Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

 CAD 22,575 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in University of Sussex

  CAD 9,207 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 7.0 - 6.5 - With No Band Less Than
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 95.0  Minimum Listening - 22.0  Minimum Reading - 23.0  Minimum Writing - 24.0  Minimum Speaking - 23.0  
• PTE
  • Minimum Overall Score - 67.0  

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have a Bachelor's Degree.

• Minimum CGPA Required: 50.00 %

Additional Information

Career

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) postgraduates have gone on to work as ministers in national governments, high-level officials in development organisations, civil servants, leaders of civil society organisations and high profile academics at universities across the world. Many of them are working to understand and tackle some of the most pressing global challenges.

They also apply their expertise to research and policy work in governments, NGOs, think tanks and universities such as:

• The Women’s Research Institute
• Educational Trust Malawi
• The British Institute of Human Rights
• Korea International Cooperation Agency
• Greenpeace
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

Scholarships

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK. 
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea. 
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business. 
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK. 
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship. 
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.