Our BSc (Hons) International Development with Economics degree allows you to explore some of the most urgent challenges facing our changing world — such as poverty, inequality, climate change, conflict and migration — and how we can build a sustainable global future that leaves no one behind.

Through a broad social science approach, mixed with a grounding in economics, you'll become a social scientist equipped with an in-depth understanding of the increasingly complex global challenges we face, and the skills to tackle them.

Boost your experience with a professional placement

This course gives you the opportunity to do a professional placement. If you choose this option, you'll spend Year 3 working within a real-world organisation, using the skills you have gained during your studies.

During this time, you'll enhance your CV with demonstrable work experience and gain practical skills to prepare for life beyond university.