Development Research Division | South African‐German Centre for Development Research and Criminal Justice

The MA in Development Management of Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, will be awarded to successful students. Excellent students can receive the degree of the partner institutions as a second degree after 3 semesters of studies if they fulfil additional requirements. See 2nd degree option for further information.

The programme includes a summer school and an internship period in Germany.

The course starts every two years with the next intake in May 2012.

After completion of course work of the first semester and participation in German language classes you will have the opportunity to take part in a Summer School on Research Methods and Development Practice at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, between mid September and mid October. During this Summer School you will meet the students of the twin programme in Bochum. Apart from coursework the Summer School usually includes a seminar on Inter-cultural Communication and Team Building as well as some excursions for you to get more familiar with Bochum, the Region and Germany.

The Summer School will be followed by an internship period of about two months with a German development organization or a corporation in the private sector.

Please note:

The next scholarships for the Master in Development Management will be advertised in the year 2011!

Additional information on the course and the application procedure is provided in this section. If you wish to apply for a scholarship, please submit the DRD-SA application form (available for download from the scholarship section) together with the course application documents as listed in the section How to Apply.