Fieldcourses in the Global South

At University of Copenhagen, a number of courses at Master and Bachelor levels include development related fieldwork across the Global South. Several courses are open to external students with the required qualifications and some are program-specific (not open for external students). Below you can read more about the courses currently offered and see available destinations. You can find more information as well as formal requirements in the course catalogue.

• Borderland: Critical Approaches to Field Research and Engagement in the Global South

  Advanced undergraduate or postgraduate students
  (7.5 ECTS)
  Three weeks fieldwork in Thailand

• Cross-disciplinary Health Research Field Course in Sri Lanka

  Master - Summer course (7.5 ECTS)
  Fieldwork at University of Rajarata, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

• Field Course in Ecology and Evolution of East Africa

  Bachelor - Summer course (7.5 ECTS)
  Fieldwork at Udzungwa Ecological Monitoring Centre, Tanzania

• Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Methods

  Master (5 ECTS)
  Includes two weeks fieldwork in South Asia or alternative location

• Practising Interdisciplinary Field Research on the Environment (SLUSE)

  Master (15 ECTS)
  Possible fieldwork destinations include Malaysia and Nepal

Programme specific courses

Some master programmes offer fieldcourses exclusively to students enrolled in the programme. Programme-specific fieldcourses to the Global South include: