入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：Applicants should hold a good first degree (minimum 2:1 or equivalent) or an equivalent qualification (e.g. a Postgraduate Diploma) in a relevant discipline from an approved university. 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.
英语要求：An IELTS Test score of 7.0 or more overall with a minimum writing score of 7
学费 Tuition Fee ：2011/2012 £11,700
课程特征 Course Features：
This programme, run jointly by IDPM (School of Environment and Development) and Economics (School of Social Sciences), is designed to provide training in economic theory, applied economics and quantitative methods of relevance to developing and transitional economies. The programme is especially appropriate for those seeking to practice as development economists whether in government, the private sector, multilateral organisations or NGOs.
In addition to four compulsory course units, students have the opportunity to specialise in particular areas of the subject via four optional course units and a dissertation.
The theory course units provide a thorough training in both contemporary macro and micro development theory. Applied and optional course units offer you an opportunity to understand development problems and policy prescriptions within both global and national economic contexts.
The quantitative course units, which include an applied development project, enable you to test theories through the use of data sets and provide training in standard econometrics techniques and up-to-date econometrics software packages. Independent research is undertaken by all students between June and September in the form of an approved dissertation.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Core course units typically include:
•Applied Development Economics Project
•Introduction to Econometrics
In addition students choose 2 Further core units from:
•Development Macroeconomics
•Development Microeconomics
•Poverty, Inequality and Government Policy in LDC
•Stabilisation and Development
Optional course units typically include:
•Agriculture in Economic Development
•Economic Analysis of the Public Sector
•Economics of Environmental Policy
•Economy, Ecology and the Environment
•Financial Markets and Corporate Governance
•Further Econometrics
•Global Institutions, Trade and Development
•Growth, Development and Economic Transformation
•ICTs in Socio-Economic Development
•Industrial Competitiveness
•Industrialisation in Less Developing Countries
•Industry, the Corporation and Government
•International Finance for Development
•Microfinance
•Poverty and Poverty Reduction in Context
•Public Sector Reform and Management
•Trade Theory and Development
•Topics in the Economic Development of China
•Transformation in the World Economy
•Work and Employment in the Global Economy
其他 Other：
Course aims
In particular, at the end of the programme study fellows will be able to:
•Read and understand the leading applied economics and development economics journals.
•Understand the main economic models and key indicators from which development policies are derived and offer a critique of underlying theories.
•Through the preparation of a dissertation and/or the applied development economics project explore the relationship between theory and practice, test theories through the use of actual data sets, and demonstrate familiarity with standard econometric techniques and appropriate econometric software packages.
•Demonstrate the skills demanded of an academic researcher in development economics or a staff advisor in a government department, non-government organisation or commercial organisation.
•Undertake independent research, as evidenced by the completion of a dissertation.
Career opportunities
The programme attracts individuals intending to take up specialist positions in development-related public and private sector organisations both in the UK and overseas, and in NGOs and international bodies. It also provides the first year of basic training for those wishing to pursue a research degree (PhD/MPhil) in this subject area.