BA (Hons) Global Development with a Foundation Year

This course adopts an innovative interdisciplinary approach to the study of international development, exploring the most pressing issues of the 21st century from a range of different perspectives. Fusing insights from anthropology, economics, environmental sciences, geography, media, and politics, youll explore the most urgent global challenges of our time, from poverty to inequality, pandemics to climate change, education to civil war. Youll also obtain research skills training. This, combined with the truly interdisciplinary nature of this course, will develop you into a well-rounded social researcher with a range of skills that are attractive to employers.

The result is an extremely flexible degree course that you can tailor to suit your particular interests, and that allows you to combine an interdisciplinary foundation with a focused specialism.

During your foundation year, well work with you to help you make the best decision for your developing interests and career goals. At the end of the Foundation Year, you could continue with the BA Global Development degree or choose to follow another of our pathways within the School of Global Development, including: BA Global Development, BA Global Development with Anthropology, BA Global Development with Economics, BA Global Development with Politics, BA Media and Global Development, BA Geography and Global Development, BA Global Development Management and BSc Global Development and the Environment. All degrees in the School of Global Development offer additional options to take a study abroad year, a placement year or a placement module.

A Levels
CCC
T Levels
Obtain an overall Pass including a C in the core of the T Level and a Pass in the Occupational Specialism.
BTEC
MMM
Contextual Offer
A Level CDD

BTEC L3 Extended Diploma MMP



UEA are committed to ensuring that Higher Education is accessible to all, regardless of their background or experiences. One of the ways we do this is through our contextual admissions schemes.

Scottish Highers
BBCCC
Scottish Advanced Highers
DDD
Irish Leaving Certificate
6 subjects at H4
Access to HE Diploma
Pass the Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3
International Baccalaureate
28 points
GCSE
You are required to have Mathematics and English Language at a minimum of Grade C or Grade 4 or above at GCSE.



English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):

IELTS:6.5overall (minimum5.5in all components)