International Development: Economics and Management of Rural Development MSc
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Admission Statistics
Approximately 60 applications were received for entry in 2010/11, and 6 students enrolled on the course.
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Degree awarded: Master of Science
Duration: 12 Months Full Time; 24 Months Part-Time
Entry requirements: Applicants should have a Bachelors degree with a minimum classification of Second Class Honours, Upper Division (2:1) or its International equivalent in a social science degree.
Admission of candidates who do not meet this criterion may be approved if satisfactory evidence of postgraduate study, research or professional experience can be provided. Please contact the School's admissions office for further guidance.
Course fees: For entry in the academic year beginning September 2012, the tuition fees are as follows:
- MSc (full-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): £6,800
International students (per annum): £12,900 - MSc (part-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): £3,400
International students (per annum): £6,450
The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration and computational costs during your studies.
All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees . Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.
The School of Environment & Development Alumni Bursary Scheme offers a £500 reduction in fees to University of Manchester alumni holding a First Class Bachelor's degree - contact us for further information on this scheme and other scholarships available.
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
Bursarys and Scholarships awarded by the School are usually advertised from January with a closing date of June. Awards for 2011 entry have not yet been set. Further information will be added as it becomes 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: Across the 5 International Development Pathways, approximately 700 applications were received for entry in 2010 and 120 new students registered.
Contact email: Lorena.FernandezSanchez@manchester.ac.uk
Contact telephone: +44 (0) 161 275 0336
Course options
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| MSc | Y | Y | N | N |