Poverty
Reduction: Policy and Practice (MSc, Postgraduate Diploma and
Postgraduate Certificate)
Is this
programme for me?
This programme
is designed for those who wish to pursue a career as a
consultant or in government ministries and other public sector
and non-governmental organisations concerned with policy
analysis and implementation for poverty reduction.
Programme aims
The programme
aims to equip you with the scientific, technological and
economic knowledge and skills to analyse and tackle the poverty
suffered by the rural poor. It will integrate theory and
practice and provide an understanding of how to manage
organisations within their own cultural, political,
technological, social, and institutional contexts, with the
ultimate aim of solving problems of poverty reduction.
Programme
summary
|
|
You study
|
Study period
|
Cost (2009)
|
|
MSc |
10
modules |
2-5
years |
£8,700 |
|
Diploma |
8
modules |
2-5
years |
£6,815 |
|
Certificate |
4
modules |
1-5
years |
£3,570 |
|
Short courses
|
Single modules are ideal if you're keen to update
your professional knowledge, enhance your career or
sample the programme. Short course students who
subsequently register for either the MSc or
Postgraduate Diploma will be credited with any
modules completed successfully. In 2009, the fee per
module is £925. |
Career
progression
The programme
is appropriate for:
-
those
working in the public sector (e.g. central and regional
ministries of agriculture, food and local industry) and
national and international NGOs tasked with poverty
reduction
-
those
working in commercial consultancy organisations with the
rural poor
Comprehensive
study materials and support
For each module
we send you detailed study guides, textbooks and supplementary
study materials which may include computer software. Most module
study guides are now provided in electronic CD-Rom format.
Tutorial support is via an online learning environment and
tutor-marked assignments. Increasing numbers of students
participate in electronic seminars and other networked
activities. This allows for a range of contacts and
peer-learning possibilities that will help to enrich the
distance learning experience.
Your time
commitment
The study time
required for each module is, on average, 7-8 hours per week over
a period of 30 weeks (plus 4 weeks for revision).
Summary of key
dates
|
Application deadline |
31
October |
|
Registration deadline |
1
January |
|
Programme starts |
February |
|
Examinations take place |
October |
