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International Development Studies – (Ph.D.)
Ruhr University of Bochum
Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE)
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| Application Deadline: | May 2 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - | ||
| Location: | Bochum / Germany / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | November |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Ruhr University of Bochum
The Institute of Development Research and Development Policy at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany offers an international and interdisciplinary three-year PhD program in International Development Studies. The program is entirely taught in English. The PhD in International Development Studies is embedded within the framework of the RUB Research School, a winner of the German Excellence Initiative.
Participants can choose from a variety of tailor-made teaching modules while at the same time working on their own research projects. A supervisor is assigned to each research project. Supervisors hold professorial posts at the Ruhr-University Bochum or other German Universities and are affiliated to one of the following disciplines: Economics, Social Sciences, Law, Geography. All of our supervisors are well trained and skilled experts, having far reaching experience in teaching, mentoring and research.
Contents
The PhD in International Development Studies is a combination of working on individual PhD research projects as well as participating in selected teaching modules. Teaching modules deal with developmental issues from a multidisciplinary perspective. These development-related seminars are complemented by courses on research methods, statistical analysis as well as course on generic skills development. Courses on "Generic Skills" include seminars on Scientific Writing, Scientific Presentation and Professional (Scientific) Communication. They aim at the training of key competences and are offered in cooperation with the Ruhr-University Bochum Research School. Regular presentation and discussion of individual research projects form part of the semi-annual "Research Colloquium" in which all PhD candidates as well as supervisors take part.
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- Qualified university degree (Master or an equivalent to the German Diploma or Staatsexamen) with an overall grade equivalent to 2.7 (fully satisfactory) in the German grading system after completion of relevant studies with a duration of at least 4 years
- Qualified degree with an overall grade equivalent to 1.7 (fully good) in the German grading system after completion of relevant studies with a duration of at least three years plus preparatory studies for the PhD of usually three semesters.
- Fluency in English (IELTS Band 6 or TOEFL 550 paper based / 213 computer based / 80 internet based)
For international degrees the equivalence will be judged during the application process. Candidates who have to follow preparatory studies before admission to the PhD in International Development Studies can be accepted for such preparatory studies at the Ruhr University Bochum.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
Faculty
The Institute of Development Research and Development (IEE), established in 1966, is an interdisciplinary research and training unit of the Ruhr-University Bochum (RUB). The IEE runs an international MA-program in Development Management at RUB (since 2000) and at its partner university, the University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa (since 2002), is part of the South African-German Center for Development Research at UWC (since 2008), offers a PhD-program in International Development Studies at RUB (since 2007) and - on behalf of the German Foreign Office and World Bank - supports the rehabilitation of existing and the establishment of new faculties of economics in Afghanistan. To reach out into new subject areas and new regions the IEE works through international networks and has a strong focus on the practice of international cooperation. At the IEE, 12 professors and post-docs, 6 lecturers and around 20 international PhD-students do development-related research and postgraduate teaching from the perspectives of economics, law, political science and human geography.
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