Development studies degrees

54 courses at 14 UK universities offer development studies for 2027 entry: most ask for between 128 and 136 UCAS points; 31 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often AAB.

Qualifications BA (Hons) 43, BSc (Hons) 10, BA 1
Study full-time 53, part-time 1

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing development studies with another subject.

• economics 7
• international politics 5
• modern languages 4
• human geography 3
• African studies 2
• politics 2
• international relations 2
• environmental geography 2

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• L9 other social studies 15
• L8 development studies 4

Universities

• SOAS University of London 20
• University of Sussex 9
• University of Birmingham 4
• University of East Anglia UEA 4
• University of Portsmouth 3
• King's College London, University of London 2
• University of Bath 2
• University of Manchester 2
• University of Reading 2
• University of Sheffield 2
• Coventry University 1
• Open University 1
• UCL (University College London) 1
• University of Leeds 1

Courses