入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： An upper second-class Honours degree (or equivalent qualification). Degrees from all disciplines are considered. In exceptional cases we will consider offering Diploma entry, aiming for upgrade to MSc, for applicants with a lower second-class Honours degree.
For information on international equivalent qualifications, please see our International Office website.
英语要求：IELTS score 6.5 overall with 6.0 in all bands
学费 Tuition Fee：2011-2012 overseas £13,000
课程特征 Course Features：
The programme is designed to assist a wide range of people involved in conceptualising or administering policies which aim at a sustainable and substantial level of development in the world's poorer countries. It is especially suitable for those already involved in planning development strategies, those currently working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the development field those planning a career in development.
The programme combines an intellectual and academic approach with policy-oriented and empirical studies of development, addressing three interrelated but separate facets of the development process:
•Analysis of what 'development' means
•Studying the processes of planning (external aid, regional disparities, environmental factors, poverty, and industrialisation)
•Examining how development policies may be delivered and administered, analysing the importance of effective political and bureaucratic structures, and evaluating the contributions of NGSs and other external bodies
The Department of Politics, Department of Sociology and Centre for East Asian Studies recently merged to create a new School within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law.
课程内容 Course Content ：
The MSc programme lasts 50 weeks (October to September). It comprises six 12-week taught units, six assessed essays followed by a dissertation.
First Term
Three mandatory units:
•Conflict Security and Development
•International Political Economy
•Theories of Development
Second Term
Three optional units from a list supplied during the academic year. Topics vary each year but may include:
•Conflict Management
•Development Skills in Practice
•Environmental Politics
•Foreign Policy Analysis
•Gender and Development
•Governing the Global Borderland
•Managing and Evaluating Development
•Masculinity / ies and International Relations
•Militarisation, Militarism and War
•The Politics of AIDS and Africa
•Religion, Fundamentalism and Conflict
•Research Methods
•Small Business Development
Third Term
Independent study for dissertation
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
Unit of Assessment 39 applies. See Complete RAE listings for University of Bristol for further details