This course gives you the skills and knowledge to pursue careers that give you ultimate job-satisfaction - working for positive change in the world - such as working behind the scenes of humanitarian aid, undertaking policy work for foreign affairs offices, or working for major international charities. By drawing on economics, politics, cultural studies, and history, we attempt to address questions of poverty, inequalities (based on gender, ethnicity and power), conflict, migration and globalisation. We focus on the interconnections between the global South and North in responding to these challenges, especially the alleviation of poverty and response to natural disasters and humanitarian emergencies. There has never been a more pressing time to study International Development, as globalisation continues to impact some of the world's poorest countries, or the global South, and the reaction to globalisation continues to manifest itself in first world countries in Europe and North America, such as Brexit and the election of the protectionist US President, exacerbated by major humanitarian issues such as the refugee crisis. Future career: The range of careers taken up by our recent graduates from moving into communications roles within the not-for-profit sector to becoming campaign managers in fundraising agencies is testament to the variety of the modules we offer as well as to the quality of the teaching you’ll enjoy. Among our recent alumni, one University of East London graduate is now the charity coordinator for a large restaurant chain. Another is working for the World Health Organisation investigating the impact of the Ebola crisis on reproductive health. Our course has made a global impact in terms of the number of graduates who have gained the knowledge, confidence and inspiration to set up their own organisations and make a real difference in developing countries. Future career: The range of careers taken up by our recent graduates – from moving into communications roles within the not-for-profit sector to becoming campaign managers in fundraising agencies – is testament to the variety of the modules we offer as well as to the quality of the teaching you’ll enjoy; Among our recent alumni, one University of East London graduate is now the charity coordinator for a large restaurant chain. Another is working for the World Health Organisation investigating the impact of the Ebola crisis on reproductive health; Our course has made a global impact in terms of the number of graduates who have gained the knowledge, confidence and inspiration to set up their own organisations and make a real difference in developing countries. The opportunity to take an optional placement will allow you to build up a network of contacts within a sector. This will be an invaluable source of introductions when it comes to finding a job.