Development and Rural Innovation (MDR) / MSc

MSc Common part


Common Part

CIS-22306, RDS-20806, TAD-20306: MAK students will be examined for 2/3 of this course and complete the remainder in the second period as part of academic master cluster ('Open Space')
Students with at least three years of relevant working experience can be exempted from the Internship
Choose 1 course from RO1 and for an optional course (major preparation) from a group that co-supervisis the thesis
Choose 1 cluster from RO2-RO4. In case of insufficient or limited working experience the thesis can be extended
RO5: To be composed in consultation with the programme director


CourseEctsCS/ROPhasePeriod
CIS-22306Introduction to Communication and Innovation Studies6.00CSM11
RDS-20806Introduction to Sociology of Knowledge and Agriculture6.00CSM11
TAD-20306Introduction Agro-ecological Technology Studies6.00CSM11
CIS-32306MAKS Thesis Path6.00CSM11,2,3,4,5
ENP-22306Research Design & Research Methods6.00CSM12
CIS-31806Facilitating Interactive Processes6.00CSM13
RDS-33306Methods, Techniques and Data Analysis for Field Research B6.00CSM15
CIS-21306Innovation Management and Cross-Disciplinary Design6.00RO1M12
ENP-31806Globalization and Sustainability of Food Production and Consumption6.00RO1M13
TAD-30306Technology, Social Choice and Development6.00RO1M14
CIS-31306Management of Change: Inter-Human Processes and Communication6.00RO2M14
CIS-80430Thesis Communication and Innovation Studies30.00RO2M21,2,3,4,5
RDS-30806Governance, Livelihoods and Resources6.00RO3M14
RDS-80430Thesis Rural Development Sociology30.00RO3M21,2,3,4,5
TAD-30806Technography, Researching Technology and Development6.00RO4M14
TAD-80430Thesis Technology and Agrarian Development30.00RO4M21,2,3,4,5
Supporting subjects
CIS-70424Internship Communication and Innovation Studies24.00RO5M21,2,3,4,5
RDS-70424Internship Rural Development Sociology24.00RO5M21,2,3,4,5
TAD-70424Internship Technology and Agrarian Development24.00RO5M21,2,3,4,5