Universidad
Politécnica de Madrid

The degree forms experts to identify and implement approaches and solutions with mixed orientation, technical and social, to problems on development and international cooperation, based on the understanding of the complex causes underlying poverty and inequality and enabling them to face the difficulties hindering the development of disadvantaged populations, according to sustainable development goals. Graduates in this Masters will be able to intervene in an informed, rigorous and relevant manner in identifying, planning, management, implementation and evaluation of policies, programs, or human development projects whose impact is linked to the adequacy and relevance of the technical options employed. They will be able to establish specifications and technical innovation objectives appropriate to the conditions of assimilation and dissemination among the disadvantaged, based on the strengthening and extension of previous capacities present in those sectors. They will be able to collaborate with specialists from various areas in multidisciplinary contexts.

First course (60 ECTS):

Required subject (30 ECTS).

Specializations (20 ECTS) the Master offers two specialisations to choose one:

• Technical: You will learn how to integrate technologies in a human development context. Through different subjects as: Urban and territorial development, focus on urban poverty and development processes and techniques applicable to cities and to the territorial organization in which they play a nuclear role. Rural development and agro-forestry: focus on poverty and hunger, and rural development processes, with particular attention to the problems of food production and food security. Information and Communications Technologies for Human Development, devoted to apply to the development the activities and techniques aimed to reduce the digital divide and to spread the services based on these techniques. Appropriate technologies in contexts of development for the universalization of basic services (related to water resources, energy, and environment), oriented to the production, distribution and maintenance and focus on processes, tools and techniques accessible in poor societies. 
• Policies: You will learn the Process of Economic Development. Understanding the economic development as a multi-causal and dynamic process. Identify the main problems and issues facing the process of economic development. The system of international relations and the multilateral system: Dynamic functioning of these institutions, and their structures. Institutions, State and governance in development processes. Data analysis.

Optional subject (10 ECTS): Those specialities are completed with four optional subjects.

Second course (30 ECTS): 

The practicum (13 ECTS + 2 ECTS) and the master thesis final report (15 ETCS).