Master's | Joint programme optionalAnthropology and Development Studies
How do bottom-up initiatives of people striving for racial justice, political change or climate change awareness arise and evolve? This Anthropology and Development Master's expands your knowledge and research skills. Let’s contribute to society!
Something for you?
- You want to open up your horizon as a critical anthropologist and development scientist with a global view.
- You will develop a valuable field research project in line with your personal interest.
- You get the chance to collaborate closely with our expert, and approachable, staff and a diverse group of peers from around the world.
- You want to build a professional (international) network and contribute to present-day academic debate.
- After obtaining your Master's degree you are equipped for a position as a researcher or policy advisor at an established NGO, governmental organisation or company.
- Pursue the possibility of a dual degree with the University of Glasgow.
Admission requirements
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- Main language
- English (100%)
- Study duration
- 1 year (60 EC)
- Start
- September
- Contact hours
- 5-10
- Number of students
- 14
- Programme format
- Full time
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- CROHO code
- 60253
- Accreditation
- NVAO
What will you learn
In this Master’s programme you develop your critical, analytical, reflective and academic skills to contribute to society by conducting qualitative research. In the first semester, you choose and design your research project fitting in one of three thematic tracks:
- Decolonising diversity in a polarised world
- Ecological livelihoods and environmental justice
- Grassroots initiatives, development and the state
During three months of fieldwork you will find answers to your questions within your area of interest. Concluding the Master’s programme, you will sum up your findings, not only in the form of an academic thesis, but also as a policy brief or other type of output that you can share with relevant stakeholders to increase your impact.
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Future career opportunities
Possible jobs are that of a policy officer, advisor, or researcher for the central or local government, an advisor at aid, welfare and civil society organisations such as the UN, Cordaid or the Dutch Council for Refugees, a researcher at a university or NGO, trade union, consultancy firm or private institution or as a journalist or communication officer.
Career prospectsResearch
This Master’s programme is offered by the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies (CAOS). This department studies cultural diversity and social inequality in a rapidly changing world. This might, for example, entail the study of citizenship and belonging in multicultural societies like the Netherlands, or of new actors who have entered the market for international development.
The department is embedded in the Radboud Social Cultural Research (Radboud SCR). Scholars at Radboud SCR specifically focus on three research themes: inequality, cohesion and modernisation.
Public pieces based on MA projects
- Lisa Menke - Het Recht van Spreken
- Kiki Leijdekkers - In Yogyakarta Subtle Cases of Religious Intolerance Exist as well
- Isa Corbeek - De (on)zin van onkruid
- Lonneke Jansen - Payments for Environmental Services
- Pien Pullens - De kritische kracht van Vogue
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If you are going to follow this Master's programme, you will pay an annual tuition fee. There are different tuition rates. The amount depends on your personal situation.
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