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Global Development with Economics

BA · The University of East Anglia · 3 years

Global Development with Economics

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The University of East Anglia

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published
SATISFACTION88%
CONTINUATION95%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS71%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 39% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

About this course

Global development with economics is a degree that asks why some countries are wealthy and others poor, and what can be done about it. Development studies brings the analytical methods of social science to bear on questions of poverty, inequality, health, education, governance, and environmental sustainability in the Global South and in the world's most marginalised communities. Economics provides the rigorous framework of theory and quantitative method that allows those questions to be addressed systematically, including the analysis of markets, trade, aid, fiscal policy, and the incentive structures within which development actors operate. Together, they form an intellectually serious and practically relevant degree. At the University of East Anglia, this three-year full-time programme benefits from UEA's long-standing and internationally recognised strength in development studies: th

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).