Applying for MA Development studies - for a Finance professional

[Alf2017]

I have a bachelors degree in Finance and have worked for 5 years in Finance and Grants Management in an international NGO in East Africa. I have an interest in branching out into more program related work and want to undertake a masters in Development studies or Humanitarian assistance. 

I have zeroed in on Brandeis - MA Sustainable Development/ Univ of Essex IDS  - MA Development studies and Erasmus University MA - Development studies.

Do i stand a chance with these programs, given that my undergraduate and experience are more in Finance? Anybody here who has made such a transition?

Regards,

 

 

Edited January 21, 2018 by Alf2017

[rising_star]

It's going to depend in part on your test scores and in part on what you write in your statement of purpose about why you want to pursue this degree. You'll need to be more specific about what you want to study and why, as well as what you want to take away from the program (in terms of knowledge, skills, and abilities) than you were in this post. Also, I don't know that any of these programs offer funding so that might mean they accept more people.