Master of Cultures and Development Studies (60 ECTS) Master of Science

While composing their study programme students take into account possible transitional arrangements. These will be available on the student portal under section "recent topics".

• Mandatory Courses

  All courses (12 credits) are mandatory.
  

  • 4 ECTS	Culture, Ecology and Development									S0D68A	A.Cassiman (coordinator) F.De Boeck staff staff A.Cassiman (coordinator) F.De Boeck
    4 ECTS	Development Cooperation									S0B91A	P.Develtere staff staff P.Develtere
    4 ECTS	Development: Actors and Paradigms									S0D69A	M.Breusers staff staff M.Breusers

  • Anthropology

    Students who have no educational background in Anthropology, choose one course from this module.
    

    • 4 ECTS	Hedendaagse auteurs en thema's in de sociale en culturele antropologie									S0D44A	S.Van Wolputte staff staff S.Van Wolputte
      5 ECTS	Antropologie en geschiedenis in het postkoloniale tijdperk									S0D63A	F.De Boeck staff staff F.De Boeck
      4 ECTS	Anthropology of Religion									S0D61A	N.Fadil staff staff N.Fadil
      5 ECTS	Political Anthropology									S0D66A	F.De Boeck (coordinator) S.Van Wolputte staff staff F.De Boeck (coordinator) S.Van Wolputte
      6 ECTS	Cultural Anthropology									S0D84A	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger
      4 ECTS	Ethnographic Fieldwork: Exemplary Research									S0E77A	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger

• Seminar

  All courses (14 credits) are mandatory.
  

  • 6 ECTS	Special Topics in Cultures and Development									S0D71A	A.Cassiman staff staff A.Cassiman
    8 ECTS	Interdisciplinary Research Seminar: Development Processes and Proposals									S0D70A	A.Cassiman staff staff A.Cassiman

• Master's Thesis

  This course (16 credits) is mandatory.
  

  • 16 ECTS	Master's Thesis									S0D73A	N. staff staff N.

• Electives

  Students choose 18 credits from Thematic Electives and/or from Electives at partner institutes and/or from Internship/training and/or from Visual and Experimental Anthropology.
  
  Students with no educational background in Anthropology choose between 12 and 14 credits from Thematic Electives and/or from Electives at partner institutes and/or from Internship/training and/or from Visual and Experimental Anthropology.
  

  • Thematic Electives

    • Knowledge Systems and Worldviews

      • 5 ECTS	Antropologie en geschiedenis in het postkoloniale tijdperk									S0D63A	F.De Boeck staff staff F.De Boeck
        5 ECTS	Issues in Global and Intercultural Education									P0Q68A	L.De Haene staff staff L.De Haene
        6 ECTS	Cultural Anthropology									S0D84A	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger
        5 ECTS	Ethnicity: Theories and Application on Mediterranean Cultures									S0E09A	N.Fadil staff staff N.Fadil
        4 ECTS	Ethnographic Fieldwork: Exemplary Research									S0E77A	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger
        4 ECTS	World Religions and Ethics									A01B9A	B.Broeckaert staff staff B.Broeckaert
        4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de politieke en sociale filosofie									W0AM3A	A.Braeckman staff staff A.Braeckman
        4 ECTS	Myth and Symbolism									S0D52A	S.Van Wolputte staff staff S.Van Wolputte
        4 ECTS	Anthropology and Islam									S0D85A	K.Graw staff staff K.Graw
        4 ECTS	Migration- and Minorities Policies: Anthropological Presuppositions and Implications									S0E08A	N.Fadil staff staff N.Fadil
        4 ECTS	East-West Perspectives in Philosophy									W0AN1A	P.Cortois staff staff P.Cortois
        4 ECTS	Ethnographic Fieldwork: Analysis and Communication									S0D53B	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger

    • Economic Development in a Globalising World

      • 5 ECTS	Agricultural Economics and Food Policy in Developing Countries									I0Q23A	M.Maertens (coordinator) E.Tollens staff staff M.Maertens (coordinator) E.Tollens
        6 ECTS	Irrigation Agronomy									I0D14A	D.Raes staff staff D.Raes
        4 ECTS	Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Development and Cultures									S0E06A	A.Cassiman staff staff A.Cassiman
        4 ECTS	Landbouweconomie en voedselbeleid									I0N46A	J.Relaes staff staff J.Relaes
        4 ECTS	Economic Anthropology									S0E07A	M.Breusers staff staff M.Breusers
        6 ECTS	Political Philosophy and the Ethics of Globalisation									W0EP8A	A.Vandevelde staff staff A.Vandevelde
        6 ECTS	Advanced Development Economics									D0M43B	J.Swinnen G.De Luca (substitute) staff staff J.Swinnen G.De Luca (substitute)

    • Social and Technical Developments

      • 4 ECTS	Philosophy of Technology									W0EN7A	G.Van Steendam staff staff G.Van Steendam
        6 ECTS	Modernity and the Architecture of the City									H02P7A	H.Heynen (coordinator) A.Loeckx N. staff staff H.Heynen (coordinator) A.Loeckx N.
        4 ECTS	Human Settlements in Development									H02P4A	V.d'Auria staff staff V.d'Auria
        4 ECTS	Environmental Philosophy									W0EC9C	U.Melle staff staff U.Melle
        4 ECTS	Ecofilosofie									W0AE2B	U.Melle staff staff U.Melle
        4 ECTS	Organizational Decision Making and Change									P0P93A	M.Euwema staff staff M.Euwema
        4 ECTS	Cultural Anthropology: Material Culture									S0D50A	A.Cassiman staff staff A.Cassiman

    • Civil Society

      • 5 ECTS	Anthropology of Children and Youth									S0D56A	F.De Boeck staff staff F.De Boeck
        4 ECTS	Sociale ethiek									S0C13A	A.Vandevelde staff staff A.Vandevelde
        5 ECTS	Gezondheidszorgsystemen									E01M3A	P.Schoukens staff staff P.Schoukens
        5 ECTS	Sociaal-culturele analyse van de sport en de vrije tijd									L02E7A	B.Vanreusel staff staff B.Vanreusel
        4 ECTS	Anthropology of Religion									S0D61A	N.Fadil staff staff N.Fadil
        4 ECTS	Urban Anthropology									S0D88A	F.De Boeck staff staff F.De Boeck
        4 ECTS	Medisch recht									C04D9A	H.Nys staff staff H.Nys
        4 ECTS	Culture and Disability									S0D43A	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger
        4 ECTS	Anthropology of the Body									S0D57B	S.Van Wolputte staff staff S.Van Wolputte

    • Law and Governance

      • 5 ECTS	Political Anthropology									S0D66A	F.De Boeck (coordinator) S.Van Wolputte staff staff F.De Boeck (coordinator) S.Van Wolputte
        4 ECTS	Instellingen en beleid van de ontwikkelingslanden									S0D22C	P.Develtere staff staff P.Develtere
        4 ECTS	Vreemdelingenrecht									C08C3B	M.Foblets staff staff M.Foblets
        4 ECTS	Human Rights									C00J5A	K.Lemmens staff staff K.Lemmens

    • Area Studies

      • 4 ECTS	Chinese filosofie									F0TB1A	C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert staff staff C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert
        4 ECTS	Inleiding tot de Chinese cultuur									F0TA0A	N.Standaert staff staff N.Standaert
        4 ECTS	Chinese Philosophy									F0UC2A	C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert staff staff C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert
        4 ECTS	Precolumbiaanse en koloniale geschiedenis van Latijns-Amerika									F0UK4A	W.Thomas staff staff W.Thomas
        4 ECTS	Geschiedenis van Latijns-Amerika na de onafhankelijkheid									F0UK5A	W.Thomas staff staff W.Thomas
        6 ECTS	Politics and Society in Japan: a Global Perspective									F0UV5A	D.Vanoverbeke staff staff D.Vanoverbeke
        4 ECTS	Globalisation, Culture and Identity: Theories and Application to Asian Cultures									S0E60A	C.Pang staff staff C.Pang
        4 ECTS	Japanse godsdiensten									F0TD1A	N. F.Pinnoo (cooperator) staff staff N. F.Pinnoo (cooperator)
        4 ECTS	Inleiding tot de Oost-Aziatische kunst									F0TG3A	W.Vande Walle staff staff W.Vande Walle
        4 ECTS	Hinduism									A02C8A	M.Kallungal staff staff M.Kallungal
        4 ECTS	Buddhism									A02C9A	B.Broeckaert (coordinator) N. staff staff B.Broeckaert (coordinator) N.
        4 ECTS	Geschiedenis van het moderne India									F0BB0A	I.Goddeeris staff staff I.Goddeeris
        4 ECTS	Arabische filosofie									W0AG3A	N. staff staff N.
        6 ECTS	Politieke ontwikkelingen in Centraal-en Oost-Europa									S0D21A	K.Malfliet T.Casier (substitute) staff staff K.Malfliet T.Casier (substitute)
        4 ECTS	Latin-America: from Colonisation to Globalisation									S0E61A	C.Stallaert staff staff C.Stallaert
        4 ECTS	China and Global Politics									S0E54A	C.Pang staff staff C.Pang

  • Internship / Training

    • 6 ECTS	Internship - Short-Term									S0D76A	N. staff staff N.
      10 ECTS	Internship - Long-Term									S0D77A	N. staff staff N.

  • Visual and Experimental Anthropology

    Add maximum one course unit. S0F42A aims at students who have no experience in Video Production.

    • 4 ECTS	Visual and Experimental Anthropology									S0D42A	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger
      6 ECTS	Visual and Experimental Anthropology									S0F42A	P.Devlieger N. staff staff P.Devlieger N.