BA Global Development with a Placement Year
About this course
BA (Hons) in Global Development with a Placement Year is a development studies degree centred on global challenges, inequality, sustainability, and international power structures. Core topics include Research Methods and Fieldwork. This four-year programme incorporates a compulsory placement year for practical experience in a professional work setting. The first year introduces foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as BIG QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET, WHO RUNS THE WORLD? FROM STATES AND FIRMS TO NGOS AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, and PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, while optional choices cover economics, sustainability, and cultures. The second year offers a wide selection of optional study areas, ranging from environmental justice and microeconomics to ethnographic methods, regional development, and foreign languages. The final year includes the compulsory module DECOLONIAL KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION alongside options in areas such as migration, urban futures, and humanitarian crises, with opportunities to complete a dissertation or a development work placement.
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What students say
Based on about 26 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 76%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 20%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
- Customer service occupations: 5%
- Conservation and environment professionals: 5%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 35%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 25 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North East: 5%
- East Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 30%
- London: 25%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 15%
- Wales: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PLACEMENT YEAR
- BIG QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET
- WHO RUNS THE WORLD? FROM STATES AND FIRMS TO NGOs AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
- PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPMENT
- PEOPLE AND CULTURES
- THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- GEOGRAPHIES OF AN UNEQUAL WORLD
- HUMANITARIAN COMMUNICATION: MEDIA, CRISIS AND SOLIDARITY
- GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE
- CULTURE AND POWER
- ECONOMICS FOR DEVELOPMENT 2: MICROECONOMICS
- ECONOMICS FOR DEVELOPMENT 3: MACROECONOMICS
- CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
- SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE IN DEVELOPMENT
- ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS
- BECOMING A SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCHER
- DEV FIELD COURSE
- GENDER AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
- SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- POWER, WEALTH AND NATIONS: GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE AND POLICY
- ADVANCED ENGLISH II
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH I
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
- DECOLONIAL KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION
- DISSERTATION
- JUST TRANSFORMATIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY
- DEVELOPMENT WORK PLACEMENT
- GLOBALISATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- PROJECT DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
- WARS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES
- CULTURE, SOCIETY AND DEVELOPMENT
- MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- EAST AFRICA FIELD COURSE
- GENDER AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
- SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT
- QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND ANALYSIS FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- POWER, WEALTH AND NATIONS: GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE AND POLICY
- ADVANCED ENGLISH II
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- URBAN FUTURES
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- ENERGY AND PEOPLE
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
- ADVANCED ENGLISH I
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Global Development with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £28,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £34,500. The £28,000 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for Development studies.
What do graduates of BA Global Development with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Global Development with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Global Development with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 113 UCAS points.
Does BA Global Development with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA Global Development with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.