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Master in Population and development studies
- academic year2023-2024
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Programme titleMaster in Population and development studies
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Programme mnemonicMA-COOP
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Programme organised by
- Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences
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Degree typeMaster 120 credits
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Tier2nd cycle
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Field and branch of studyHuman and social sciences/Political and social sciences
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Schedule typeDaytime
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Languages of instructionenglish / french
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Theoretical programme duration2 years
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CampusSolbosch
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Category / TopicHuman and social sciences - Political and social sciences
- Jury PresidentLaurence ROUDART
- Jury SecretaryJacinto Cuvi
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Degree typeMaster 120 credits
Theoretical programme duration2 years
Learning language(s)english / french
Schedule typeDaytime
CampusSolbosch
Category(ies) - Topic(s)Human and social sciences - Political and social sciences
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Programme objectives
The programme's goal is to teach students to independently and critically analyse development aid policies and international cooperation practices.
Teaching team and methods
Programme's added value
This Master is interdisciplinary in nature, reflecting the wish to integrate teaching, research, practical work, field knowledge, and service provision. In addition to the required courses on cooperation and development, the programme offers a wide range of elective courses that enable students to either deepen their basic knowledge of disciplines taught at the Bachelor level, or explore new areas of study.
International / Openness
Students can spend a term or a whole year abroad. The Faculty has exchange agreements with more than a hundred partner universities in Europe and throughout the world.
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Programme
This Master programme trains students in development cooperation work. Graduates are high-level professionals who master international development issues and challenges, and understand the problems faced by developing countries as well as the efforts made to resolve them.
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Prospects
Three main areas offer employment opportunities to graduates of this programme:
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National and international institutions that fund development aid (European Commission, World Bank, bilateral Belgian cooperation programmes, etc.);
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Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) acting independently, though mostly funded by the above-mentioned institutions. Jobs can be either at the NGO's headquarters or in ‘target‘ countries;
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Private sector companies working as subcontractors for national and international institutions; consulting firms that identify, design, implement, and evaluate projects and programmes on behalf of these institutions, providing them with experts and technical assistance.
The programme prepares students for work in the field of development aid: project managers working for international development aid organisations, coordinators of international development aid projects, consultants, development programme analysts, etc.