Development Finance MSc
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Degree awarded: Master of Science
Duration: 12 Months Full Time; 24 Months Part-Time
Students at the Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) are often funded by their national governments or their employers, or are self-financing their studies. They also traditionally benefit from a number of additional funding options from the following sources:- UK Department for International Development/Foreign and Commonwealth Office (including DfID/ACU Shared Scholarship Schemes )
- British Council
- World Bank/International Development Agency
- Bilateral aid agencies (SIDA, CIDA, GTZ, NORAD, FINNIDA, etc.)
- United Nations (UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, FAO, etc.)
- European Union
- Church, educational and other trusts
- Regional development banks
- The School of Environment & Development Alumni Bursary Scheme offers a £500 reduction in fees to University of Manchester alumni - contact us for further information on this scheme and other scholarships available.
Scholarships and Bursaries awarded by the School are advertised from January with a closing date of June. Awards for 2010 have not yet been set, further details will be published when they come available. Follow this link for more information on funding opportunities for studies at IDPM .
See also the University's postgraduate funding database for more funding opportunities.
Number of places/applicants: Approximately 200 applications were received for entry in 2009 and 25 new students registered.
Contact email: sed.admissions@manchester.ac.uk
Contact telephone: +44 (0)161 275 0969
Course description
Finance-related issues are increasingly important in development, and this programme provides a thorough understanding of the specific problems of development finance. It aims to equip students with the necessary skills to make a meaningful contribution to policy formulation and implementation in this field. It is designed to provide a coherent programme of study in the fields of financial development policy and financial management with specific reference to developing countries.
The programme is designed to provide:
- a comprehensive knowledge of the main concepts and analytical skills on development finance, financial management and accounting in developing and emerging market economies
- critical understanding of contemporary issues related to developemnt finance at the macro, sectoral and enterprise level
- an understanding of the design, implementation, and evaluation of specific problems of development finance such as micro finance
- an infrastructure for postgraduate research in the fields of development finance in developing and transitional economies