This MSc is provided jointly by the Global Development Institute (GDI), Alliance Manchester Business School and the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE). The content combines the strength of the disciplinary excellence of each institution, exploring international development management focused on both infrastructure capacity and on social and economic development. The course is designed to provide you with: Analytical capacities, knowledge and skills necessary to propose, plan, implement, manage and evaluate development projects, Enhanced competence in relevant functional areas of development management and the specialist roles of the development practitioner, Appreciation of the core roles of diagnosing, monitoring and intervening when proposing, managing and evaluating projects and Insight into and practice of specific people management skills of facilitation, emotional intelligence, conflict management and organisational politics.