PhD Development Policy and Management: The University of Manchester

Course description

Development Policy and Management research has been given a top rating of 5 in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise. Their activities include research into major issues of development policy and practice including poverty alleviation, regulation and competition policy, development finance, human resource development, information systems, public sector reform, institutional change, economic and social development, impact assessment and sustainable development, resource management, sustainable livelihoods, and the environment. The combined field experience of their staff covers over 60 countries in Asia, Africa, Central and South America and the Pacific. Much of this experience has been gained in work for national and international agencies where the focus has been on finding workable solutions to development problems and strengthening institutional capacities.

Candidates pursuing research degrees at IDPM are part of a large and expanding research community that has access to a wide range of specialists, superb library and computer facilities and a thriving series of seminars presented by staff, visiting speakers and research students. Research is driven by the academic and policy-oriented activities of individual researchers and by the activities of multidisciplinary clusters of staff and research students with interests in specific fields. These clusters provide a flexible and evolving structure for research, and over time they have shifted their focus in response to new priorities and interests. The current clusters are: Development Economics and Public Policy; Information Systems for Development; Management, Governance and International Development; and Poverty, Social Development and Livelihoods.

Entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview: Applicants for a PhD are normally required to have a Masters degree or the overseas equivalent.

English language: Students whose first language is not English require a score of IELTS 7.0, with a minimum writing score of 7.0, or TOEFL 600 paper-based or 250 computer-based, with a minimum written score of 5.0.