 Welcome to the Department of Development Studies. Here at SOAS we support students to gain the knowledge and critical skills to tackle the biggest challenges facing today's global community. Our undergraduate program, BA Global Development, is an interdisciplinary social science degree focusing on how societies change, debates about what constitutes progress and interventions aiming to bring that about. It explores global challenges and how policies and ways of living in one part of the world impact on other parts, as well as local experiences and what poverty and progress feel like to different people around the world. By the time you graduate, you will have cultivated a deep knowledge of the causes of and responses to poverty, marginalisation and vulnerability in the global south and the processes of dramatic social, economic and political change. You'll be taught in a department that is ranked second in the world for the Development Studies discipline by a specialist faculty that uses interdisciplinary approaches working across a wide range of contexts and research areas. Development at SOAS brings together a collective of diverse, reflective and engaged classmates and peers who are passionate about social justice and grasp the importance of understanding regional and local context. We have a vibrant student life bursting with opportunities to play, debate and network. Our graduates go on to work for NGOs, charities and social enterprises such as Amnesty International, Medicine Frontier, international agencies like the UN, the World Bank, universities, research think tanks and governments around the world. Study at SOAS and join a department and an institution that sets out to challenge the status quo and equip you with the knowledge and critical skills to tackle global challenges.