Teaching in Development Geography and Environmental Governance

Within the research group, Prof. Budds is Director of the joint University of Bonn – United Nations University MSc Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security. The Joint Master’s is a highly competitive programme that selects a cohort of approximately 25 students from around the world each year.  The programme offers a rigorous training at the intersection of environment and development, and is taught entirely in English.  There are no tuition fees, and a number of DAAD scholarships are available to candidates from the Global South.  To find out more, click on the link above, or contact Prof. Budds.  

Prof. Jessica Budds

Winter Semester 2024/25:
B15: Geographies of Latin American Development
JM2: New Approaches to Development Geography
JM12/M9: Master's thesis colloquium
M1: Foundational Lectures in Development and Globalization
M1: Introductory seminar on Global Uneven Development
M2/JM3: Qualitative Research Methods
M3: Political Ecology

Summer Semester 2024 (study leave):
JM7: Academic Writing

Winter Semester 2023/24:
JM2: New Approaches to Development Geography
M1: Foundational Lectures in Development and Globalization
M2/JM3: Critical Geography Methods
M3/M6: Political Ecology

Summer Semester 2023:
JM5: Politics of Environmental Security
JM7: Academic Writing
M5: Great Britain (London and Kent) Field Course

Dr. Johanna Höhl

Winter Semester 2024/25:
B4: Methods practical
M2/JM3: Qualitative Research Methods
M3: Political Ecology

Vicente Brêtas

Winter Semester 2024/25:
B8: Introduction to Methods for Urban Geographical Research
B15: Geographies of Latin American Development
JM2: New Approaches to Development Geography