About the Courses
Having undertaken a work placement in an NGO, you'll have the knowledge and hands-on experience that employers seek. While there is no pressure on you to know your career path when you start the course, a range of exciting options will be open to you when you graduate.
From moving into communications within the not-for-profit sector to becoming a campaign in fundraising agencies, our graduates have taken on a variety of roles in the UK and abroad.
Others have established NGOs and charities of their own, including the Children of Congo Foundation, which provides education for street children, and the Otra Cosa Network, which supports communities in northern Peru through life-changing, affordable volunteering.
Your placement will give you the opportunity to meet and impress professionals in the field. You'll develop an invaluable network of co
Having undertaken a work placement in an NGO, you'll have the knowledge and hands-on experience that employers seek. While there is no pressure on you to know your career path when you start the course, a range of exciting options will be open to you when you graduate.
From moving into communications within the not-for-profit sector to becoming a campaign in fundraising agencies, our graduates have taken on a variety of roles in the UK and abroad.
Others have established NGOs and charities of their own, including the Children of Congo Foundation, which provides education for street children, and the Otra Cosa Network, which supports communities in northern Peru through life-changing, affordable volunteering.
Your placement will give you the opportunity to meet and impress professionals in the field. You'll develop an invaluable network of contacts who will have seen your work at close quarters. Many of the students on this course find their first job after graduation through this route. We organise events each year to introduce you to development specialists and practitioners, including from our own alumni.
Modules
Foundation Year
Knowledge, Skills, Practice and the Self: Mental Wealth
Exploring Communities as Social Scientists
Researching Changing Communities
Reimagining the Work of a Social Scientist
Year 1
What’s going on (how do we know, and what can we do about it?): Mental Wealth 1
Introduction to Development Studies
Global Political Economy
Introduction to NGO Management
International Relations
Year 2
Alternative Approaches to Development
Space, Bodies and Power
Mental Wealth 2: Social Enterprise
Research Methods
Inequalities and Social Change
Year 3
Mental Wealth 3: Placement Reflections
Applied Research Project in Social Sciences