Programme Title: Development Studies

Exit Awards:
 Bachelor’s Degree Honours in Development Studies
 Diploma of Higher Education in Development Studies

Programme Duration:

 Bachelor’s Degree Honours in Development Studies(4 years)
 Diploma of Higher Education in Development Studies(2 years)

Programme pre-requisite: Rwandan Advanced General

Certificate of Secondary Education (or its equivalent)

Career Opportunities in Development Studies at the completion of the programme:

Sociologists can make career in:

Sociologists teach in colleges and universities, advising students, conducting research,

and publishing their work.

Sociologists enter the corporate, non-profit, and government worlds as directors of

research, policy analysts, consultants, human resource managers, and

programme managers.

Practicing sociologists may also effectively serve as: research analysts,

survey researchers, gerontologists, statisticians, urban planners,

community developers, criminologists, or demographers. They may also as

counselors and program directors in social service agencies.

In some sectors, sociologists work closely with economists, political scientists, anthropologists, psychologists, social workers, and others, reflecting a growing appreciation of sociology’s contributions to interdisciplinary analysis and action.

Modules:

 Modules in year 1 Development Studies

 Modules in year 2 Development Studies

 Modules in year 3 Development Studies

 Modules in year 4 Development Studies

UNDERGRADUATE DEVELOPMENT STUDIES PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION AND MODULES DESCRIPTIONS :

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For More details on the Programme Specification and Modules Descriptions, please contact:

The Head of the Department of Development Studies, Kigali :
hodsockigali@ulk.ac.rw
+250788303735
P.O. Box. 2280 Kigali, Rwanda, Africa

The Head of the Department of Development Studies, Gisenyi Campus:
hodsocgisenyi@ulk.ac.rw
+250788303723
P.O. Box. 248 Rubavu, Rwanda, Africa