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Master of Advanced Studies in Development and Cooperation (MAS ETH DC)
Autumn Semester:
During the first semester, students acquire theoretical and empirical knowledge about the most pressing global and local challenges. The courses combine lectures and workshops and allow for extensive discussion between classmates and lecturers. The courses are bilingual (in German and English), multidisciplinary, and policy oriented.
In the core courses, students obtain a solid understanding of important historical, socioeconomic, political, and environmental development processes.
On-the-job-training:
The first study semester is followed by a 8-10 month on-the-job training with a multilateral, bi-lateral, or non-governmental organization. This job assignment is designed to immerse students in a complex and intercultural working environment.
Spring Semester
In the final semester, the students deepen their knowledge of specific methods and policies to address global and local development challenges. Students can select from numerous courses on methods to identify innovative solutions or on policy implementation strategies that improve the livelihoods of the poor. They link cutting-edge research with policies and practice. MAS students are given the option of taking the block course on either a full-time (during the spring semester) or part-time basis, but must complete six courses within two years.
ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL)
The Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Development and Cooperation offers students an inspiring environment in which they can acquire an understanding of local and global development challenges as well as the tools and methods to find innovative solutions to address them. The program combines studies at ETH with experiential learning at an international organization. This provides students with both the theoretical background and practical experience necessary to successfully pursue a career devoted to more inclusive and sustainable societies.Autumn Semester:
During the first semester, students acquire theoretical and empirical knowledge about the most pressing global and local challenges. The courses combine lectures and workshops and allow for extensive discussion between classmates and lecturers. The courses are bilingual (in German and English), multidisciplinary, and policy oriented.
In the core courses, students obtain a solid understanding of important historical, socioeconomic, political, and environmental development processes.
On-the-job-training:
The first study semester is followed by a 8-10 month on-the-job training with a multilateral, bi-lateral, or non-governmental organization. This job assignment is designed to immerse students in a complex and intercultural working environment.
Spring Semester
In the final semester, the students deepen their knowledge of specific methods and policies to address global and local development challenges. Students can select from numerous courses on methods to identify innovative solutions or on policy implementation strategies that improve the livelihoods of the poor. They link cutting-edge research with policies and practice. MAS students are given the option of taking the block course on either a full-time (during the spring semester) or part-time basis, but must complete six courses within two years.
ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL), Switzerland
Máster Globalización, Desarrollo y Cooperación (XIX edición)
En este contexto de desigualdad económica, social y territorial, el desarrollo y la cooperación, aunque en continua transformación para adaptarse a los nuevos tiempos, siguen siendo dos polos de referencia en cualquier discurso estratégico de futuro, si es que ese futuro ha de ser posible para toda la humanidad.
Este título propio de la Universidad de Barcelona (60 créditos ECTS), organizado conjuntamente con la Fundación Món-3 y la Fundación Solidaritat UB, pretende seguir formando, como lo ha hecho desde 1989, especialistas que puedan intervenir directamente en la construcción de unas estrategias de desarrollo y unas relaciones de cooperación que apuntalen un mundo posible de solidaridad y bienestar, respetuoso con la naturaleza, esperanzador para las generaciones futuras y necesariamente distinto al actual.
De enero de 2020 a septiembre de 2021
Món-3, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas (Món-3)
El mundo del siglo XXI ofrece unas terribles asimetrías entre riqueza y pobreza, seguridad y conflictos, progreso y deterioro medioambiental, etc. La globalización económica ha afectado irremisiblemente a los otros ámbitos de la existencia social, configurando definitivamente un sistema económico mundial en el que las brechas entre sus centros y sus periferias no parecen sino reproducirse eternamente.En este contexto de desigualdad económica, social y territorial, el desarrollo y la cooperación, aunque en continua transformación para adaptarse a los nuevos tiempos, siguen siendo dos polos de referencia en cualquier discurso estratégico de futuro, si es que ese futuro ha de ser posible para toda la humanidad.
Este título propio de la Universidad de Barcelona (60 créditos ECTS), organizado conjuntamente con la Fundación Món-3 y la Fundación Solidaritat UB, pretende seguir formando, como lo ha hecho desde 1989, especialistas que puedan intervenir directamente en la construcción de unas estrategias de desarrollo y unas relaciones de cooperación que apuntalen un mundo posible de solidaridad y bienestar, respetuoso con la naturaleza, esperanzador para las generaciones futuras y necesariamente distinto al actual.
De enero de 2020 a septiembre de 2021
DegreeLanguage
- Spanish
Technology Innovation for Sustainable Development
What you'll learn
- Determine how contextual factors influence technology development and deployment.
- Create innovative technologies that sustainably impact poverty.
- Lead a technology innovation process -from initial concept to product scale-up- maximizing impact and minimizing risk.
- Evaluate alternative business models for technologies intended to impact poverty.
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Technology innovation can be a great enabler for development in low and middle-income countries. This course presents a methodology and an approach to develop impactful innovations that have the power to foster sustainable development. Whether you are from an industrialized or a developing country, whether you are employed in a company, an NGO, an international organization or a government. Whether you are an academic, an independent entrepreneur, or simply a passionate individual, this course is for you. You will learn how, as an innovator, you can help solve important issues that burden those living in poverty. Through practical examples, we will demonstrate how you can take your initiative from a blank sheet of paper through to large-scale deployment of your technology innovation. This course is not just about coming up with a nice idea, or designing a nice prototype, but more importantly, about sustainably deploying it at large scale. It fosters an entrepreneurial approach, as you will learn how to design business models that are relevant to address development-related challenges. It encourages co-creating the solution with the key stakeholders involved, including the affected populations. Coming-up with solutions that are more affordable and more durable, that require less use of consumables and electricity while still being economically viable, concerns all of us, and not just the people living in poverty. There is no previous knowledge required.What you'll learn
- Determine how contextual factors influence technology development and deployment.
- Create innovative technologies that sustainably impact poverty.
- Lead a technology innovation process -from initial concept to product scale-up- maximizing impact and minimizing risk.
- Evaluate alternative business models for technologies intended to impact poverty.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Development Studies With Reference to Emerging Economies (MPhil / PhD)
The work of our doctoral students seeks to understand theoretical, empirical or methodological gaps in their chosen area. Students will join one of our three research groups (Poverty, Inequality & Inclusive Growth; Social Justice; Political Economy & Institutions) and are expected to play an active role in that community of interest. Under the guidance of their supervisor each student is encouraged to acquire disciplinary training relevant to their research question, but also to develop an enquiring appreciation of what other disciplines may bring to their field of study. Staff expertise includes political science, development economics, political economy, sociology, anthropology, management studies and development studies. King's College London is a member of the ESRC funded Doctoral Training Partnership which offers a range of training opportunities for our Doctoral students. There are some opportunities for registered PhD students to gain experience as paid teaching assistants on our BA International Development programme.
Duration: 3-4 years f/t or 6-7 years p/t
DID
King’s International Development Institute (IDI)
A growing number of middle-income countries challenge conventional understandings of development. Much is to be learned from the experiences of the processes of change in these different nations, societies, and economies. Our supervisors accept original projects that explore how development processes occur in different ways and at different scales and levels, from global to local to familial. Topics have ranged from how to break away from primary exports and into producing value added products to the challenges for effective, equitable and transparency governance, state and market entanglements in health, equitable development of business groups, policy development for inclusive growth, and questions of gender justice.The work of our doctoral students seeks to understand theoretical, empirical or methodological gaps in their chosen area. Students will join one of our three research groups (Poverty, Inequality & Inclusive Growth; Social Justice; Political Economy & Institutions) and are expected to play an active role in that community of interest. Under the guidance of their supervisor each student is encouraged to acquire disciplinary training relevant to their research question, but also to develop an enquiring appreciation of what other disciplines may bring to their field of study. Staff expertise includes political science, development economics, political economy, sociology, anthropology, management studies and development studies. King's College London is a member of the ESRC funded Doctoral Training Partnership which offers a range of training opportunities for our Doctoral students. There are some opportunities for registered PhD students to gain experience as paid teaching assistants on our BA International Development programme.
Duration: 3-4 years f/t or 6-7 years p/t
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
King’s International Development Institute (IDI), United Kingdom
DID
MSc Development Management
Key facts
– Thousands of students, from former Presidents to country field workers, from over 100 countries have completed an OU Development Management qualification
– DPP provides supported distance learning. For each module you take you will have a dedicated tutor and access to a programme of tutorials and seminars both online and face-to-face
– DPP offers certificates, diplomas and a full MSc so students can build towards a qualification depending on their work and time commitments
– The Development Management team includes members of the Development Policy and Practice Group – the academics who teach and undertake research into development management – and the Associate Lecturers (ALs), the tutors who help guide the learning of all our students. Wherever you study you will be in the company of the team and our students worldwide, and can enjoy networking with fellow-students, development practitioners and academics
Development Policy and Practice, the Open University (DPP)
This course will provide you with the analytical and pragmatic tools to address global challenges, issues of inequalities, violence, migration, health, justice and security. The DPP groups qualifications are grounded in theory from different disciplines but are practice based, providing both ideas to challenge you and practical skills for working in international development. The course offers a range of qualifications, each building towards a Masters programme. This allows you to work in your own time and offers maximum flexibility. The modules mostly run twice a year and have been designed to be studied around your work and family life commitments.Key facts
– Thousands of students, from former Presidents to country field workers, from over 100 countries have completed an OU Development Management qualification
– DPP provides supported distance learning. For each module you take you will have a dedicated tutor and access to a programme of tutorials and seminars both online and face-to-face
– DPP offers certificates, diplomas and a full MSc so students can build towards a qualification depending on their work and time commitments
– The Development Management team includes members of the Development Policy and Practice Group – the academics who teach and undertake research into development management – and the Associate Lecturers (ALs), the tutors who help guide the learning of all our students. Wherever you study you will be in the company of the team and our students worldwide, and can enjoy networking with fellow-students, development practitioners and academics
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Development Policy and Practice, the Open University (DPP), United Kingdom
International Development (Poverty, Inequality and Development) by Distance Learning MSc/PGDip
The broad purpose of this programme is to give those working in the area of poverty reduction and development in developing and transitional countries, or those wishing to work in such areas, a firmer grounding in understanding poverty and inequality, promoting poverty reduction and analysing the performance of major poverty reducing programmes and policies.
The core module aims to familiarise students with key concepts (eg development and poverty) and theories (eg modernisation, dependency, neo-liberalism and the ‘crisis’ in development theory) and with the changing roles of international development organisations and states in promoting international development (eg through aid, trade and fiscal, monetary and social policies).
The emphasis throughout will be on encouraging students to reflect critically on what has worked well or not and why. Students will select three optional modules (at 20 credits each) based on their individual interests and career aspirations.
Start date: September
International Development Department, University of Birmingham (IDD)
Study from anywhere in the world with practitioners in government, civil society and the private sector, as well as with people new to development.The broad purpose of this programme is to give those working in the area of poverty reduction and development in developing and transitional countries, or those wishing to work in such areas, a firmer grounding in understanding poverty and inequality, promoting poverty reduction and analysing the performance of major poverty reducing programmes and policies.
The core module aims to familiarise students with key concepts (eg development and poverty) and theories (eg modernisation, dependency, neo-liberalism and the ‘crisis’ in development theory) and with the changing roles of international development organisations and states in promoting international development (eg through aid, trade and fiscal, monetary and social policies).
The emphasis throughout will be on encouraging students to reflect critically on what has worked well or not and why. Students will select three optional modules (at 20 credits each) based on their individual interests and career aspirations.
Start date: September
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
International Development Department, University of Birmingham (IDD), United Kingdom
Political Economy of Emerging Markets (MSc)
Our course provides you with high-quality post-graduate teaching and training in the analysis of emerging economies. It offers a distinctive approach to the study of development by focusing on rising economic powers with a particular focus on national development strategies, economic and political institutions, and the political processes that influence economic reforms. We are based at King’s Department of International Development, which enables us to draw on social scientific expertise from across other departments in the faculties of Social Sciences & Public Policy and Arts & Humanities as well as King’s Global Institutes.
The course critically assesses economic development theory to ask whether emerging economies offer a new model or models of development. Our main focus is examining the strategies that emerging economies have adopted to promote development. This includes asking how sustainable or enduring these new strategies are and how emerging markets solve the difficult problems of promoting growth over the longer term. To answer this last question, we investigate how emerging economies deal with the development and diffusion of technology, manage trade and financial flows, balance the role of the state and the market, and tackle problems of institutional underdevelopment and weak systems of law and accountability.
Duration: 1 year FT / 2 years PT, September to September
DID
King’s International Development Institute (IDI)
The Political Economy of Emerging Markets MSc offers a distinctive approach to the study of development. We focus on the political economy of emerging markets, especially national development strategies and the underlying politics and institutions. The course also covers subjects such as development theory, political economy, geography and management, and is flexible enough to allow you to focus on particular countries and regions.Our course provides you with high-quality post-graduate teaching and training in the analysis of emerging economies. It offers a distinctive approach to the study of development by focusing on rising economic powers with a particular focus on national development strategies, economic and political institutions, and the political processes that influence economic reforms. We are based at King’s Department of International Development, which enables us to draw on social scientific expertise from across other departments in the faculties of Social Sciences & Public Policy and Arts & Humanities as well as King’s Global Institutes.
The course critically assesses economic development theory to ask whether emerging economies offer a new model or models of development. Our main focus is examining the strategies that emerging economies have adopted to promote development. This includes asking how sustainable or enduring these new strategies are and how emerging markets solve the difficult problems of promoting growth over the longer term. To answer this last question, we investigate how emerging economies deal with the development and diffusion of technology, manage trade and financial flows, balance the role of the state and the market, and tackle problems of institutional underdevelopment and weak systems of law and accountability.
Duration: 1 year FT / 2 years PT, September to September
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
King’s International Development Institute (IDI), United Kingdom
DID
MA Governance, Development and Public Policy
A distinct feature of the MA is the focus on policy and practice. Core modules – taken by all MA Gov students – provide theoretical and topical foundations for the degree. Optional modules, which build on these foundations, apply concepts and theories to a range of development issues, focusing on equipping students with the methodologies and tools to assess and critique different policy options. We draw upon case-studies, faculty, students, and research partners from Africa, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and South Asia, to enrich the curriculum of the MA.
Duration: One year full-time or two years part-time.
The academic year commences in September.
IDS
Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton
This degree (formerly called the MA Governance and Development) provides you with a theoretical and practical understanding of debates on political change and how public authority is created and exercised. Based at IDS, you’ll build your critical and analytical skills, and improve your ability to develop and implement policies across state and non-state organisations.A distinct feature of the MA is the focus on policy and practice. Core modules – taken by all MA Gov students – provide theoretical and topical foundations for the degree. Optional modules, which build on these foundations, apply concepts and theories to a range of development issues, focusing on equipping students with the methodologies and tools to assess and critique different policy options. We draw upon case-studies, faculty, students, and research partners from Africa, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and South Asia, to enrich the curriculum of the MA.
Duration: One year full-time or two years part-time.
The academic year commences in September.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton, United Kingdom
IDS
Master of Arts in Development Management (MADM)
The aim of the 18-month MA in Development Management is the training of professionals to meet the increasing need for experts in programme and project management that has emerged in international development cooperation. The course provides the student with the necessary tools to deal with the practical problems of managing development programmes and projects: an introduction to theory for embedding them in a wider context, an interdisciplinary approach to methodology based on case studies for concrete analysis and the application of theoretical and methodological knowledge.
The Master in Development Management gives students a solid theoretical background and introduces the necessary tools for dealing with the practical problems of managing development programmes and projects. Elements of the curriculum are:
1. an introduction to relevant theories in social science and economics;
2. methods of empirical social research, project cycle management and reform management;
3. the application of theoretical and methodological knowledge.
The application period for the 2020-22 intake of the MA in Development Management deadlines are:
30 November 2019 at the University of the Western Cape (South Africa);
15 October 2019 (for candidates who wish to apply for a DAAD-EPOS scholarship as well) and the 31 December 2019 (for candidates with other financing options) at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany)
Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE)
Starting in mid-2000, the IEE has been offering its international MA in Development Management in cooperation with the Institute for Social Development (ISD) and the School of Government (SoG) at the University of the Western Cape. This is the first time that a German MA in Development Management is available in South Africa. The duration of each programme cycle is three semesters (18 months). For each intake, up to 25 students are accepted in Bochum and up to 20 students in Cape Town.The aim of the 18-month MA in Development Management is the training of professionals to meet the increasing need for experts in programme and project management that has emerged in international development cooperation. The course provides the student with the necessary tools to deal with the practical problems of managing development programmes and projects: an introduction to theory for embedding them in a wider context, an interdisciplinary approach to methodology based on case studies for concrete analysis and the application of theoretical and methodological knowledge.
The Master in Development Management gives students a solid theoretical background and introduces the necessary tools for dealing with the practical problems of managing development programmes and projects. Elements of the curriculum are:
1. an introduction to relevant theories in social science and economics;
2. methods of empirical social research, project cycle management and reform management;
3. the application of theoretical and methodological knowledge.
The application period for the 2020-22 intake of the MA in Development Management deadlines are:
30 November 2019 at the University of the Western Cape (South Africa);
15 October 2019 (for candidates who wish to apply for a DAAD-EPOS scholarship as well) and the 31 December 2019 (for candidates with other financing options) at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany)
Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE), Germany
Latin American Development (MSc)
Our course highlights the importance of Latin America’s position in the global order, as well as the relationships between countries of the region, in shaping countries’ policy options and development outcomes. Drawing on the broader expertise within King’s Global Institutes, our MSc will also explore how the issues facing Latin America are illuminated by the experiences of emerging economies around the world. The emphasis is on understanding the ways Latin America is trying to overcome long-standing barriers to stability and prosperity. Our focus on integrating theory, data and history will develop your critical and analytical skills as you examine how Latin American countries are promoting growth and economic, social and political development in new and often innovative ways.
Duration: 1 year FT / 2 years PT
DID
King’s International Development Institute (IDI)
The Latin American Development MSc combines a thorough grounding in development theory with an in-depth study of Latin America. By exploring the contemporary and historical experiences of this region, you will develop an understanding of the deep roots of social change and the background to current development challenges and policy debates.Our course highlights the importance of Latin America’s position in the global order, as well as the relationships between countries of the region, in shaping countries’ policy options and development outcomes. Drawing on the broader expertise within King’s Global Institutes, our MSc will also explore how the issues facing Latin America are illuminated by the experiences of emerging economies around the world. The emphasis is on understanding the ways Latin America is trying to overcome long-standing barriers to stability and prosperity. Our focus on integrating theory, data and history will develop your critical and analytical skills as you examine how Latin American countries are promoting growth and economic, social and political development in new and often innovative ways.
Duration: 1 year FT / 2 years PT
DegreeLanguage
- English
King’s International Development Institute (IDI), United Kingdom
DID
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