Environment and Development
| Specialisation of: | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology |
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| Degree: | Master of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology |
| Mode of Study: | Full-time |
| Duration: | 1 year |
| Start date: | September, February |
| Language of instruction: | English |
Environment and Development covers the complex relations between societies and the physical world. It does so in terms of present modes of resource use as well as in terms of future projections; ideas on how to bring about a better, sustainable world,
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Programme
The MA programme starts in September and February and covers one year. For the most up-to-date course overview, visit the e-Prospectus
Objectives
To provide master’s students with general theoretical knowledge of the discipline and thorough knowledge of culture and society in a certain region, in order to enable them to analyse the social problems of that region, to report on them in a academically sound way and to offer advice on policies;
To equip master’s students with the scientific skills required to independently design and execute fundamental and applied research;
To provide master’s students with the knowledge, skills and instruments required for the job market, both in societies that are culturally familiar and in those that are new and different.
Teaching methods:
- Lectures
- Individual and group assignments
- Research project (fieldwork) with in situ supervision in Mali, Gambia, Indonesia and the Netherlands, and distant supervision in other regions of the world
- Individual supervision of the master’s thesis
Programme structure:
- two theoretical courses
- course in research management
- writing a research proposal (under individual supervision)
- three months of fieldwork
- research seminar
- masterthesis
One of the two theoretical courses is elective and gives students the opportunity to focus on some of the above-stated thematic specialisations.
