Master in Population and development studies

There are three main areas offering employment opportunities:

- National and international development aid funding institutions (European Commission, World Bank, bilateral Belgian cooperation programmes, etc.),

- Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) acting independently, though for the most part financed by the above-mentioned institutions. Jobs are either at the NGO's headquarters or in its "target" countries.

- Private sector companies working as subcontractors for national and international institutions. Consultancies identify, design, implement and evaluate projects and programmes on behalf of these institutions, providing them with experts and technical assistance.

The training prepares students for work in the field of development aid: project managers working for international development aid organisations, coordinators for international development aid projects, consultants, development programme analysts, etc.

The aim of the programme is to get graduates to analyse independently and critically development aid policies and international cooperation practices.

This MA programme trains students in development cooperation work. Its aim is to turn out high-level professionals capable of mastering international development issues and challenges, understanding the problems faced by developing countries and the efforts being made to resolve them.

This MA has an interdisciplinary character, reflecting the wish to integrate teaching, research, practical work, field knowledge and service provision. Apart from the mandatory teaching units on cooperation and development, the programme offers a whole range of supplementary teaching units enabling students either to deepen their basic knowledge of disciplines taught in their first-cycle studies, or to become familiar with new ones.