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MPhil - Master of Philosophy
University of Oxford
Full Time
Oct 2026
21 Month
The two-year MPhil in Development Studies will provide you with a rigorous and critical introduction to development as a process of managed and unmanaged change in societies in the global South. Our students go on to careers in development policy or practice or for further study in the field. Course objectives: The course will introduce you to development studies as an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary subject. It covers the intellectual history of development, the paradigm shifts and internal conflicts within the discipline and the contemporary relevance of research to development policy and practice. The course comprises five elements: foundation courses, research methods, the core course, the thesis and two option courses.
