NGO and Development Management

What you'll learn
The course consists of four modules and a dissertation. The full-time MSc takes one year to complete and the part-time course is completed over two years.
You will learn about development management in the international context and the impact of globalisation. We focus on public management and the role of aid agencies and NGOs in development and encourage you to gain general conceptual, critical and evaluative skills.
Our Project and Programme Design module will give you insight into a range of approaches to development interventions, including design, implementation and management.
The course introduces design methods used by NGOs and aid agencies as well as important issues such as sustainability and alternatives to the project approach.
We will also teach you how to examine rationales for research and a range of investigative techniques. This will help you prepare for your dissertation in which you will demonstrate your ability to use theories from earlier modules alongside your own research findings.

What you'll study
MODULES
Development Management in the International Context (core)
Programme and Project Design (core)
Research Methods (core)
Sustainability and the Commons (option)
Introduction to Forced Migration (option)
Psycho-Social Perspectives of Forced Migration (option)
International Human Rights (option)
Global Environmental Politics (option)
Cultural Encounters in International Relations (option)
University Wide Option (option)
Dissertation (core)
How you'll be assessed
We will assess you through a variety of ways including essays, briefing papers and report writing, collaborative and individual presentations, and unseen examination. You will be encouraged to conduct fieldwork on a particular topic of your choice for your dissertation, providing the opportunity for focused independent research
COURSE SPECIFICATION