Professional Development in Community Regeneration

Snapshot

Overview

In line with the Scottish Government Social Justice and Inclusion agenda, this degree has been specifically designed for those involved in community-based regeneration whether working in central or local government, or as part of a local partnership. Its aim is to work towards improving professional knowledge and skills in community planning, community capacity building, collaborative practice and sustainable development.

Jointly developed and delivered by the School of Town and Regional Planning and the School of Education, Social Work and Community Education, the programme brings together the skills of the planner with those of the community educator at a time when inter-professional and collaborative working are becoming more and more important in the delivery of public and community-based services.

The programme has flexible entry and exit points allowing you to enter at a level appropriate to your level of education and experience. You are encouraged to seek credit for prior formal learning and for experience. The programme has 3 levels which are matched to the Scottish Credit and Qualifications framework level 7, 8 and 9.

Aims of the Programme

To enable practitioners working in the broad field of Community Regeneration to develop knowledge and skills in participatory forms of research and inquiry, policy planning, analysis and evaluation using a community learning and development approach to engaging with communities.

Programme Content

The programme includes code modules:

• Leading Inquiry
• Professional Project

and specialist modules in :

• Community Regeneration
• Engaging Communities

Teaching and Learning

This programme is essentially delivered by online distance learning, allowing participants to continue in employment and study in their own locality. At times there may be the opportunity of workshops, if numbers are viable.

Entry Requirements

Participants usually have a professional qualification or experience of working in a profession for a number of years.

The qualification level depends on the level the participant wishes to gain entry:

• 3 Highers or equivalent (eg access to HE) allows entry to SCQF Level 7 (certificate level),
• for entry to Level 8 (diploma level), you need the equivalent of 120 credits,
• for entry to Level 9 (degree level), you need the equivalent of 240 credits.

Considerable opportunities are also available for the accreditation of prior and experiential learning.

Contact

Admissions and Events Administrator
School of Education, Social Work & Community Education
University of Dundee
Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4HN
Scotland

Telephone: 01382 381122 (from the UK)
Telephone: +44 1382 381122 (from outside the UK)
Email: eswce-apply@dundee.ac.uk