Location
United Kingdom, - London
Dates
Starts Sep 2019 (1 year)
Course Type
Postgraduate Course
Accreditation
Yes (Details)
Language
English
Price
$27,769

Course Overview

Our Political Economy of Emerging Markets MSc offers a distinctive approach to the study of development. We focus on the political economy of emerging markets, especially national development strategies and the underlying politics and institutions. The course also covers subjects such as development theory, political economy, geography and management, and is flexible enough to allow you to focus on particular countries and regions.

Key benefits:

  • Offers a distinctive approach to the study of development.
  • Interdisciplinary course which enables you to study the political economy of emerging markets from a variety of perspectives.
  • Wide range of optional modules drawing on expertise across King's with particular emphasis on our Global Institutes.
  • We accept students from a range of academic backgrounds and mid-career professionals.

Who should take this course

Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours (or international equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Accreditation

MSc

Course content

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.

If you are a full-time student you will take two required module worth 20 credits plus 80 credits of optional modules and a required dissertation worth 60 credits to make up 180 credits in total.

If you are a part-time student, you will take two required modules in your first year worth 40 credits plus 40 credits of optional modules. You will take your Dissertation module worth 60 credits in your second year and another 40 credits of optional modules to make up 180 credits in total.

King's College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study.

Required Modules:

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Development Theory & Emerging Economies (20 credits)
  • Political Economy of Market Reforms (20 credits)
  • Dissertation & Research Methods (60 credits)

If you are a part-time student, you will take two required modules worth 40 credits in your first year plus 40 credits of optional modules. You will take your dissertation module worth 60 credits in your second year and another 40 credits of optional modules, in order to make 180 credits in total.

Optional Modules:

In addition, you are required to take modules totalling 80 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

  • Comparative Public Policy Analysis in Emerging Economies (20 credits)
  • Gender and Social Policy in Emerging Economies (20 credits)
  • Gender and Social Policy in Latin America (20 credits)
  • Industrial Development: Strategy and Competitiveness of East Asian Firms (20 credits)
  • Education and Development (20 credits)
  • Industrial Economics and International Development (20 credits)
  • Multinational Enterprises, Global Value Chains, and Local Development (20 credits)
  • Commodities, Credit and Crises: Topics in Macroeconomics of Development (20 credits)
  • The Politics of Managing Public Finances in Emerging Economies (20 credits)
  • Latin America Development in Historical Perspective (20 credits)
  • Advanced Quantitative Methods for Causal Inference (20 credits)
  • Advanced Qualitative Methods (20 credits)
  • Political Economy of Market Reform (20 credits)
  • Practical and Theoretical Evaluation of Sustainable Development (20 credits)
  • Project Management in International Development (20 credits)
  • Up to 40 credits from other departments across the university, subject to approvals

Fees:

  • Full time overseas fees:

About Course Provider

King's College London is one of the top 10 UK universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2018/19) and among the oldest in England.

King's vision is to make the world a better place, building on our history of pioneering research that has advanced and shaped modern life, such as: the discovery of the structure of DNA; research to better understand autism and develop life-changing therapies; informing air pollution awareness and policy; research that led to the development of radio, radar, television and mobile phones; and making maths available to the underprivileged. These are all ways that we are having a transformational impact on society.

Our intellectually rigorous teaching environment is coupled with a commitment to providing a rich and supportive student experience. We have more than 31,000 students (of whom nearly 12,800 are postgraduates, with 1,000 students enrolled in online masters courses) from 150 countries worldwide, meaning that students are part of a truly international community. Our 8,500 members of staff collaborate with students to help them get the most out of their degree. Many of our academics are also researchers working within and influencing their industries, meaning that students learn the latest thinking and understand its practical and contemporary relevance.

King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas'​, King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services.