Online Community Development Degree :: Accredited Universities

People involved with government, neighbourhood groups, social action, overseas aid, schools, local councils, sustainability, Indigenous groups, social services, the arts, business and tourism are all talking about community development as a new way of doing things. The Master of Arts in Community Development provides you with an understanding of the practice of community development, the broad range of settings in which it is carried out, social research methods and social policy forces that impact on practice. It also involves students undertaking an original, substantive investigation of a community development issue under the supervision of a Murdoch University staff member.

Entry Requirements

Recognised Bachelor's degree or higher, or equivalent training, though not necessarily in an area directly related to the course, or satisfactory preparation through previous study or professional experience.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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Today, our society is grappling with unprecedented challenges in the face of increasing income disparity, declining government support for essential services such as affordable housing, food security, arts and culture, environmental protection, and support for the most vulnerable in our communities. Increasingly, the social economy and civil society are on the front lines in the attempt to address these issues, and in the lead in the promotion for community-based models for social and economic justice. Social economy organizations of all kinds need strong and resourceful leaders like never before.
Designed with working professionals in mind, the Master of Arts in Community Development (MACD) will build and develop your capacity to become a successful leader in the civil society and social economy, whether you work or volunteer in non-profit, co-operative or community economic development organizations either locally or internationally. Throughout the program, you will apply new skills and knowledge to an ongoing research project for a client in the community development sector.

Entry Requirements

• You must have earned the equivalent of a "B" average over the last two years (or equivalent of 30 UVic units) of your degree to be considered.
• Practica, non-graded (pass-fail) courses, credit granted on the basis of life or work experience, or credit earned at institutions not recognized by the university will not be used in determining an applicant's grade point average or units completed.
• Any courses used in the calculation of the entering average cannot be used as credit toward a graduate degree program.
• Many academic departments require a higher average for admission to a master's degree.
• A baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree from another country) from a recognized institution
• A grade point average of 5.0 (B) in the work of the last two years (30 units) leading to the bachelor’s degree. Please note that individual academic units often set higher entrance standards.
• Satisfactory assessment reports
• The availability of an appropriate supervisor within the academic unit concerned
• The availability of adequate space and facilities within the academic unit concerned.

Other Fees

Application Fees

• $112.20 CAD - all transcripts arriving from institutions within Canada

• $137.70 CAD - any transcripts arriving from institutions outside of Canada

Course Challenge Per fee unit

- Domestic 168.60

- International 545.53

Audit Fees Fee Per Unit Under age 65

Undergraduate Level Courses

- Domestic 168.60

- International 545.52

Graduate Level Courses

- Domestic 292.72

- International 369.66

Age 65 or Over

- Undergraduate Level Courses 57.12

- Graduate Level Courses 96.16

Notes

Applicants are required to provide the information necessary for the University record. This includes disclosing all post-secondary institutions where any course registrations were made, and if admitted, arranging for all final official transcripts to be sent directly to Graduate Admissions and Records. Applicants who fail to meet these requirements may lose transfer credit and/or have their admission and registration cancelled.

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If you have a professional interest in:

• empowering people to work together for a common future
• shaping places to be more equitable, sustainable, and just –

The Interdisciplinary Master of Science with an emphasis in Community Development will help you move your career forward.

This online program is coordinated by the Community and Regional Planning department of the College of Design at Iowa State University. It is a participating program in the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (GPIDEA).

Our faculty have expertise in

-affordable housing
-community revitalization
-economic development
-sustainable communities
-small town planning
-public administration
-community design

Entry Requirements

Applicants should have completed baccerealute degree from a recognized institution.

English Communication Requirement: If English is not one of your primary languages you learned as a child (even if you are a US citizen), you must meet the English communication requirement in one of the following ways:
Students taking undergraduate courses should submit one of the following to the Office of Admissions: TOEFL score of 71 (iBT), 550 (PBT); IELTS score of 6.5 with no subscore below 5.5; SAT-Verbal score of 420 or ACT-English score of 16.

Other Fees

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This concentration is designed for practitioners in community development to upgrade their skills and enhance their professional expertise, or for those wishing to enter the field of community development or a related area.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have completed a high school from an accredited institution.

Other Fees

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This distance-learning Masters programme responds to the increasing use of a Community Development approach for dealing with a wide range of social, economic and environmental issues worldwide. As an experienced Community Development practitioner, this programme will provide you with the advanced continuing education to progress into areas of greater responsibility within the sector.

Entry Requirements

Applicants will require an undergraduate degree, not necessarily in a related field.

They also need at least two years' experience in the sector: within Community Development, Non-Governmental Organisations, Community-Based Organisations or related areas.

Other Fees

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