Explore key issues and challenges in finance for economic development in developing countries with our MSc Development Finance master’s degree.
You will examine the key issues in development finance, and conduct analysis of financial markets in emerging economies, financial sector reform, and policies and institutions, to promote financial inclusion.
Compulsory modules include:
• Code, Module, Convenor
• APME61, Appraisal of Agricultural and Rural Development Projects, PROF Chittur Srinivasan
• IDM009, Development Finance, PROF Chittur Srinivasan
• IDM063, Macroeconomics for Developing Countries, DR Neha Hui
• IDM071, Research and study skills for independent learning, DR David Rose
• IDM072, Dissertation (International Development & Applied Economics), DR Sarah Cardey
• IDM075, Microfinance, DR Neha Hui
• IDM095, Theories and Practices of Development, MS Reham Elmorally
Optional modules include:
• Code, Module, Convenor
• APME75, Energy, Climate Change and Development, DR Nick Bardsley
• APME83, Consumer, Producers, Markets and Trade, DR Garth Holloway
• APME84, Introductory Statistics and Econometrics, PROF Kelvin Balcombe
• IDM070, Microeconomics for Developing Countries, DR Neha Hui
• IDM077, Food Security and Development, DR Samuel Poskitt
• IDM082, The Economics of Financial Markets, DR Tho Pham
• IDM089, Personal and Professional Development Programme for International Students, DR Georgia Koromila
• IDM096, Addressing Poverty and Inequality through Social Policy, DR Henny Osbahr
• IDM097, Regulation, DR Minyan Zhu
• ECM101, Microeconomic Policy, DR Andy Chung
• ECM102, Macroeconomic Policy, DR Fangya Xu
• ECM132, The Economics of Financial Markets, DR Tho Pham
• ECM184, Economics of Public Policy, PROF Giovanni Razzu
• ECM185, Economics of Social Policy, PROF Simonetta Longhi
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.
