Third World Development Joint Honours

Start date: September full time/September or January part time      

Course length: Full time: three years Part time: up to six years

Campus: Kedleston Road site, Derby Campus

This course is available to international students

During this course you will learn about the development gap between rich and poor countries, social justice, women’s rights, globalisation, democratisation and environmental impacts. You will look at patterns of political, socio-economic and environmental change in less developed countries in Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Asia. You will evaluate tourism as a strategy for development and investigate alternative or sustainable tourism.

In your second year you'll go on a field visit to Senegal and The Gambia. And, in your final year you'll look at how to manage projects effectively in less developed countries and you'll have the opportunity to do a work placement.

Your lecturers are actively involved in a diverse range of research and consultancy in less developed countries, so you'll be learning the very latest theory and be kept up to date with what's new in this field.

You can combine this subject with up to two others within our Joint Honours Scheme, so you can build up a degree to suit your interests and career needs. You can study Third World Development as a major, joint or minor subject.

• BA (Hons) in American Studies and Third World Development
• BSc (Hons) in Applied Criminology and Third World Development
• BSc (Hons) in Biology and Third World Development
• BSc (Hons) in Business Management and Third World Development
• BA (Hons) in Creative Writing and Third World Development
• BA (Hons) in Education Studies and Third World Development
• BA (Hons) in Film & Television Studies and Third World Development
• BSc (Hons) in Geography and Third World Development
• BA (Hons) in History and Third World Development
• BSc (Hons) in International Relations & Global Development and Third World Development
• BSc (Hons) in Marketing and Third World Development
• BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Third World Development
• BA (Hons) in Property Development and Third World Development
• BSc (Hons) in Psychology and Third World Development
• BSc (Hons) in Sociology and Third World Development
• BSc (Hons) in Third World Development and Environmental Hazards
• BSc (Hons) in Third World Development and Zoology

Stage one

You'll study a selection of these modules:

• Introduction to Third World Development
• Key Skills for Physical and Social Sciences
• Introduction to Human Geography
• Introduction to International Relations and Global Development
• Environmental Conservation
• Environmental Hazards and Disasters

Stage two

You'll study a selection of these modules:

• Development: Theory and Practice (PDP)
• International Development policy: Agencies and the State (PDP)
• Population Geography
• Doing Qualitative Research
• Environment, Society and Development
• Water: Resource, Hazard, Commodity
• Transport Geography

Stage three

You'll study a selection of these modules:

• Theories and Concepts of Development
• Development Management and Practice in the Voluntary Sector
• Research Study in Geographical, Earth and Environmental Sciences (PDP)
• Global Food Security and Food Futures
• Globalisation and Social Change
• Vocational Module
• Education and Global Inequality

Our entry requirements are usually 260-300 UCAS points from A levels, including Grade C in A level Geography, Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Sociology or Psychology, or equivalent qualifications such as a BTEC National Diploma, Scottish Highers etc. If you've completed an Access/Foundation course, we also accept these qualifications.

The UCAS tariff points are a guide - we'll also consider all the information that you've included in your application. We'll also want to see that you're enthusiastic and motivated to take this course and that you have the potential to benefit from coming to university.

General undergraduate entry requirements

Fees for 2013/14

This is a resource intensive course.

UK/EU students

Full time:

• If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £7,700 per year.
• If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject it will cost £8,250 per year.

Part time:

• If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £965 per module, (you'll usually take 18 of these in total).
• If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject it will cost £1,030 per module, (you'll usually take 18 of these in total).

International students

Full time:

• If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £9,945 per year.
• If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject or a specialist subject it will cost £10,225 per year.

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

How you'll learn

You will be taught by lecturers who are experienced and actively involved in research and consultancy in less developed countries. This means you will be learning all the latest theory and will be kept up to date with what’s new in this field.

How you're assessed

The assessments for this course are stimulating, varied and challenging. 70% of the modules are assessed through coursework. You will receive support and feedback throughout your assessment.

Fieldtrips

You will have the opportunity to go to The Gambia to explore issues such as health and healthcare delivery and look at the role of education by visiting schools and educational institutions.

You'll develop specialist skills such as managing projects, advocacy, community relations management and facilitating change in communities. This will open up career opportunities for you in the field of development. You could work for aid agencies,
development organisations, transnational corporations or public and voluntary bodies. Recent graduates are now working for the Department for International Development, the United Nations Development Programme, and the Voluntary Service Overseas project.

This course allows for so many exciting opportunities such as the field trip to The Gambia for two weeks. And the lectures are so helpful.

Sarah Meek, Graduate