Education

Many faculties offer courses related to globalization, development and humanitarianism. The GSG stimulates and supports these when necessary. In addition, GSG is very active in stimulating the development of new programmes with a global and development orientation, such as the NOHA European Masters Programme and the Minor Development Studies.

 

NOHA is In September 2000 the University of Groningen launched this programme on Humanitarian Action in cooporation with seven well-known universities in Europe. The interdisciplinary MA-programme Humanitarian Action (90 ECTS) of the University of Groningen is offered by the Faculty of Arts, Department of History and International Organisations, in close cooperation with the Faculties of Law, Medical Sciences, Economics, Social Sciences, Spatial Sciences and Management & Organisation. The aim is to train professionals for various positions in organisations and institutions that are involved in largescale international humanitarian assistance operations.

 

The Minor Development Studies is a university-wide, interfaculty programme of 30 EC offered every first semester of the academic year. It comprises of six courses of 5 EC each and one elective, usually taken in the third year of study. Most of the courses can also be followed separately as an elective.  Development Stdueis is one of the most polular Minor programmes in the university with very good student evaluations: last year some students commented: “this was the best semester in my studies to date”.
The Minor provides the students with an integrated learning experience, including discussion seminars, guest speakers, coaching in paper writing, and Development Game. It offers elementary as well as more advanced discussions of a range of development related problems. The courses cover a broad range of different development issues, including theories of development, Development Economics, Social Change, Environment, Culture and Politics; courses are offered by different faculties: Economics & Business, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioural Sciences, and Spatial Sciences. In the second half of the semester the course Topical Themes involves an individual paper, presentations and group discussions, this course can be exchanged for Population & Development. The Reading Seminar consists of discussions on key texts in the development literature in discussion group setting.