Programme overview
Focus of our master programmes
Governance and
Development
Programme structure
Globalisation and
Development
Development
evaluation and
management
Interest in governance Interest in economic and financial
globalisation Interest in the role of external
actors in development
Political economy of governance Mobility and migration Analysing the institutional context
in which development interventi-
ons take place
State formation, law and public
policies Value chains Monitoring and Evaluation
Conflict, peace and state building
or local governance challenges Climate change & environmental
crises Design,implementation and
evaluation of local/(inter)national
development interventions
Each of the three Master programmes has a similar structure, consisting of four modules.
The first Module provides an overview of theories of development and gives students up-to-
date knowledge of research methods and techniques, both general and programme-specific.
In Modules II and III, research-driven interactive education is offered. In Module IV, each
student conducts an individual development research project under the guidance of a
supervisor. The topics covered relate to the thematic focuses of Modules II and III. A limited
number of students receive IOB travel grants to conduct fieldwork for their research projects.
The dissertation is the subject of a public presentation and defence.
Master of
Governance &
Development
Module I
Module IV
Globalisation &
Development
TRACK 1
From Violent
Conflict to Peace Local Institutions &
Poverty Reduction
and State
Reconstruction
Evaluating Development
Effectiveness
TRACK 1
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Module III
Governance for
Development
Exposure to the field: In module I
there is a possibility to do a research
internship with one of IOB’s partners in
Tanzania, Nicaragua or the Philippines.
During the dissertation students can go
abroad for field work. For both types of
international mobility a limited number
of IOB travel grants are available.
Master of Development
Evaluation &
Management
Theories of Development - Research Methods I and II
Module II
Master of
Globalisation &
Development
National Institutions,
Poverty Reduction
Strategies & Aid
Dissertation
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