Industry, Trade and Development MSc

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.

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

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.

Scholarships/sponsorships:

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.

Bursaries 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: Approximately 60 applications were received for entry in 2010, and 10 students succeeded in gaining admission to the programme.

Contact email: laura.dobson@manchester.ac.uk

Contact telephone: +44 (0)161 275 0807

How to apply: Apply online