Current study programme
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Master in Cultures and Development Studies
42 credit points from Mandatory part, 18 credit points from Electives =
60 credit points total
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| 18 credits from Mandatory courses, 8 credits from Seminars, 16 credits from Master thesis = 42 credits in total | |||||
| Courses - 18 credit points mandatory | |||||
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Culture, Ecology and Development | 4 | S0D68A | ||
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Development Cooperation | 4 | S0B91A | ||
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Development: Actors and Paradigms | 4 | S0D69A | ||
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Special Topics in Cultures and Development | 6 | S0D71A | ||
| Master thesis - 16 credit points mandatory | |||||
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Thesis | 16 | S0D73A | ||
| Seminars - 8 credit points mandatory | |||||
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Interdisciplinary Research Seminar: Development Processes and Projects | 8 | S0D70A | ||
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| 18 credit points from Thematic electives and/or from Electives at partner institutes and/or from Internship / training = 18 credit points total | |||||
| Area studies | |||||
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Arabische filosofie | 4 | W0AG3A | ||
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Buddhism | 4 | A02C9A | ||
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China and Global Politics | 4 | S0E54A | ||
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Chinese filosofie | 4 | F0TB1A | ||
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Chinese philosophy | 4 | F0UC2A | ||
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Geschiedenis van het moderne India | 4 | F0BB0A | ||
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Geschiedenis van Latijns-Amerika na de onafhankelijkheid | 4 | F0UK5A | ||
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Globalisation, Culture and Identity: Theories and Application to Asian Cultures | 4 | S0E60A | ||
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Hinduism | 4 | A02C8A | ||
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Inleiding tot de Chinese cultuur | 4 | F0TA0A | ||
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Inleiding tot de Oost-Aziatische kunst | 4 | F0TG3A | ||
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Japanse godsdiensten | 4 | F0TD1A | ||
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Judaism | 4 | A07B1A | ||
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Latin-America: from Colonisation to Globalisation | 4 | S0E61A | ||
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Maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen van Japan | 6 | F0UV5A | ||
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Politieke ontwikkelingen in Centraal-en Oost-Europa | 6 | S0D21A | ||
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Pre-Columbiaanse en koloniale geschiedenis van Latijns-Amerika | 4 | F0UK4A | ||
| Civil society | |||||
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Anthropology of Children and Youth | 5 | S0D56A | ||
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Anthropology of Religion | 4 | S0D61A | ||
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Anthropology of the Body | 5 | S0D57B | ||
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Culture and disability | 4 | S0D43A | ||
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Gezondheidszorgsystemen | 5 | E01M3A | ||
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Medisch recht | 4 | C04D9A | ||
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Mondiale educatie | 5 | P0P60A | ||
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Sociaal-culturele analyse van de sport en de vrije tijd | 5 | L02E7A | ||
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Sociale ethiek | 4 | S0C13A | ||
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Urban Anthropology | 5 | S0D88A | ||
| Economic development in a globalising world | |||||
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Agricultural Economics and Food Policy in Developing Countries | 4 | I0Q23A | ||
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Development economics | 6 | D0M43B | ||
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Economic Anthropology | 4 | S0E07A | ||
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Interdisciplinary perspectives on development and cultures | 4 | S0E06A | ||
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Irrigation agronomy | 6 | I0D14A | ||
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Landbouw- en voedselbeleid | 4 | I0N46A | ||
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Political Philosophy and the Ethics of Globalisation | 4 | W0EP8A | ||
| Electives at partner institutes | |||||
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1 module at Centrum voor Intercultureel Management en Internationale Communicatie CIMIC, Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen | 4 | |||
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1 module at The Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB) - Universiteit Antwerpen | 4 | |||
| Internship / training | |||||
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Internship 3 months includes a preparatory internship seminar | 10 | S0D77A | ||
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Internship 6 weeks includes a preparatory internship seminar | 6 | S0D76A | ||
| Knowledge systems and worldviews | |||||
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Anthropology and Islam | 4 | S0D85A | ||
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Antropologie en geschiedenis in het postkoloniale tijdperk | 5 | S0D63A | ||
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Christianity and Islam | 4 | A03C0A | ||
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Cultural Anthropology | 4 | S0D84a | ||
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Ethnicity: Theories and application on Mediterranean cultures | 4 | S0E09A | ||
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Ethnographic Fieldwork: Analysis and Communication | 4 | S0D53b | ||
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Ethnographic Fieldwork: Exemplary Research | 4 | S0E77a | ||
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Interculturele Filosofie | 4 | W0AG1A | ||
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Interculturele pedagogiek | 5 | P0Q68A | ||
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Migration and Minorities Policies: Anthropological Presuppositions and Implications | 4 | S0E08a | ||
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Myth and Symbolism | 4 | S0D52A | ||
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Vraagstukken uit de politieke en sociale filosofie | 4 | W0AM3A | ||
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World religions and ethics | 4 | A01B9A | ||
| Law and governance | |||||
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Anthropology of law | 4 | C09B6B | ||
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Human rights | 5 | C00J5A | ||
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Instellingen en beleid van de ontwikkelingslanden | 4 | S0D22C | ||
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Political anthropology | 5 | S0D66A | ||
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Vreemdelingenrecht | 6 | C08C3B | ||
| Social and technical developments | |||||
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Cultural Anthropology: material cultures | 4 | S0D50A | ||
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Eco-filosofie | 5 | W0AE2A | ||
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Environmental philosophy | 4 | W0EC9A | ||
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Human settlements in Development | 4 | H02P4A | ||
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Modernity and the Architecture of the city | 6 | H02P7A | ||
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Organisational Decision Making and Change | 5 | P0P93A | ||
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Philosophy of technology | 4 | W0EN7A | ||
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Science, Technology, Culture and Society | 4 | I0Q62A | ||
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