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Post-Graduate
Cert/Dip & MSc in Professional Practice |
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The
MSc in Professional Practice is a 180-credit
graduate professional development programme
developed at the Oxford Centre for Mission
Studies. It allows options for post-graduate
certificate (60-credit) and post-graduate
diploma (120-credit) awards.
The programme runs in collaboration with
partner institutions, which include the
Maximilian International University College
and its institutes.
The
design of the course is summarised as below:
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Course
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Timescale
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Modules
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Certificate in Professional Practice |
6
- 9 months, full-time
12 -18 months, part-time
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i)
The Reflective Practitioner Being, Thinking,
and Acting (30 credits)
ii) Theory and Practice in the Field:
Subject Specific (30 credits)
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| PG
Diploma in Professional Practice |
6 - 9 months, full-time
12 -18 months, part-time
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iii]
The Practitioner Researcher: Approaches
to Enquiry (30 credits)
iv] Independent Studies: Subject Specific
(30 credits) |
| MSc
in Professional Practice |
6 - 9 months, full-time
12 - 24 months, part-time
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Work-Based
Learning Dissertation
15,000 words (60 credits) |
The
MSc in Professional Practice programme also
provides the necessary academic preparation
for students/candidates who seek to undertake
advanced academic work at MPhil/PhD levels
in Professional Practice.
For lecturers, professors, and senior executive
practitioners who seek to invest their expertise
in the emerging leaders of enterprise, mission,
and industry, the programme offers opportunity
to transfer skills or participate in a faculty.
For fund-holders or donors, the programme
offers a place to appreciate the study-investments
of practitioners and match their efforts.
Action
Please state and forward your interest to
us.
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Action-Research
Programme Leading to Field Work or Academic
Award |
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Introduction to the Programme |
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The
Institute for Community and Development
Studies (ICDS) and its partner institutions
are raising a strong body of action-researchers
to influence investment in the development
sector.
We
are establishing a scheme for this purpose.
Individual participants will be given opportunity
to enter a rewarding field practice or a
doctoral study pathway, after successfully
completing an initial action-research.
Individuals
who proceed to a doctoral study pathway
in the UK will be interviewed and admitted
by The Oxford Centre for Mission Studies
(OCMS) - a post-graduate institution of
the University of Wales and a recognised
institution of the Open University, UK.
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A
group of the 1997 senior students
of the
Institute for Community and Development
Studies
chatting during the break session
at a day's research discussion at
the
Oxford Centre for Mission Studies.
(From right: Patrick, Michele, Godfried,
Fred, and Charles)
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How this is happening |
ICDS
and their training partners are enrolling 300
candidates for action-research undertaking.
Initial Exercise
Each candidate will focus on a specific aspect
in the development sector to define, investigate,
pilot, and structure for human investment purposes.
Fieldwork opportunities will be awarded to candidates
after successfully completing this undertaking.
In the process, candidates will be regarded as
part-time workers of ICDS, and serve in a faculty
development. They will be given little management
responsibility, so that they can concentrate at
the sharp end their research work.
MPhil/PhD Pathways
Candidates who want to translate their research
work into academic studies/award must organize
themselves for research-admission interview by
31 May, 31 October, or 31 January.
Pathway In the UK
- OCMS
will provide the core studies and supervise
the research, in consultation with ICDS.
- OCMS
will be inducting and directing the candidates
into the appropriate doctoral research tracks.
- OCMS
will be advising in other appropriate areas,
as and when necessary.
- ICDS
and the candidates will be responsible for
the tuition and other costs in relation to
the studies and graduation.
- ICDS
will be expecting the candidates to successfully
complete their respective doctoral studies/research
in a maximum of 5 years.
Pathway In other countries
Similar approach will be organized for candidates
in other countries.
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Applications |
Scholars,
practitioners, students, leaders, Church leaders,
and other individuals are encouraged to apply
to ICDS.
Please
complete and submit the application
form.
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