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MPhil in Development Studies - specializing in Geography
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North-South relations
Are you interested in development issues, developing countries, North-South relations? Would you like to study together with students from all over the world? Then the Master's degree in Development Studies might be a perfect programme for you. The programme provide the student with an understanding of the relationship between growth and poverty, globalisation and processes of marginalisation. |
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Who wins and who looses in the developing process? What is the significance
of social changes occurring in poor and impoverished countries today? Students
from developing countries in Asia and Africa, Norway and from a few other countries
attend the programme. The aim is to provide students from the South with expertise
that can be used in the developing process in their home countries, and to give
students from the North a possibility to assist the development process, either
through jobs in Norway or abroad.The programme provides the students with experience
in independent research and critical thinking upon social sciences and North-South
relations in general. Furthermore, the programme encourages methodological and
interdisciplinary thinking within the field of development studies.development
Studies is a Master's programme. To be accepted you must have a Bachelor's degree
in a Social Science. The degree should include
at least one year of studies within Geography, Planning or Development studies.
If you do not have a Bachelor's degree but are interested in doing our Master's
programme, you may contact the Department of Geography to get advice on which
courses to take in order to be enrolled.
The language of instruction is English, and the applicants must meet the English language requirements.
The preliminary application deadline for international applicants is 1 January, the final application deadline for international applicants is 1 March . The application deadline for Norwegian applicants is 15 April.
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