48 monthsProgramme duration
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Do you want to work alongside young people and adults in communities?
Do you have a desire to help communities reach their full potential and promote social justice?
This programme offers an excellent route into the empowering profession of Community Learning and Development (CLD). CLD brings together community-based adult learning, youth work and community capacity building.
Our programme produces practitioners who are:
- professionally competent
- ethically informed
- critical and reflective
Our graduates go on to work in CLD roles in several areas, including:
- community-based adult learning
- youth work
- criminal justice
- community capacity building
- community development
Our approach
When studying with us, you will:
- gain a well-rounded grounding in education and the social sciences
- learn different educational concepts and approaches in your practice
- get professional practice experience through work-based learning placements
- develop the skills to help people build vibrant communities and work towards social justice
- build your understanding of the relationship between theory, policy and practice
Programme benefits
- Moray House School of Education and Sport has been contributing to the field of education for almost 200 years.
- The school has included community learning and development since 1961. Our degree builds on this extensive expertise.
- We have strong links with more than 30 Community Education providers.
- The programme is professionally approved and tailored specifically to the needs of those who wish to enter this sector, so you will be well prepared for a rewarding career in Community Education.
- Our staff have extensive knowledge and experience in fieldwork and research in a range of CLD settings.
- As a professionally approved degree, our degree will prepare you well for employment.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Do you want to work alongside young people and adults in communities?
Do you have a desire to help communities reach their full potential and promote social justice?
This programme offers an excellent route into the empowering profession of Community Learning and Development (CLD). CLD brings together community-based adult learning, youth work and community capacity building.
Our programme produces practitioners who are:
- professionally competent
- ethically informed
- critical and reflective
Our graduates go on to work in CLD roles in several areas, including:
- community-based adult learning
- youth work
- criminal justice
- community capacity building
- community development
Our approach
When studying with us, you will:
- gain a well-rounded grounding in education and the social sciences
- learn different educational concepts and approaches in your practice
- get professional practice experience through work-based learning placements
- develop the skills to help people build vibrant communities and work towards social justice
- build your understanding of the relationship between theory, policy and practice
Programme benefits
- Moray House School of Education and Sport has been contributing to the field of education for almost 200 years.
- The school has included community learning and development since 1961. Our degree builds on this extensive expertise.
- We have strong links with more than 30 Community Education providers.
- The programme is professionally approved and tailored specifically to the needs of those who wish to enter this sector, so you will be well prepared for a rewarding career in Community Education.
- Our staff have extensive knowledge and experience in fieldwork and research in a range of CLD settings.
- As a professionally approved degree, our degree will prepare you well for employment.
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