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What can you do with a degree in Development Studies?

  1. Non-Governmental Aid Organisations: you can work in "Third World" countries on development projects, or in "Western" countries running campaigns, lobbying, raising money, and development education. For example see: Oxfam and Amnesty International.
     
  2. International Development Institutions: you can work for international organisations such as the United Nations and the World Bank.
     
  3. Government Policy: You can work in the public service at all levels developing policy and programs concerning development and aid. For example see: AusAid.
     
  4. University Research: You can continue studying in the university doing postgraduate research, or work as an academic teaching and researching in development studies. For example see: Centre for Development Studies and The National Centre for Development Studies.
     
  5. Consultancy: You can work as a kind of free-lance 'expert' for various organisations on various projects. For example see: SAGRIC International.