MScHuman Geography: Globalisation, Migration and Development
| Study location | Netherlands, Nijmegen |
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| Type | Master courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 1 year (60 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MSc |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent, from a research university) from a geography-related discipline, such as Spatial Planning, Geography, Environment Studies. For students with a completed Bachelor’s degree in a related area such as International Relations, Social Sciences, Anthropology, Psychology, History, Philosophy, Religion Studies, European Studies, Political Science, Public Administration, Economics, Development Studies, Language Studies, Architecture, (Urban) Design Studies, Leisure and Tourism, Conflict Studies and Management Sciences your prior education might first need to be approved by the Examination Board, by a matter of an intake interview. Please provide a list of all courses you have taken, are taking and are planning to take including course content, the number of hours and literature used. See an example here. You may compile this list yourself or upload a course syllabus. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German / Dutch. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. It is required that you send verified copies of the entry qualification documents directly to the university by postal mail. Important! Never send original documents by post! Radboud University |
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| Language requirements | English - IELTS Academic: ≥ 6.5 overall, subscores ≥ 6.0, writing subscore ≥ 6.5 All certificates may not be older than two years. |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. Please explain why you have chosen this specific Master’s programme and how it fits your previous education. Resume Background in research methodology |
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Overview
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Programme structure
The Master’s specialisation in Globalisation, Migration and Development is taught at the Nijmegen School of Management. It has a course load of 60 EC* (one-year) and offers space for elective courses, with which students can give their programme their own personal finishing touch. The structure of the programme is presented here.
Career opportunities
With expertise gained during this Master’s, a graduate can be employed in a wide range of jobs, both in and outside the Netherlands, for example:
- Policymaker or programme researcher for city municipalities focusing on integration and multicultural issues, especially in the low-income neighbourhoods
- Policy development expert for Provincial Governments
- Policy expert on the reception of asylum seekers/refugees and the related human development challenges
- Policy expert or field officer for ministries or NGOs, to, for example, visit developing countries to establish business contracts with local farmer organisations
- Research or programme officer for a development aid related organisation such as Nuffic, Cordaid, VSO, SNV, Novib/Oxfam, Hivos and COS (Association of Centres for international cooperation at the provincial level), or a migrant (umbrella) organisation
- PhD candidate researching migration and development, health and urbanisation, the rural impact of globalisation, and such
- Academic researcher at a university or research institute involved with migration and globalisation: e.g. MPI, IOM, Refugee Studies Centre in Oxford
- Geography teacher in secondary, tertiary or vocational education
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