Development Geography - Master

The topics in this programme are related to issues of relevance for the study of livelihoods and environmental problems in mountain areas and other marginal areas of the Third World. You will be introduced to contemporary scientific discourses on human-nature relations, and provide them with analytical skills and critical thinking. The thesis is normally based on field collection of data in the country of origin, carried out between the first and second year of study.

The programme is primarily aimed at candidates exchanged via collaborative programmes between University of Bergen and Tribhuvan University in Nepal, Pontificia Universidad Catolica in Peru, University of Ghana, or Yunnan University in Kina. The students must hold a 4 year bachelor degree with major in geography or a master degree in geography. The program is open for Norwegian applicants who have a bachelor´s degree with a minimum of 90 ects in geography.