Governance, Economics and Development - BSc.
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands•QS 2027 #119 =
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At Universiteit Leiden in Leiden, Netherlands, Governance, Economics and Development - BSc. is offered as a bachelor's degree in Law programme. The programme runs for 3 years. It carries 180.0 credits (ECTS). Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is EUR 17,570 per year (EUR 2,694 per year for local students).
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Overview
Wrenching poverty, global inequality, violent political and ethnic strife, deadlocked unresponsive or even collapsing governments, growing dissatisfaction with democracy and missed opportunities for innovation – these are merely some of the challenges of governance and development with which our programme aims to teach students to critically engage. The Governance, Economics, and Development major brings together knowledge from multiple disciplines to train you to begin your own journey to understanding the origins, challenges in alleviating, and possible solutions to these challenges.
This major offers several possibilities for specialization:
- Institutional Analysis
- Policy Science
- Philosophy, Politics & Economics
- International Development
- Comparative Politics and Political Economy
- Economics
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Frequently asked questions
Universiteit Leiden awards a Bachelor's Degree in the field of Law on completion of this programme.
The programme runs for 3 years.
Tuition for international students is EUR 17,570 per year (EUR 2,694 per year for local students).
The programme is taught in English.
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