24 monthsProgramme duration
21,900 EURTuition Fee/year
15 Apr, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Development Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Do you often wonder why it remains so hard to tackle global challenges like poverty, inequality and environmental degradation? Are you intrigued by topics like migration, climate justice and social unrest? Then join the MSc in International Development Studies and learn how to contribute to a more just and sustainable future.
In this two-year programme, you will explore the dynamics of global processes of change and development in a critical and reflexive manner. You will learn to acknowledge dilemmas and complexities that are inherently part of development theories and polities and search for ways to incorporate this knowledge in proposing effective solutions and meaningful change.
You will learn to:
- Examine global development issues through multiple disciplinary perspectives.
- Explore themes like political change, food security, disasters, and natural resource management.
- Learn to critically reflect on development policies, theories, and practices.
- Tailor your study to your interests through electives and specialisations.
- Collaborate in an international learning environment with like-minded students.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Development Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Do you often wonder why it remains so hard to tackle global challenges like poverty, inequality and environmental degradation? Are you intrigued by topics like migration, climate justice and social unrest? Then join the MSc in International Development Studies and learn how to contribute to a more just and sustainable future.
In this two-year programme, you will explore the dynamics of global processes of change and development in a critical and reflexive manner. You will learn to acknowledge dilemmas and complexities that are inherently part of development theories and polities and search for ways to incorporate this knowledge in proposing effective solutions and meaningful change.
You will learn to:
- Examine global development issues through multiple disciplinary perspectives.
- Explore themes like political change, food security, disasters, and natural resource management.
- Learn to critically reflect on development policies, theories, and practices.
- Tailor your study to your interests through electives and specialisations.
- Collaborate in an international learning environment with like-minded students.
Admission Requirements
The norm for this equivalence is ≥60 ECTS in:
- Social sciences (for example: sociology, anthropology, communication sciences, human and cultural geography) and/or Political sciences (international relations, governance studies)
- Economics (micro- and/or macroeconomics, business economics, behavioural economics, development economics).
- Research methodology (socio-economic research methods, basics in statistics)
Tuition fees
International
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