International Development and Management Lund University

Overview

Key features

The Master's programme in International Development and Management from Lund University offers students a unique combination of theoretical knowledge and applied research methods and management skills pertaining to a range of development areas and challenges. These different aspects of international development research and practice are being integrated through programme courses, student internships with international organisations, field work research, and development practitioner seminars. Our students spend the first academic year of the programme on campus while pursuing their internships and field work in developing contexts during the second year. 

Career prospects 

The programme prepares students for a career in international aid and development cooperation or for further academic studies with this profile. Seventy per cent of our students find work within the development sector within a year of graduating. The graduates attribute this to the programme’s management component, as well as the rigorous field training and experience they gather during their second year of study. 

Our alumni have successfully gained employment in an extensive number of development organisations worldwide, ranging from multilateral organisations (e.g. various UN agencies and the World Bank) and international aid and cooperation agencies (e.g. Sida) to non-governmental organisations (NGOs).