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Global Development with Economics with a Year Abroad

BA · The University of East Anglia · 4 years

Global Development with Economics with a Year Abroad

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The University of East Anglia

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£34,000
SATISFACTION88%
CONTINUATION95%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS71%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 40% of the work its graduates go into (High).

About this course

Global development and economics brings together two disciplines that illuminate, from different angles, the most pressing questions of our time: why some countries remain poor while others are wealthy, how economic growth can be made sustainable and equitable, and what the roles of governments, international organisations, and civil society are in shaping the fates of billions of people. Development studies approaches these questions through a multidisciplinary lens, drawing on sociology, political science, history, and anthropology alongside economics. Economics provides the quantitative tools and analytical frameworks needed to model and evaluate the forces that drive development and inequality. At the University of East Anglia, this four-year programme weaves together development studies and economic analysis in a genuinely integrated way. You will study economic theory and quantita

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 63% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 6% of graduatescards →
  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 21% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 21% of graduatescards →
  • 45 / 100Media Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).