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Course Directory > Postgraduate (taught) > MSc NGOs and Development (London School of Economics & Political Science)

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Course Type: Postgraduate (taught)
Training Provider: London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
School/Institute/Dept./Centre: Department of Social Policy

The programme examines the special roles of NGOs and the challenges they encounter, their relationships with other stakeholders (states, inter-governmental organisations, beneficiaries), the internal organisational challenges as well as the changing policy contexts in which NGOs operate.

The Centre established this innovative programme - to our knowledge, the first of its kind anywhere in the world - in 1995. It is intended for people who are making, or who have the potential to make, a significant contribution to the non-governmental sector in the developing world as analysts, policy-makers, researchers or practitioners.

Applicants will be expected to be well-qualified graduates with at least some experience of work within NGOs and/or relevant government departments or donor agencies working with NGOs. During the past, we have had a wide range of students at different stages of their careers. These range from mid-career professionals seeking to supplement their field or office experience with a period of reflection and study, to younger people with limited practical experience who are just starting out, but who plan to build their future working in or with the non-governmental sector.

Our students tend to be drawn from all corners of the world - countries represented on the course so far include Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, and USA.

Some students have come from large well-known NGOs such as Action Aid, Care, Red Cross or Oxfam but many are people who are working in small local organisations. Not all of our students are necessarily actually working in NGOs - we have also sometimes had people who are part of government or inter-governmental organisations but who work with the NGO sector, or from people who are working as consultants with NGOs.

Applications to the MSc from prospective students from developing and transition countries are particularly welcomed.

This programme is based in the Department of Social Policy (see Department of Social Policy) and offers the following benefits:

Study in a Department which has achieved the highest rating in the UK (5*) for the quality of its research.
A unique and innovative course focusing on NGOs in developing and transition countries.
Based in the Department of Social Policy and the Centre for Civil Society, one of the world's leading centres in the field of voluntary, non-profit and civil society studies.

Compulsory course

NGO Management, Policy and Administration

Core course

Social Policy, Planning and Participation in Developing Countries

Options

Choose to the value of one full unit from the following: (* half unit)

Organisation Theory and Behaviour
Poverty*
International Housing and Social Change - Shelter Needs and Strategies*
International Housing and Human Settlements - Conflicts and Communities*
Urbanisation and Social Planning
Social Planning for Rural Development*
Gender and Social Policy*
Complex Emergencies*
An approved course from another MSc programme at LSE

You must also submit a dissertation (project) of not more than 10,000 words on a topic approved by your supervisor.

In the second term you will take part in a three day residential workshop on applied social planning at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park.

Further details about the course and the Centre for Civil Society are available on the website at www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CCS

Course Details

Entry Requirements:
In addition to the standard requirements you also usually need to have practical work experience in or with non-governmental organisations in developing or transition countries.

Intake/Applications (previous year):
17/150

Course Duration:
full-time 12 months; part-time 24 months

Language(s) of Instruction:

English

Mode of Study:

residential

Thematic Focus:

Civil Society/NGO Management
Development Studies
Gender Issues
Globalisation
Participatory Approaches
Poverty Analysis
Social Policy and Development

Country(ies):

United Kingdom

Town(s) or City(ies):
London

Course fees:
please see LSE website

Scholarships & Awards:
LSE merit awards are available for this course.

Further Funding Information:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/graduateProspectus2005/financialHelp/Default.htm

Course's Webpage:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/graduateProspectus2006/taughtProgrammes/MScNGOsAndDevelopment.htm

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School/Institute/Dept./Centre

Department of Social Policy
Training Provider: London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
Courses: 2

The interests of staff in the Department of Social Policy at the LSE embrace virtually all major issues which confront individual countries and the world today.

The issues we cover include health, social services, education, social security, housing, crime and criminal justice, youth policy and problems posed by poverty, social exclusion and globalisation.

The role of national and local government and non-governmental organisations in instigating policy change and funding reform is a key issue. Our staff are from many different academic backgrounds - including economics, sociology, psychology, demography, geography, history and philosophy. They are continually involved in policy debate and in advising local, national and international organisations - governmental and non-governmental. Their research is frequently referred to in both the national and international media.

In the national Research Assessment Exercises, the Department of Social Policy has consistently been rated as the best in the country. In the most recent national teaching quality assessment exercise we were rated as 'excellent'.

Our former students fill senior policy-related and academic positions in countries around the world.