BA International Development with a Language
About this course
BA (Hons) in International Development with Economics and Modern Languages, covering global issues through an interdisciplinary approach. Students combine international development studies with a chosen language option such as Arabic, French, German, or Spanish, spanning three years full time.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points
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What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 19 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 23%
- Administrative occupations: 11%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Conservation and environment professionals: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 75 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 56%
- South East: 27%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- No formal qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Colonialism and its Afterlives
- Engaging with development at Sussex
- Global Challenges and Innovations
- Aid and Development Cooperation
- Development Policies and Politics
- Key Thinkers and Doers in Development
- Arabic Beginners A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1A
- Chinese Beginners A
- French Beginners A
- French For Professional Purposes 1A
- French Intermediate A
- German Beginners A
- Italian Beginners A
- Japanese Beginners A
- Spanish Beginners A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 1A
- Spanish Intermediate A
- Arabic Beginners B
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1B
- Chinese Beginners B
- French Beginners B
- French For Professional Purposes 1B
- French Intermediate B
- German Beginners B
- Italian Beginners B
- Japanese Beginners B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 1B
- Spanish Intermediate B
- Critical Approaches to Development Economics
- Research Skills for Development
- Social Justice and Development
- Arabic Intermediate A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2A
- Chinese Intermediate A
- French Advanced A
- French for Professional Purposes 2A
- French Intermediate A
- German Intermediate A
- Italian Intermediate A
- Japanese Intermediate A
- Spanish Advanced A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2A
- Spanish Intermediate A
- Arabic Intermediate B
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2B
- Chinese Intermediate B
- Development and the State
- Environmental Perspectives on Development
- French Advanced B
- French for Professional Purposes 2B
- French Intermediate B
- Gender, Race and Sexuality
- German Intermediate B
- Health, Poverty and Inequality
- International Education and Development
- Italian Intermediate B
- Japanese Intermediate B
- Practitioner and Activist Skills for Global Justice
- Spanish Advanced B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2B
- Spanish Intermediate B
- International Development Thesis
- Advanced Sustainable Development: Sustainability in Policy and Practice
- Arabic Advanced A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3A
- Chinese Advanced A
- Decolonial Movements
- Disasters, Environment and Development
- Environment and Development in World Politics
- French Advanced A
- French for Professional Purposes 2A
- French For Professional Purposes 3A
- Geographies of Money, Finance, and Debt
- German Advanced A
- Global Work Experience
- Italian Advanced A
- Japanese Advanced A
- Mobilities and Global Inequalities
- Slavery, Emancipation and Legacies
- Spanish Advanced A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 3A
- The Politics of Armed Groups: Rebels, State and Society
- Visualising War: Image, Media, and Culture
- Arabic Advanced B
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3B
- Chinese Advanced B
- Critical Hope in Global Health: From Big Pharma to Local Wellbeing
- Critical Perspectives on Conflict and Violence
- Development Tools and Skills
- Development, Business and Corporate Social Responsibility
- French Advanced B
- French for Professional Purposes 2B
- French For Professional Purposes 3B
- German Advanced B
- Global Food Security
- Global Supply Chains: Making an (un)sustainable world?
- Humanitarianism in Theory and Practice
- Italian Advanced B
- Japanese Advanced B
- Political Ecology and Environmental Justice
- Race, Ethnicity and Identity
- Spanish Advanced B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 3B
- Violence, militarism & (anti)colonialism: Transnational feminist and queer perspectives
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA International Development with a Language at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,500 and £40,000. The £33,000 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Development studies.
What do graduates of BA International Development with a Language at University of Sussex do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA International Development with a Language at University of Sussex?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA International Development with a Language at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
Does BA International Development with a Language at University of Sussex include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA International Development with a Language at University of Sussex?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.