The MSc in International Development and NGO Management will offer students the opportunity to examine the central issues facing developing countries in today's globalising world and to learn practical skills that will enable them to work in development.
The programme will not only address theories of development, but will actively examine how development works practically in the field. It will analyse in detail how development programmes and projects are designed and implemented. Students will have the opportunity to study participatory approaches to development that are designed to mobolise people to actively take part in their own development. The NGO approach to development will also be addressed with a view to understanding the role that they can play in promoting social and economic progress.
A central aim of the MSc will be to familiarise students with practical skills that are used in development. These will include such methodologies of programme and project design as the Logical Framework approach, participatory methodologies such as Participatory Rural Appraisal, and NGO approaches to development such as advocacy and networking. Attention will also be given to project evaluation. All of these are important transferable skills that are of practical use in development and which are in great demand at development agencies.
It is now possible to follow a social research specialism within the MSc. This specialism involves:
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This programme provides you with the opportunity to analyse key issues in the field of NGOs (non-governmental organisations). This includes tackling issues surrounding globalisation and development together with programme/project design and management. The programme offers a dedicated research-methods module that enables you to develop advanced analytical skills in preparation for your independent research dissertation.
The MSc comprises four core modules and a further optional module from a wide range of choices. The core modules are:
The optional modules are:
This MSc prepares you for employment in many areas related to development and working with the poor. It also develops the skills appropriate for further academic research in general development issues and development management.
Each student will have support from a tutor responsible for providing regular guidance and support in relevant areas of personal and academic life. In addition, students will have regular access to academic tutors on each of their modules.
Additional support for study and research skills will be available in weekly workshops and via the School’s Student Support & Referral Unit. There will also be a twelve week course designed for developing written language skills for those students who have English as a second language.
All students benefit from access to seminars and workshops organised by the MA programme.
Applicants are normally required to have a good honours degree in a cognate area of study. Under special circumstances applicants without a relevant first degree but with substantial professional experience may be considered for admission, usually on the basis of an interview. If English is not your first language we require that you demonstrate your English language skills by achieving an overall IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent.
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Final award MSc
Intermediate awards available Postgraduate Diploma; Postgraduate Certificate
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