FEPS - Professional Masters In Gender and Development 2.76

Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University
Announces the start of the Academic year 2016/2017 for

Professional Masters in Gender and Development degree
This degree:
• Equips you with knowledge that is both tailored for understanding and working in development in both Egypt and internationally
• provides you with marketable skills in development practice, rigorous social sciences and policy formulation
• offers work experience in the form of a term long internship
Duration and Structure
The program is an innovative two-year degree, the first applied MA in Gender and Development practice to be offered at a public university in Egypt.
Courses offered
Students take seven core courses and have the freedom to choose two elective courses. The core courses are : Introduction to Gender and Development Theory 1 and 2 , Gender and development practice 1 and 2 , Professional and academic skills ,Research methods 1 and . The elective option include : Gender, development and conflict, Gender politics and development, Gender and religion in development, Gender and inequality, Gender and sustainable development, Gender and economics, Feminist political theories, Gender, civil society and social movements.
Students will spend the third semester in an organization of their choice under the guided supervision of and with assistance from the course convener in order to understand and analyze organizations and their work from a gender sensitive lens. The fourth and last semester will focus on the graduation project.
Language: Arabic and English
Entry Requirements
-An undergraduate degree from any university with a minimum average of pass (the academic committee will accept applicants with a pass if they have an acceptable number of development experience and their statement is convincing).
-The minimum acceptable level of English language competence is 500 (international TOEFL) or 6.0 (IELTS).
Documents to be submitted:
• Official transcript of undergraduate degree.
• A personal statement stating: why do you want to join this masters, what you want to get out of it (specific fields or interests) and what are your ambitions in the next five years (500 words).
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