The focus of the course is on the regions and countries of the global south that show characteristics of underdevelopment. Their analysis requires specific analysis and planning methods, which are taught in the master’s course. Current topics such as the consequences of and adaptation to climate change, environmental protection or biodiversity are also taken into account, which allow graduates of the degree program to translate these tasks into planning goals and processes and thus contribute to sustainable regional development.

Due to the international background of the students, different teaching and learning cultures come together. In the framework of the Master’s degree course, students learn the basics of international cooperation, allowing them to become familiar with the diversity of logics of action from different perspectives and to create the foundation of a life-long helpful international network.

Small seminars and courses of a maximum of 20 participants as well as events supplementing the teaching curriculum guarantee an intensive personal mentoring which also takes into account the students‘ individual skills.

The close interlinking with the other two Master’s degree programs which are realized in cooperation with Latin American universities guarantee an intensive exchange among all students, each of which brings their personal experiences.