BA Global Development with Economics with a Year Abroad
About this course
BA (Hons) in International Development with Economics and Economics. Core topics include research methods and fieldwork. The programme includes modules in both microeconomics and macroeconomics for development. Students spend the third year at a partner university abroad, with previous destinations including Ghana, Mexico, and Japan.
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What students say
Based on about 74 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 140 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 93%
- Left higher education: 6%
What graduates do next
Based on about 32 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 68%
- Working and studying: 13%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 5%
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: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 100 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 29%
- London: 45%
- South East: 18%
- South West: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 150 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 89%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT YEAR ABROAD
- INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPMENT
- BIG QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET
- PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- WHO RUNS THE WORLD? FROM STATES AND FIRMS TO NGOs AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
- GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- PEOPLE AND CULTURES
- THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- GEOGRAPHIES OF AN UNEQUAL WORLD
- HUMANITARIAN COMMUNICATION: MEDIA, CRISIS AND SOLIDARITY
- QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE IN DEVELOPMENT
- ECONOMICS FOR DEVELOPMENT 2: MICROECONOMICS
- ECONOMICS FOR DEVELOPMENT 3: MACROECONOMICS
- GENDER AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE
- BECOMING A SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCHER
- SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- CULTURE AND POWER
- GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS
- CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
- LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
- SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT
- CONSERVATION, CONFLICT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE AND POLICY
- CURRENT ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
- COOPERATION AND CRISIS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH I
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- POWER, WEALTH AND NATIONS: GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
- ADVANCED ENGLISH II
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
- GLOBALISATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- DISSERTATION
- DEVELOPMENT WORK PLACEMENT
- WARS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES
- ENERGY AND PEOPLE
- MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
- EAST AFRICA FIELD COURSE
- MEDIA PRODUCTION FOR DEVELOPMENT
- JUST TRANSFORMATIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY
- APPLIED METHODS FOR IMPACT EVALUATION (AMIE)
- PROJECT DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
- URBAN FUTURES
- CULTURE, SOCIETY AND DEVELOPMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
- 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
- GENDER AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
- CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
- MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
- 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
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- CULTURE AND POWER
- 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 Economics with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £32,000 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £30,500 and £53,500. The £42,500 median after five years is £12,000 more than the UK median for Development studies.
What do graduates of BA Global Development with Economics with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia do next?
88% 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 Economics with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
83% 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 Economics with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 116 UCAS points.
Does BA Global Development with Economics with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Global Development with Economics with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.