Development Studies (M.A.) at University of Bayreuth

Programme overview

Teaches students to analyse development problems and processes of global and local change using social and economic theories and to apply them in a project study.

Faculty: Faculty of Cultural Studies (interdisciplinary programme) | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; German and English; English track possible-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Bayreuth, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

120 ECTS: Foundations (28), Advanced Foundations (20), one of three individual focuses of 18 ECTS (Advanced Global Sociology and Politics, Advanced Global Geography or Advanced International Economics), Individual Development and Practical Experience (28) and Master's Thesis (26).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry requires a bachelor's degree with grade 2.5 or better in Interdisciplinary African Studies, International Economics and Development, Geographies of International Development (Focus on Africa), Philosophy and Economics, Geography: Society and Environment, or Culture and Society with sociology, at Bayreuth, or an equivalent degree. Admission with conditions of up to 30 credits is possible. Documents should be submitted by 15 July. English C1 required; German A1 for international applicants.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://forms.uni-bayreuth.de/formcycle/form/provide/7804/?lang=en

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