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Department of Social & Policy Sciences Programme Catalogue 2024/25


THSP-APM22: MSc International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability

Route: MSc International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability


Leading to the award of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY


Mode of Attendance: Part-time


Maximum course duration: 2 Years

[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 NFAAR-PGT - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/nfaar-pgt-and-appendices/
Applicable NFAAR appendices:
 Appendix 11
Approved exemptions:
 None
Programme progression requirement:
 Not applicable
Total taught and dissertation/project credits:
 Taught credits: 60; Project credits: 30

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


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Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.



This is a 2 year part-time programme. Units should be studied following one of the routes below:

Route 1: Interdisciplinary international development first

Year 1
  • SP50325: History and theory of international development (Semester 1);
  • SP50324 : Doing research for international development (Semester 1 and Semester 2);
  • Optional unit (Semester 2).
Year 2
  • SP50328: Social and environmental justice (Semester 1);
  • Either SP50334: Dissertation or SP50335: Practicum (Semester 1 and Semester 2);
  • SP50333: [The politics and practice of] sustainability and wellbeing (Semester 2).

Route 2: Pathway specific units first

Year 1
  • SP50328: Social and environmental justice (Semester 1);
  • SP50324 : Doing research for international development (Semester 1 and Semester 2);
  • SP50333: [The politics and practice of] sustainability and wellbeing (Semester 2);
Year 2
  • SP50325: History and theory of international development (Semester 1);
  • Either SP50334: Dissertation or SP50335: Practicum (Semester 1 and Semester 2);
  • Optional unit (Semester 2).

Academic Year: Taught Units

Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: RES INL DEV
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP50324 Doing research for international development 12 Credits

Dissertation Period: Project/Dissertation Units

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP50334 Dissertation 30 Credits
SP50335 Practicum 30 Credits

Semester 1: Taught Units

Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: HST THY INL DEV
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP50325 History and theory of international development 12 Credits
Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: SOC EV JSTC
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP50328 Social, environmental and cognitive justice 12 Credits

Semester 2: Taught Units

Designated Essential Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list: POL SST
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP50333 The politics and practice of sustainability 12 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ED50489 Education and international development for IEG 12 Credits
SP50329 Management of international development 12 Credits
SP50330 Global political economy 12 Credits
SP50331 Humanitarianism 12 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.