigan State University	USA	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal Arts with a heavy emphasis on research	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
Bocconi University	Italy	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Our programs provide ground-breaking and innovative course content through hands-on interaction	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
SOAS University of London	UK	Urban City	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Bachelors in Social Sciences, Arts, Humanities, Languages and Cultures (including Global Liberal Arts)	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of Glasgow	UK	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Major in 3 subjects in Year 1 in Arts, Sciences & Social Sciences giving exceptional honours choice.	Selective (25-50% admitted). Competitive entry subjects are more selective.
New York University	USA, UAE, China	City Island Campus, City Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal Arts, 230+ areas of study	Extremely Selective (<10% admitted) High performing students with 6s and 7s. IB DP predictions are accepted in lieu of SAT / ACT.
Leiden University	The Netherlands	City Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Leiden University offers a mix of focused, inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary programmes.	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted) Selectivity depends on the programme.

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