With increasing pressure on rural livelihoods, natural resources, and global inequality, it is crucial to understand how development processes can be made more inclusive, sustainable, and effective. Today’s world needs professionals who can bridge science, policy, and local communities. Would you like to understand why innovations and interventions often don’t serve those who need it most? Then join the MSc Development and Rural Innovation and learn to see the bigger picture as this is an interdisciplinary and socially impactful programme.
What will you study during this Master’s?
During this master's, you are challenged to put everything you learned in your bachelor’s in a broader context, and to understand how socio-political realities influence the outcome of development interventions. You will learn to understand the role of colonial legacies in current global challenges like food security, climate change and migration. After this programme you can conduct independent research related to current development issues!
Do you sometimes wonder why, with all the technological knowledge we have, it remains so hard to actually solve societal problems? Do you want to connect concepts from development sociology, rural sociology, communication sciences and innovation sciences to real-life situations? With a strong interdisciplinary foundation, you will specialize in these directions within a programme that combines academic depth with real-world relevance and excellent career prospects.
Why this programme?
- Within the programme, innovation and transformation are approached as both technological and socio-political processes, making it easier to see the bigger picture.
- This programme offers a small, international and interactive learning environment. You will share the classroom with motivated students from all continents who really want to learn how the world works.
- In this cross-over programme, you will make the switch from technical or life sciences to social sciences. This will prepare you to be an international professional capable of bridging gaps between various disciplines.
- This programme is grounded in real-world initiatives. You will work closely with communities, NGOs, and development projects to explore how we can achieve positive societal change on the ground.
