Management and Information Systems: Change and Development MSc
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Degree awarded: Master of Science
Duration: 12 Months Full Time; 24 Months Part-Time
Entry requirements: Applicants should have a good first degree (minimum 2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant discipline from an approved university, and are expected to have one year's full-time or two years' part-time work experience. 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. Prior computing expertise is not a pre-requisite for entry onto the programme.
Fees for 2010 entry have provisionally been set at £5,900 for UK/EU students and £ 11,950 for international students. For general fee information, please visit: Postgraduate fees
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.
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
Bursaries and Scholarships awarded by the School are usually advertised from January with a closing date of June. A wards for 2010 entry have not yet been set. Further information will be added as it comes 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 250 applications were received for entry in 2009 and 35 new students registered.
Contact email: sed.admissions@manchester.ac.uk
Contact telephone: +44 (0) 161 275 0969
Course options
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| MSc | Y | Y | N | N |