Migration and Global Development

University of Sussex
Postgraduate MA Full-time 1 Year Sociology

About this course

1st in the world for Development Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024)

3rd in the UK for our research impact in Geography and Environmental Studies in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education)

9th in the UK for Social Sciences (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024)

Do you want to know what drives people to emigrate from and within the Global South? Do you want to learn about the effects of migration on countries and families left behind? How do migration policies shape migrants’ life-chances? Our Masters will give you the knowledge to analyse and address these and other questions.

You'll gain specialised knowledge and transferable skills in areas such as:

  • migration policies

  • refugee rights

  • development strategies

  • humanitarian assistance.

    You'll develop your critical thinking and effective communication. And you'll learn to approach problems with empathy and creativity.

    Our interdisciplinary approach will give you a distinctive, critical grounding in international development. You're taught migration studies by faculty with extensive knowledge from working in the field. And you’ll become part of the research community in the Sussex Centre for Migration Research, located within the School of Global Studies.

    We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.

  • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MA

    Location: Brighton

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MA

    Location: Brighton

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    3544 Data analysts
    3543 Project support officers
    2434 Business and related research professionals
    4113 Officers of non-governmental organisations
    2440 Business and financial project management professionals

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MA
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Brighton
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Sociology