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Study programme
The programme curriculum approaches international development, or contestations thereof, in multiple realms (including grassroots, public and private sectors, and global institutions) and explores the interaction among unequal power relations between diverse rural and urban, local, national and international actors and processes, within context-specific institutional settings.
In this video, the features of a Research Master's programme are explained by a current student, an alumna and an academic staff member.
Academic staff
Most staff members carry out their research within the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, building upon a long tradition of research through its extensive global network of both Southern and Northern partners in development.
Careers
The two-year Research Master's programmes in International Development Studies is specifically designed for excellent students wising to pursue a career in research. The main objective is to prepare students for an academic career, a career in applied research, or research-intensive jobs in policy or professional fields. Graduates should be able to successfully start PhD research or acquire a position of equivalent level in applied research or policy practice.
Doing fieldwork abroad
Portfolio
Methodology courses
Is International Development Studies (Research Master's) for you?
- Are you a critical and research-oriented student?
- Do you want to study international development studies in an interdisciplinary programme?
- Would you like to join an intellectual community known for its open view towards global concerns?
- Do you want to devote your full attention to your studies?
Then the Research Masters' in International Development Studies might be the programme for you!