DPT: International Development (Online Learning) (MSc) - 3 Years (Part-time) (PTMSCINTER3P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Students may take an elective in Year 1 (semester 2 or 3), instead of Year 3.
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.

Compulsory courses

Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)

Analysing Development (Distance Learning)

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.
Students may take an additional elective in Year 2, instead of Year 3.
Students must take an elective from SPS during the programme.

Compulsory courses

Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)

Course options

Students must take an elective from SPS during the programme.

Key Skills in Development Practice (ODL)

Displacement and Development (ODL)

International Security and Development (Online Learning)

Dynamics of African Development

There may be limited availability in these courses. Courses running beyond Semester 2 are not available to final year students.

Child Migration and Mental Health (Online)

Social Inequality and Child and Adolescent Mental Health (Online)

Theories and Politics of Social Justice

Learning for Democracy

Organisational Management for Social Justice

Community Engagement: co-constructing knowledge with communities

Evaluation of Global Health & Development Programmes

Maternal and Child Health in a Global Context

Global Challenges in Healthy Ageing

International law, human rights and corporate accountability

Ecosystem Values and Management

Activist Social Research

Nutrition for Food Security

Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems

Sustainable Food Production

There may be limited availability in these courses. Courses running beyond Semester 2 are not available to final year students.
Attendance may be required in some courses, please check the course descriptor.

Migration and Health

Introduction to Health Promotion

Systematic Reviews

Fundamentals of Health Economics

Leadership and Management in Public Health

Public Policy for Health

Introduction to Public Health

Food Policy

Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Year 3 students can only take electives in semesters 1 and 2.
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.
Students must take an elective from SPS during the programme.
Students who meet the eligibility criteria can apply to complete Placement-Based Dissertation (http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/current/dpt/cxpgsp11556.htm)