Kimmage DSC has provided courses in development studies since 1974 and has a strong reputation in Ireland and abroad.  It offers multidisciplinary programmes at undergraduate (BA) and post graduate (MA) levels. Options for study exist on both a full time and part time basis, as well as by flexible and distance learning. Students gain from a unique combination of studies, which aim to combine the practical and the theoretical, the academic and the skill based. Traditional development studies courses, such as Development Economics, Sociology of Development, and Anthropology, are complemented by subjects which have a large training, active learning and skills based component, such as Adult Education, Leadership Skills, and Project Planning and Management.

Graduates of Kimmage DSC have gone on to work in areas such as community and rural development, human rights and advocacy, and development eduction. These include staff in Irish and international development agencies (NGOs), as well as in the voluntary and community development sector in Ireland.  All programmes run in Kimmage DSC are accredited by the HETAC (www.hetac.ie).

Why Kimmage DSC?

•  Kimmage DSC provides  high quality education and training for a career in International Development.
• Kimmage DSC has an excellent reputation in Ireland and internationally
•  Kimmage DSC offers an intercultural and experience-based learning environment where participants can learn from and build long lasting relationships and friendships with a diverse group of active and committed people.
• The ethos and identity of Kimmage DSC is embodied in an approach based on participatory learning and critical thinking that seeks to empower participants.
• Kimmage DSC offers flexible learning options, including distance learning, part-time study and recognition of prior learning and experience.
   

Academic programmes

 BA in Development Studies : A two year Pass Degree programme designed for mature learners with some prior experience of development work. Course work is completed in the first academic year in Kimmage DSC. In Year 2,  participants engage in an off campus applied research project, undertake a work experience placement, and are required to write up a final integration paper.

 MA / Post Graduate Diploma in Development Studies ; A 14 month full time post graduate and professional education and training programme which can be taken either full time on campus in Kimmage DSC, or by a combination of taught modules and distance learning.

  MA / Post Graduate Dip in Drylands Policy and Climate Change Adaptation;  A 16 month full time  programme targeted at present and future policy makers, development practitioners and staff within international agencies, especially those whose work is concerned with supporting dryland communities. Participants attend the first semester in Kimmage DSC and the second in Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania.

Student Support Services

The KDSC pays attention to the personal as well as the academic development of its learners.  Given the international composition of the learner body and the recognition that for many, their time at the KDSC is their first experience of a foreign environment, the KDSC strives to ensure that all learners have a productive and enjoyable learning experience.

It is the policy of KDSC, furthermore, to adopt and maintain the sector wide standards and minimum requirements with regard to recruitment, reception, education, pastoral care and welfare of international students.

Contact Details

Kimmage Development Studies Centre
Kimmage Manor, Whitehall Road, Dublin 12
Ireland
Tel: +353 1 4064380 / 4064386
Fax: +353 1 4064388
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Web: www.kimmagedsc.ie

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