Program Overview

Curriculum for Global Development

The curriculum is a set of rules: the legal foundation for your study programme. It is the framework for how your programme is organised, and describes the study programme’s academic content, rules and exam requirements which apply to you as a student.

Master of Science in Global Development

• Read the programme description at the University of Copenhagen's website
• Study information at KUnet (current students - require login)
• 2024-curriculum - revised May 2025 (pdf)

Common Part of the Curriculum

When studying at the University of Copenhagen, you are also studying at a specific faculty. Each study programme has a specific curriculum but there may also be curricula which applies for generally at the faculty.

For study programmes at the Faculty of Social Science, the following curricula apply:

• A programme specific curriculum (which you can find on this page)
• A common part of the curriculum for bachelor’s and master’s degrees

You can find detailed course descriptions at the course database.

Do You Need a Current Curriculum?

You can find all current curricula under the individual study programmes in the list.

Do You Need a Course Description?

You can find all active and previous versions of course descriptions in the course database.

Do You Need an Older Version of the Curriculum?

On this page you can only find active curricula, order older version through the online form.