MA IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Overview

Programme Description

Community development has quite a long history in Ireland and its evolution over time has seen it emerge as a mainstream activity in redressing contemporary socioeconomic problems. In this context, professional community development workers play a critical role in mobilising and supporting communities to play an active part in this process. The two-year full-time MA (Community Development) programme has been in existence since 1989 and is delivered through the School of Political Science and Sociology. It links with three other taught MA Programmes offered within the School.

Programme Aims and Objectives

The programme aims to impart specialist knowledge of the practical, organisational, managerial, and developmental skills required for the practice of community work and to increase analytical and evaluative understandings of the policy contexts within which community development practice takes place. The programme provides an understanding of the working principles and methods that underpin professional community work practice. More specifically, the overall programme objective is to educate and train you to become an effective development worker, who, with a professional approach, can make a direct and valuable contribution to affecting change at community level.

Career Opportunities

The MA programme will be of particular interest to persons who wish to seek employment in voluntary, public, and private sector development initiatives, partnership companies, overseas development work, development education, group work, community care, youth work and development, policy research, evaluation and analysis.

Fees

Programme Fee for Academic Year 2009-10

E.U. students: €5,115
Non-E.U. students: €12,500 (Subject to ratification)

Please note: fees are correct at the time of online publication, but are subject to change (E&OE); non-E.U. fees must be paid in full prior to registration.

Brochure

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For More Information

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