International Aid and Development The overall aim of the minor is to enable students, through gaining understanding of relevant international contexts and applying taught intercultural and practical skills, to critically reflect on a real-world development project carried out in close collaboration with local organisations and institutions from the global South. In the first half of the semester, students will follow three modules at the Hanze University to develop their theoretical knowledge and practical skills in key areas of international development and intercultural communication. In the second half of the semester, student will travel in small teams to a country in the global South to support a local organisation for a period of around two months. In collaboration with the partner organisation, students will carry out a project to investigate a particular issue that is specific to that area. Students will use and develop the skills and knowledge from the first half of the minor in the planning and implementation of their project. Participants of the course will demonstrate their critical thinking skills by recording, analysing and reflecting on their whole overseas experience, evaluating their own development as a global citizen and whether they wish to pursue a professional career in the development sector.

Course Modules:
IAD1 – Introduction to Development Theory (5EC)
IAD2 – Development in Practice (5EC)
IAD3 – Intercultural Communication for Development (5EC)
IAD4 – Development Project (15EC)

1. Identify the main historic approaches to international development and understand how the political, economic, social and environmental contexts influence this sector.
2. Identify the cross-cutting issues that have the greatest impact on development and understand how these are incorporated into development strategies and targets, such as the Sustainable Development Goals.
3. Identify public, private and civil society actors involved in the international development sector and understand how their different roles, needs and priorities influence development at a local and national level.
4. Investigate the needs and wishes of stakeholders in a real-life development project and understand the contextual/cultural factors that affect the perspectives and behaviour of stakeholders.
5. Understand the importance of culture in development communication through learnt concepts and connecting with a wide-range of actors involved in different fields of work.
6. Apply intercultural sensitivity and interactive tools to facilitate meaningful interaction with stakeholders.
7. Develop critical thinking skills through practical exercises and an in-depth analysis of the student’s participation in a development project in the global South.

• Successful completion of at least one-year university education.
• Language requirements.
Proof of good command of the English language: an IELTS score of 6.0 (with no sub score below 5.5) or a TOEFL score of 550

• You have successfully completed your propaedeutic year

Will be published on the intranet (blackboard).

This minor will be fulltime during one semester.

Participation / attendance

Professional Product

Assignments

Presentation

Written exam

Performance assessment

Report

In total this minor is 30 EC.