The department is a lively community that is recognised internationally as one of the top centres for research and teaching in development studies.

Our courses offer excellent training for a career in international development or for advanced study, and attract students of the highest calibre from across the world.
“I had waited for 10 years before my dream to study in Oxford became a reality and the experience was truly beyond expectation”
Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
Our courses offer excellent training for a career in international development or for advanced study, and attract students of the highest calibre from across the world.
“I had waited for 10 years before my dream to study in Oxford became a reality and the experience was truly beyond expectation”
Our courses offer excellent training for a career in international development or for advanced study, and attract students of the highest calibre from across the world.
“I had waited for 10 years before my dream to study in Oxford became a reality and the experience was truly beyond expectation”
Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
After leaving ODID, I joined Deloitte Canada's Future of Canada Centre, the firm's internal think tank and public policy hub. In this role, I advised senior executives on key policy and geopolitical issues and created thought leadership that focused on helping propel Canada into a new age of growth and competitiveness.
I am currently working as a Policy Analyst with the Government of Canada as part of the Advanced Policy Analyst Program (APAP), a recruitment program for young professionals. Through this program, I am completing placements across the three central agencies of the federal government (Privy Council Office, Treasury Board Secretariat, Department of Finance) and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
I chose GGD because I wanted to study global governance and diplomacy from a holistic perspective, rather than focusing on one specific issue. I was also drawn to ODID's excellent academic reputation and the fact that it's a small, tight-knit community.
The people involved in GGD were the most invaluable part of my course. I am so fortunate to have met and studied alongside the smart and passionate people who pursued the MSc in GGD. I learned so much through our conversations and feel very lucky to have met some of my closest friends through the course.
I very much valued the community that ODID fostered. Whenever I went into QEH I knew I would run into a friendly face, whether it was a peer or a member of the faculty, and have an interesting conversation and learn something new. The events organized by ODID, both academic and social, were a great way to learn and meet new people, which was particularly welcome given that I was an international student.
I chose GGD because I wanted to study global governance and diplomacy from a holistic perspective, rather than focusing on one specific issue.