Main Features

As a successive expansion of this MA degree program in development studies shows, our leading program in development studies maintains the highly reputable development of its educational quality particularly related to development issues. While its core courses are mainly related to modern economics, its outstanding achievements in education comprehensively covering development issues can be found not only in the number of graduates of this degree program. The diversity of countries of enrolled students provides one of the most ideal environments to study development studies issues. The strong human network of the graduates of this program shows the quality of this educational program as well as the benefits which students of this program will gain after their graduation.

Curriculum

The program encompasses a wide range of public policy issues in the context of socio-economic development. These issues are examined in the areas of finance, trade, investment, human resources development, environment, sustainable development, and urban and regional development. Beyond the understanding of the immediate and specific circumstances of country-specific issues, the program provides students with as many opportunities as it can, in order to let students share/deepen development issues of different countries under its rigorous coursework environments. The program consists of required and elective courses and enrolled students can choose several elective courses based on their own research and policy-related interests after taking required courses, all of which are designed to make students use highly sophisticated analytical tools smoothly in exploring their own development issues.

Our faculty members devote themselves to provide students with our expertise and experience to contribute to their successful thesis writing.

Program Outcome

The program is also extremely useful for individuals who wish to work in international organizations, many of which have been concerned with development issues. An experience as a student enrolled in this program definitely gives you priceless values.

Coursework and assessment

Assessment is by taught examinations, coursework, assignments, group assessment and presentations.

Course unit details

You will study a total of 180 credits during the course.

Requirements

The university is open to all students who fulfill the following requirements:

• Copy and original of Secondary, University Certificates and Transcripts
• Birth certificate
• Certificate of good conduct
• Application Letter
• CV and Experience Letter
• Admission fee $
• Passport sized photos
• File
• Pass entry exams.