Development Economics
University of Göttingen
Program Overview
Economic development is one of the key challenges of our lifetime. We live in a world of tremendous inequality in the distribution of income and wealth. More than a billion...
EURFinancials
Financials
INFOIntakes and Duration
Intakes and Duration
Intake Season
Winter (October)
Duration
4 semesters
COCareer Outcomes
Career Outcomes
You can always explore various career paths after completing this program. The listed options are some of the most popular among graduates.
EURSalary Outlook
Salary Outlook
Typical range
€45,000 – €75,000 per year
Fresher, mid-level, and experienced ranges are linked to external sources so they stay auditable for applicants.
LANGLanguage & Exams
Language & Exams
Teaching Language
English
One of the following criteria must be met: native speaker an education comparable to the German entry qualification to an institute of higher education acquired at an English speaking school successful completion of a degree programme taught entirely in English study or work stay abroad of at least two years in length in an English-speaking country within the last five years prior to submitting your application verification of a least one (business) language course at level C1 in the programme on which the application is based upon at least 180 points on the Cambridge English Scale at least 7 points in the test "International English Language Testing System" (IELTS Academic/IELTS Academic Online), at least 95 points in "Test of English as a Foreign Language, internet-based test" (TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Home Edition) at least 76 points on the Global Scale of English (Pearson Academic) at least level III of the UNIcert certificate NULTE certificates at C1 level: Acert (Poland), CertACLES (Spain), CLES (France), UNIcert®LUCE (Czech Republic and Slovakia), UNILANG (United Kingdom) Successful completion of one of the above tests may not be more than three years prior to receipt of the application for admission and admission to the Master's degree programme.
REQRequirements
Requirements
Academic Admission
Academic admission requirements include a course of study of at least six semesters with a Bachelor's degree with top grades in economics, agricultural economics or a closely related subject. At least 60 credits (in the standard case, in which there is a total of 180 ECTS, otherwise one-third of the coursework ) in economics (such as micro, macro, development, agricultural, health economics, public finance, etc.) are required. Please be aware that subjects from the field of business administration do not qualify as "economic subjects" for admission. Verification of 150 of the 180 credits (or 83 percent of the coursework required for graduation) is required at the time of application. For detailed information, please see https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/businessandeconomics/studying/economics/bachelor-development-studies/648484.html for information on application and admission procedures of the Master's programme in Development Economics.
APS Certificate
An APS certificate is required for applicants who have completed their qualifying education in India, China, or Vietnam.
IELTS Score
IELTS 9.0 overall
Application Deadline
Application deadlines are subject to changes. Please refer to the above university course link for the most accurate information.
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