Language
  • English
Format
  • Full time
Start date
  • September
Location
  • Maastricht
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Master

Globalisation and Development Studies

Explore how globalisation dynamics shape lives in resource poor settings and how local actors tackle global challenges. Get a better understanding of how globalisation and development are linked and how this plays out on the ground.

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Does this suit you?

  • Do you want to critically study Globalisation and Development from different perspectives and using various methods?
  • Do you want to focus on how local actors experience and respond to globalisation and development?
  • Shape your own programme through different electives and thesis options

Your future

  • Are you interested in working in the Development Sector in NGOs, think tanks and policy institutes?
  • Do you want to be able to do high quality critical research in the field of globalization and development as a researcher or write about global issues as a journalist?
  • This programme helps you work in diverse teams and see global issues from different perspectives.

Good to know

  • You'll obtain a Master of Arts (MA) degree
  • This is a one-year, full-time programme
  • To start in September, apply before 1 May (non-EU/EEA) or 1 June (EU/EEA)

Experience it for yourself

“Building on my first professional experience in development cooperation, the GDS programme allows me to deepen my understanding of how communities around the world address economic, social and political challenges.”

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