South African German Centre for Development Research (SA GER CDR)

Content and Goals

The SA-GER CDR at the University of the Western Cape trains the next generation of executive elites in Master’s and PhD degree programmes related to Development Studies. Students of the Centre are given the preparation needed to meet the specific economic, social and political challenges which will arise in the course of the region’s development processes.

The courses offered by the Centre include seminars in economics and social sciences as well as public administration. All of these research-orientated degree programmes link the theoretical training with a strong empirical component. In terms of content, the degree programmes concentrate on case studies from the region. The programme content covers:

• Characteristics and causes of growth deficits and the unequal distribution of resources in developing countries
• Strategic approaches to reducing poverty
• Roles of various players in the development process
• Approaches to reforming areas of the domestic economy, foreign trade, and public administration
  (good governance, combating corruption, and reform)
• Transformations of social and political systems

Programmes and how to apply

The research-oriented Master programmes of the SA-GER CDR have been cooperating for years and generate their courses from the disciplines of economics and social science (particularly macroeconomics and political science) and the administrative sciences. Courses are supplemented with substantial inputs from the fields of project management and empirical social research. The programmes are theory-based with a strong empirical focus. More specific information about about individual Master Programmes and as well on How to apply at the SA-GER CDR is available here:

• The Masters in Development Studies
• The MA in Development Management (Bochum Programme)
• The Master in Public Administration (MPA)

The SA-GER CDR at UWC as well offers a PhD programme in Development Studies and in Public Policy and Administration.

The PhD in Public Policy and Administration is offered at the School of Government. More information can be found here.

The PhD in Development in Studies is offered at the Institute of Social Development. More information can be found here.

On the SA-GER CDR Website you find more information on “How to apply” for these programmes and scholarship options.