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School of Development Studies Overseas Development Group

School of Development Studies Overseas Development Group. Brief overview of DEV/ODG Bruce Lankford. The School of Development Studies studies the economic, environmental, social and political conditions and causes of human poverty. Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.

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School of Development Studies Overseas Development Group

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  1. School of Development StudiesOverseas Development Group Brief overview of DEV/ODG Bruce Lankford

  2. The School of Development Studies studies the economic, environmental, social and political conditions and causes of human poverty Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America

  3. The School of Development Studies (‘DEV’) One of the largest (& oldest) in UK; the only one teaching UG/PG levels, fully research active, consultancy & training, plus with three main disciplines within one School incl natural resources DEV is a community with • ~ 30 members of staff lecturing and researching • ~ 500 students > 50 countries • 80 PhD students • 280 UG students • 130 MA/MSc students • 30 joint students on other programmes

  4. Research areas and themes Three research areas • Social and Human Development • The Political Economy of Development • Livelihoods and Environmental Change Our key strengths in teaching & research: • Broad inter-disciplinarity • A good understanding of different development contexts • A tradition of engagement with national and international policy-makers

  5. Research groupings in DEV Social and Human Development • Wellbeing, Gender and Identity • Education and Literacy • Health, Policy and Practice The Political Economy of Development • Globalization and Development • Conflict, Governance and Development • Growth, Inequality and Poverty Reduction Livelihoods and Environmental Change • Understanding environmental change • Livelihoods • Environmental Governance

  6. Undergraduate programmes • BA /BSc Hons International Development • BA/BSc Hons International Development with Overseas Experience • BSc Hons Environmental Geography with International Development (3 years) • BA Hons Spanish with International Development (4 years) • BA Hons French with International Development (4 years)

  7. Taught Masters degrees • MA in Cultural Heritage and International Development • MA in Development Economics • MA in Development Studies • MA in Education and Development • MA in Gender Analysis of International Development • MA in International Relations and Development Studies

  8. Masters degrees cont. • MA in Conflict, Governance and International Development  • MA in Rural Development • MA in International Social Development • MA in Theatre and Development • MSc in Environment and International Development • MRes in International Development • MA Globalisation and International Development

  9. New Masters programmes • MRes in Development Practice (distance learning) • MSc in Climate Change and Development • MA in Business and Int. Development • MA in Media, Society and Int. Development • MA in Health/Well-being and Development (forthcoming)

  10. Typical UG and PG Units studied • Development perspectives • Gender concepts for development • Governance, democracy and development • Gender and rural livelihoods • Understanding environmental change • Introduction to education and development • International economic policy • Conflict, peace and security • Health and development

  11. Political unrest, human rights, conservation of the environment - Tibet Physical isolation of mountain communities - transport, trade, health and education - Nepal Research by students in DEV Livelihoods, crafts and traditional skills - India Floods, natural disasters, communication systems - rural Vietnam

  12. Water resources, fertility, agriculture – river erosion, Tanzania Fishing and fishing communities in developing countries – coastal fishermen, Kenya Research by students in DEV Health, education, social care -group of street kids in Lima, Peru Trade and microeconomics – a street vendor in Bolivia

  13. DEV The beneficial relationships between teaching and research Scholarship Research Teaching Practice & consultancy Policy advising Training ODG

  14. With whom does DEV/ODG work?

  15. Career opportunities for students • Careers Opportunities for Graduates • Work for NGOs, charities, action groups in the UK or overseas – Action Aid, Water Aid etc • Work for large national or international organisations: DfID, Oxfam, United Nations, etc • Work for local or national agencies, government, community projects – social, economic, environmental etc • Management or administration • Journalism – Media research - Teaching

  16. Thank you Head of School of Development Studies

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