International Development Studies

Programme Description

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.