International Development Studies (MID) / MSc

MSc Common part


Common Part

Select in consultation with the study adviser one internship from RO1
Select one course from RO2
Prerequisites for YAM-60312: 12 credits specialization courses (the compulsory course of specialization A, B or C and one of the RO1-RO3 courses of the chosen specialization)


CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
YAM-60312Academic Master Cluster12.00CSM1/21,2,3,4,5
YSS-30803Seminar3.00CSM1/21,2,3,4,5
AEP-70424Internship Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy24.00RO1M1/21,2,3,4,5
CIS-70424Internship Communication and Innovation Studies24.00RO1M1/21,2,3,4,5
DEC-70424Internship Development Economics24.00RO1M1/21,2,3,4,5
ENP-70424Internship Environmental Policy24.00RO1M1/21,2,3,4,5
ENR-70424Internship Environmental Economics and Natural Resources24.00RO1M1/21,2,3,4,5
LAW-70424Internship Law and Governance24.00RO1M1/21,2,3,4,5
RDS-70424Internship Rural Development Sociology24.00RO1M1/21,2,3,4,5
RSO-70424Internship Rural Sociology24.00RO1M1/21,2,3,4,5
TAD-70424Internship Technology and Agrarian Development24.00RO1M1/21,2,3,4,5
APP-20803Food Ethics3.00RO2M1/23,5
APP-20303Ethics and Social Science3.00RO2M1/24,5





A - Sociology of Rural Development



Limited choice:

Select one cluster from RO1-RO3.

Select in consultation and agreement with the study adviser, depending on your educational background, courses to complete the programme:
- For students with a BSc International Development Studies of Wageningen University: profiling courses.
- For students with another BSc: RO4A and a maximum of 30 credits supporting courses from RO4 or other (supporting or profiling) courses.

Profiling courses may include: courses from other specializations; a minor thesis; courses from RO5; other courses. Selection in consultation and agreement with the study-adviser.

Students will only be admitted to the thesis after completion of the compulsory specialization course and the thesis related RO1, RO2 or RO3 course. In addition, depending on the study-contract agreed upon with the study-adviser, methods courses and other supporting courses have to be completed before starting the thesis.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
RDS-32806Sociology in Development: Towards a Critical Perspective6.00CSM13
RDS-32306Anthropology and Rural Development6.00RO1M14
RDS-80430Thesis Rural Development Sociology30.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5
RSO-31806Understanding Rural Development: Theories, Practices and Methodologies6.00RO2M14
RSO-80430Thesis Rural Sociology30.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5
ENP-32806Social Theory and the Environment6.00RO3M14
ENP-80430Thesis Environmental Policy30.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5
RSO-30806The Sociology of Farming and Rural Life6.00RO4M11
RDS-31806Theory and Practice of Development6.00RO4AM11
ENP-22306Research Design & Research Methods6.00RO4M12
RDS-30306Sociological Theories of Rural Transformation6.00RO4M12
ENP-31806Globalization and Sustainability of Food Production and Consumption6.00RO4M13
MAT-22306Quantitative Research Methodology and Statistics6.00RO4M13
RSO-21306Policy, People and Resources in Comparative Perspective6.00RO4M14
RDS-33306Methods, Techniques and Data Analysis for Field Research B6.00RO4M15
LAW-31306Socio-legal Dimensions of Natural Resource Use and Management6.00RO5M1/23
RDS-33806Rural Development Projects and Programmes in Developing Countries6.00RO5M1/23
DEC-31306Cost-Benefit Analysis and Environmental Valuation6.00RO5M1/24





B - Economics of Rural Development



Limited choice:

Select one cluster from RO1-RO3.

Select in consultation and agreement with the study adviser, depending on your educational background, courses to complete the programme:
- For students with a BSc International Development Studies of Wageningen University: profiling courses.
- For students with another BSc: RO4A and a maximum of 30 credits supporting courses from RO4 or other (supporting or profiling) courses.

Profiling courses may include: courses from other specializations; a minor thesis; courses from RO5; other courses. Selection in consultation and agreement with the study-adviser.

Students will only be admitted to the thesis after completion of the compulsory specialization course and the thesis related RO1, RO2 or RO3 course. In addition, depending on the study-contract agreed upon with the study-adviser, methods courses and other supporting courses have to be completed before starting the thesis.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
AEP-31306Rural Economic Analysis6.00CSM13
AEP-30306Agricultural and Rural Policy Analysis6.00RO1M14
AEP-80430Thesis Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy30.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5
DEC-30306Central Themes in Development Economics6.00RO2M14
DEC-80430Thesis Development Economics30.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5
ENP-32306Advanced Environmental Economics and Policy6.00RO3M14
ENR-80430Thesis Environmental Economics and Natural Resources30.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5
AEP-20806Institutional Economics and Economic Organisation Theory6.00RO4M11
RDS-31806Theory and Practice of Development6.00RO4AM11
ECH-21806Microeconomics6.00RO4M12
ENP-22306Research Design & Research Methods6.00RO4M12
ECH-20806Macroeconomics and International Trade6.00RO4M13
MAT-22306Quantitative Research Methodology and Statistics6.00RO4M13
ECH-21306Spatial and Regional Economics6.00RO4M14
RDS-33306Methods, Techniques and Data Analysis for Field Research B6.00RO4M15
LAW-31306Socio-legal Dimensions of Natural Resource Use and Management6.00RO5M1/23
RDS-33806Rural Development Projects and Programmes in Developing Countries6.00RO5M1/23
DEC-31306Cost-Benefit Analysis and Environmental Valuation6.00RO5M1/24





C - Communication, Technology and Policy



Limited choice:

Select one cluster from RO1-RO3.

Select in consultation and agreement with the study adviser, depending on your educational background, courses to complete the programme:
- For students with a BSc International Development Studies of Wageningen University: profiling courses.
- For students with another BSc: RO4A and a maximum of 30 credits supporting courses from RO4 or other (supporting or profiling) courses.

Profiling courses may include: courses from other specializations; a minor thesis; courses from RO5; other courses. Selection in consultation and agreement with the study-adviser.

Students will only be admitted to the thesis after completion of the compulsory specialization course and the thesis related RO1, RO2 or RO3 course. In addition, depending on the study-contract agreed upon with the study-adviser, methods courses and other supporting courses have to be completed before starting the thesis.

CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
TAD-31306Investigating Knowledge6.00CSM13
CIS-31306Management of Change: Inter-Human Processes and Communication6.00RO1M14
CIS-80430Thesis Communication and Innovation Studies30.00RO1M21,2,3,4,5
TAD-30806Technography, Researching Technology and Development6.00RO2M14
TAD-80430Thesis Technology and Agrarian Development30.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5
LAW-30306Globalisation and Governance6.00RO3M14
LAW-80430Thesis Law and Governance30.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5
LAW-21306Law and Public Power6.00RO4M11
RDS-31806Theory and Practice of Development6.00RO4AM11
CIS-21306Innovation Management and Cross-Disciplinary Design6.00RO4M12
ENP-22306Research Design & Research Methods6.00RO4M12
CIS-20306Communication and Policy-making6.00RO4M13
MAT-22306Quantitative Research Methodology and Statistics6.00RO4M13
TAD-30306Technology, Social Choice and Development6.00RO4M14
RDS-33306Methods, Techniques and Data Analysis for Field Research B6.00RO4M15
LAW-31306Socio-legal Dimensions of Natural Resource Use and Management6.00RO5M1/23
RDS-33806Rural Development Projects and Programmes in Developing Countries6.00RO5M1/23
DEC-31306Cost-Benefit Analysis and Environmental Valuation6.00RO5M1/24