B. Master Degree Programme in Development Studies

• 140319 PR Lecture: Applied Fields

01. Compulsory Module 1: Principles of Development Research

• 140369 VO GM1 - Principles of Development Research
• 140347 KU GM2 - Development Policy and Development Cooperation Architecture
• 140377 KU GM2 Development Policy and Development Cooperation Architecture
• 140375 KU GM2 - Development Policy and Development Cooperation Architecture
• 140348 KU GM3 - Development Theories and Paradigms from a Transdisciplinary Perspective
• 140379 KU [ de en ] GM3 - Development Theories and Paradigms from a Transdisciplinary Perspective - De/Constructing ‚Modern Man‘: Revisiting Concepts of Subjectivity and Society in Modernization Theories
• 140380 KU [ de en ] GM3 - Development Theories and Paradigms from a Transdisciplinary Perspective
• 140364 VO GM4 - Theories of Science and Critique of Scientific Practices

02. Compulsory Module 2: Methods of Developmetn Research

• 140349 UE [ de en ] MM1 - Methods of Quantitative Research
• 140351 UE MM1 - Methods of Quantitative Research
• 140381 UE MM1 - Methods of Quantitative Research
• 140352 UE MM2 - Methods of Qualitative Research - Einführung in Methodenwahl, Datengenerierung und Datenanalyse
• 140353 UE MM2 - Methods of Qualitative Research
• 140358 UE MM2 - Methods of Qualitative Research

03. Emphasis Transdisciplinary Developmetn Research

03. Emphasis 1: Political aspects of development research (VM1)

• 140214 VO+UE [ en ] ( MOB ) VM1 / VM7 - Gender, Conflict and Development
• 140217 SE [ en ] VM1 / VM8 - Radical Approaches and the Politics of Co-optation
• 140362 SE ( MOB ) VM1 / VM7 - Accumulation and care economy - Feminist analyses of global development
• 140365 VO+UE VM1 / VM7 - State, Gender, Development - A state theoretical analysis of postcolonial global disparities
• 140372 SE ( MOB ) VM1 / VM3 - Social Protection and Social Policy in the Global South
• 140373 SE [ de en ] VM1 / VM5 - The International Court of Justice and the problem of sea borders
• 140378 SE VM1 / VM8 - Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs: a new framework for international development?
• 140387 VO+UE [ en ] VM1 / VM8 - Human rights mainstreaming and evaluation in development
• 140401 SE [ en ] VM1 / VM2 - Transnational Movements: Islamism and post-Islamism
• 140123 VO Commodities, Power and Development - The political economy of commodity export in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
• 010060 FS Justice - an illusion? Contemporary theories of justice debated
• 010065 FS Political Theologies. New concepts with a focus on Orthodoxy
• 210139 VO M4 a: International Politics and Development - Spezialisierungs VO Klimapolitik in der Sackgasse? Kontroverse Perspektiven zivilgesellschaftliche Ansätze

04. Emphasis 2: Economic aspects of development research (VM2)

• 140114 VO [ de es ] VM2 / VM6 - Economy and Competition in Latin America
• 140129 VO+UE VM2 / VM6 - Commodities and Development - Sustainable resource-based development : debates, conflicts, strategies
• 140360 SE [ en ] VM2 / VM6 - Travelling Paradigms - Reflecting and Enacting Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (Ghana)
• 140370 SE [ en ] VM2 / VM6 - Water and irrigation in international development
• 140410 VO+UE ( MOB ) VM2 / VM3 - A global view on Research, Technology and Development (,Technoglobalisation’)
• 140123 VO Commodities, Power and Development - The political economy of commodity export in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
• 040589 VO Foundations of Development Economics (MA)

05. Emphasis 3: Sociological Aspects of Development Research

• 140131 SE VM3 / VM4 - Food and Society
• 140132 VO+UE [ de en ] ( MOB ) VM3 / VM7 - Questioning Migration Management: Logics of Differentiation
• 140372 SE ( MOB ) VM1 / VM3 - Social Protection and Social Policy in the Global South
• 140215 VO+UE [ de en ] ( MOB ) VM3 / VM4 - 'Cultural Mediators' in (Post-)colonial societies - from Pocahontas to diaspora development experts
• 140401 SE [ en ] VM1 / VM2 - Transnational Movements: Islamism and post-Islamism
• 140410 VO+UE ( MOB ) VM2 / VM3 - A global view on Research, Technology and Development (,Technoglobalisation’)
• 140226 SE VM3 / VM4 - Explaining Society and Culture - Seminar in interdisciplinary Philosophy of Science
• 140116 VO RTV - VM3 / VM7 - Lecture Series: Migration and Development: Worlds in Motion
• 140123 VO Commodities, Power and Development - The political economy of commodity export in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
• 230140 VO The ecological crisis from an multidisciplinary perspective

06. Emphasis 4: Cultural Studies Aspects of Development Research

• 140131 SE VM3 / VM4 - Food and Society
• 140394 VO+UE VM4 / VM8 - Global Education: decolonizing theory-based practice?
• 140411 VO+UE VM4 / VM7 - Postcolonialism and representation - Cultural studies perspectives on development
• 140213 SE [ en ] VM4 / VM7 The Construction of Difference in (Post-)Colonialism - 'Race', Class, Gender and Sexuality
• 140215 VO+UE [ de en ] ( MOB ) VM3 / VM4 - 'Cultural Mediators' in (Post-)colonial societies - from Pocahontas to diaspora development experts
• 140226 SE VM3 / VM4 - Explaining Society and Culture - Seminar in interdisciplinary Philosophy of Science
• 140123 VO Commodities, Power and Development - The political economy of commodity export in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
• 010004 VO Religion, Transformation and Gender/Sex
• 010324 VO African Religions
• 140161 KU Political Intellectual History of Africa (Nigeria)
• 140082 VO Who is allowed to speak about Africa? Dealing with Privilege and Inequality in African Studies

07. Emphasis 5: Historical Aspects of Development Research

• 140373 SE [ de en ] VM1 / VM5 - The International Court of Justice and the problem of sea borders
• 140384 SE VM5 / VM6 - The other side of development - History of racism and colonialism
• 140412 VO+UE [ en ] VM5 / VM8 - Change through Negotiating , Understanding through Experience - Simulating an international conference for sustainable development in all of their aspects
• 140123 VO Commodities, Power and Development - The political economy of commodity export in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
• 140178 VO African Societies in the Times of Colonialism
• 140072 PS Gender and Race in Africa
• 140219 VO Christianisation and Colonial Transformation in 19th- Century African Societies
• 070233 SE Seminar (PM4) - Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Peoples (19th Century)
• 240236 VU VU topics - Lecture Series & Workshops

08. Emphasis 6: Geographic and Regional Aspects of Development Research

• 140114 VO [ de es ] VM2 / VM6 - Economy and Competition in Latin America
• 140129 VO+UE VM2 / VM6 - Commodities and Development - Sustainable resource-based development : debates, conflicts, strategies
• 140360 SE [ en ] VM2 / VM6 - Travelling Paradigms - Reflecting and Enacting Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (Ghana)
• 140370 SE [ en ] VM2 / VM6 - Water and irrigation in international development
• 140384 SE VM5 / VM6 - The other side of development - History of racism and colonialism
• 140533 SE VM6 / VM8 - EU in Africa: From paternalism to partnership?
• 150033 SE [ en ] Specialist Seminar (M3) - Strategic Gaming - The South China Sea Conflict
• 140123 VO Commodities, Power and Development - The political economy of commodity export in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
• 210139 VO M4 a: International Politics and Development - Spezialisierungs VO Klimapolitik in der Sackgasse? Kontroverse Perspektiven zivilgesellschaftliche Ansätze
• 070233 SE Seminar (PM4) - Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Peoples (19th Century)
• 230140 VO The ecological crisis from an multidisciplinary perspective
• 240236 VU VU topics - Lecture Series & Workshops

09: Emphasis 7: Gender-specific Aspects of Development Research

• 140132 VO+UE [ de en ] ( MOB ) VM3 / VM7 - Questioning Migration Management: Logics of Differentiation
• 140213 SE [ en ] VM4 / VM7 The Construction of Difference in (Post-)Colonialism - 'Race', Class, Gender and Sexuality
• 140214 VO+UE [ en ] ( MOB ) VM1 / VM7 - Gender, Conflict and Development
• 140362 SE ( MOB ) VM1 / VM7 - Accumulation and care economy - Feminist analyses of global development
• 140365 VO+UE VM1 / VM7 - State, Gender, Development - A state theoretical analysis of postcolonial global disparities
• 140411 VO+UE VM4 / VM7 - Postcolonialism and representation - Cultural studies perspectives on development
• 140123 VO Commodities, Power and Development - The political economy of commodity export in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
• 010004 VO Religion, Transformation and Gender/Sex
• 140116 VO RTV - VM3 / VM7 - Lecture Series: Migration and Development: Worlds in Motion
• 140222 VO One out of Five - Interdisciplinary lecture series focusing on Violence on Women and Children

10. Emphasis 8: Areas of Practice and Applied Development Cooperation

• 140217 SE [ en ] VM1 / VM8 - Radical Approaches and the Politics of Co-optation
• 140378 SE VM1 / VM8 - Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs: a new framework for international development?
• 140387 VO+UE [ en ] VM1 / VM8 - Human rights mainstreaming and evaluation in development
• 140394 VO+UE VM4 / VM8 - Global Education: decolonizing theory-based practice?
• 140395 VO+UE VM8 - How to draft project proposals
• 140412 VO+UE [ en ] VM5 / VM8 - Change through Negotiating , Understanding through Experience - Simulating an international conference for sustainable development in all of their aspects
• 140533 SE VM6 / VM8 - EU in Africa: From paternalism to partnership?
• 140123 VO Commodities, Power and Development - The political economy of commodity export in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
• 230213 TR Project Management and Evaluation
• 140078 KU Scientific Texts: Writing and Editing

Second Stage of the Degree Programme

• 140226 SE VM3 / VM4 - Explaining Society and Culture - Seminar in interdisciplinary Philosophy of Science
• 230210 KU Job Orientation I
• 230211 TR Communication Culture at Universities and at Work I
• 230212 UE Basics of Social Network Analysis I

11. Transdisciplinary Research Module

• 140134 FS FM1 - Research Seminar (Part 1) - Research Design - Change! Transdisciplinary research seminar (part 1) scenic research
• 140135 FS FM1 - Research Seminar (Part 1) - Research Design - A comparative history of development policies ‘West’ and ‘East’ (1960-1990) in a Global History perspective: encounters, interactions, transfers, entanglements ‘West’, ‘East’ and ‘South’
• 140137 FS [ de en ] FM1 - Research Seminar (Part 1) - Research Design - Social movements and alternative concepts of development.
• 140138 FS FM1 - Research Seminar (Part 1) - Research Design - Radical Development Studies
• 140146 FS FM2: Research Seminar (Part 2) - Realisation - Racism and Transnationalization
• 140147 FS FM2: Research Seminar (Part 2) - Realisation - Social movements and the state in the global South
• 140148 FS FM2: Research Seminar (Part 2) - Realisation
• 140149 FS FM2: Research Seminar (Part 2) - Realisation - Die 'Neuzeit' der österreichischen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

12: Master Module

• 140404 KU Writing Seminar
• 140405 MAKU Master Course
• 140406 MAKU [ de en ] Master Course