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Master of Cultures and Development Studies (CADES)(Adv.)
University of Leuven
Faculty of Political and Society
| Application Deadline: | June 1 (EEA); March 1(Non EEA) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,400 - | ||
| Location: | Leuven / Belgium / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Leuven
The master's programme of Cultures and Development Studies (CADES) aims at enhancing the multi-disciplinary and intercultural expertise and skills of professionals involved or interested in advisory, policy or educational assignments in the international and intercultural co-operation sectors.
Current insights into the complex dynamics of the ongoing economic and informational globalisation, the resurgence of ethno-cultural assertiveness and the development of alternative modernities inform the programme´s multifaceted approaches and methodologies for prospecting, guiding and evaluating sustainable development initiatives. Rooted in contemporary social and cultural anthropology, the programme draws on various disciplines and area studies and deploys a wealth of relevant viewpoints.
By the end of the programme, the student will have acquired:
* knowledge and understanding of the scholarly framework in which intercultural problems can be clarified with respect to various academic and social themes;
* skill in the analysis of practical and theoretical problems from an intercultural perspective; setting up, executing and evaluating research projects; drafting diagnoses, plans and recommendations; use and/or design of instruments for the optimization of situations in practical situations; critical reflection on the content of practical interventions; linking theoretical concepts to practical acts; guiding and developing innovations;
* the skills necessary for adequate communication and reporting.
The programme does not lead to a specific or well-defined job market, but gives the student a large international and interdisciplinary background in dealing with developmental issues and problems from a nuanced and anthropological perspective. Graduates may access a large variety of jobs in NGOs, international organisations, development cooperation, education, social and medical services, advisory organizations, international relations, enterprises and research.
Contents
This master´s programme is a one year programme comprising a curriculum of a minimum 60 credits. The programme consists of the following components: Mandatory courses, seminars and a master thesis. Students also choose 14 credits from thematic electives and/or from electives at partner institutes and/or from internship/training.
MANDATORY PART
12 credit points from Mandatory courses, 14 credit points from Seminars, 16 credit points from Master thesis = 42 credit points total
Courses - 12 credit points mandatory
* Development and cultures: local-level project management and evaluation
* Culture, ecology and development
* International Development Cooperation
Seminars - 14 credit points mandatory
* Interdisciplinary seminar: culture-sensitive skills and techniques for project management and evaluation
* Seminar: special topics in cultures and development
Master thesis - 16 credit points mandatory
* Thesis
ELECTIVES
18 credit points from Thematic electives and/or from Electives at partner institutes and/or from Internship / training = 18 credit points total
Knowledge systems and worldviews
* Ethnicity: Theories and application on Mediterranean cultures
* Methods and techniques
* Cultural Anthropology
* Migration- and Minorities Policies: Anthropological Presuppositions and Implications
* Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Myth and Symbolism
* World religions and ethics Christianity and Islam
Economic development in a globalising world
* Development economics
* Interdisciplinary perspectives on development and cultures
* Development policy analysis
* Economic Anthropology
* Basic Concepts of Agro-biodiversity
Social and technical developments
* Modernity and the Architecture of the city
* Human settlements in Development
* Cultural Anthropology: material cultures
* Eco-filosofie
* Philosophy of technology
* Environmental philosophy
* Indigenous knowledge and Management of Agro-ecosystems in the Tropics
* Organisational behaviour: special topics
Civil society
* Medical anthropology
* Culture and disability
* Anthropology of body, time and space
* Anthropology of Religion
Law and governance
* Anthropology of law
* European legal thinking
* Political anthropology
* Human rights law
Area studies
* Chinese philosophy
* Modern Japanese law
* Hinduism
* Buddhism
* Judaism
Electives at partner institutes
* Quantitative impact evaluation techniques
* Qualitative evaluation techniques: cost-benefit analysis
* Cost-benefit analysis
Internship / training
* Internship 6 weeks includes a preparatory internship seminar
* Internship 3 months includes a preparatory internship seminar
APPROVAL
Students must submit their curriculum for approval and are subject to an assessment of their preparedness for graduate courses in fields for which they have had no prior training.
RESEARCH PAPER
Students are required to write a 40-page final research paper (12 ECTS credits).Its topic has to be approved of by an academic tutor who will guide the research.
PART-TIME
Pending approval, the programme may be completed in two years of part-time study, comprising a curriculum of minimum 28 and maximum 32 credits per year. In this case, the student is required to follow the main subjects during the first year of study. The paper will be part of the second year of study.
TWO SEMESTERS
The academic year is organised on a semester-based system. Each semester consists of approx. 14 effective weeks. The first semester begins at the last week of September and ends the 3rd week of January; the second semester begins the 1st week of February and ends the 2nd week of May.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Admission decisions are based upon evaluation of a complete application file:
* Master in de psychologie
* Master in de pedagogische wetenschappen
* Master in de sociale en culturele antropologie
* Master of Psychology
* Master of Educational Sciences
* Master of Social and Cultural Anthropology
* Another Master's degree
Applicants should hold of a master's degree. The board of admission will assess the equivalence of a four years bachelor's degree on an individual basis.
Relevant professional experience is an asset.
The courses and seminars will be taught in English, and the written work is to be completed in English, which means that sufficient knowledge of English is a pre-requisite. To determine this, non native speakers have to take a TOEFL test with a minimum score of either 250 on the computer based test, 100 on the internet based test or 600 on the paper based test. Alternatively, the TOEFL may be replaced by an IELTS (British Council) score of between 7.0 and 7.5 points or a Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) (University of Cambridge examinations): Grade C.
Students with paper-based TOEFL scores between 550 and 600 (or TOEFL computer-based between 215 and 250 and internet-based test between 79 and 100) may also be admitted provided they successfully complete an intensive Academic English course organised at the University of Leuven.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
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