Goals
This unique Master of Arts in Global Development and Social
Justice, offered in collaboration with The Rielo Institute for
Integral Development, was created to educate the generation of the
Third Millennium to become informed, creative and compassionate
leaders and professionals. Students will draw upon their broad
multidisciplinary training to address pertinent issues of global
development and social justice from many international perspectives
including Catholic Social Thought. These future leaders will
recognize and be able to work with diverse sets of individuals from
international organizations, national governance bodies and across
the private sector to arrive at effective and collaborative
solutions to the many problems facing the global community today
and beyond.
Description
This MA program’s innovative multidisciplinary program combines
classroom instruction with on-line Distance Learning to offer
students the flexibility to pursue in-depth research in a broad
variety of critical areas related to global development and social
justice. It also encompasses a broad range of topics,
including:
- Development and the Role of Organizations
- Information Resources for Development Professionals
- Catholic Social Thought
- Economics of Development
- Political Issues of Development
- GIS Applications for Integrated and Sustainable
Development
- Gender and Social Justice in Development
- Media and Education in Global Development
- Health Care Issues in Global Development
Additionally, there is a required capstone project to be
presented in the Integrated Seminar that summarizes the student’s
learning in the courses and his/her ability to undertake in-depth
research and apply the knowledge and skills acquired.
Timeframe
The degree program can be completed in two years of
full-time study. This includes 11 three-credit courses for a total
of 33 credits. The dates of the stay in Rome will be from May 20,
2011 to June 21, 2011.
Distance Learning and On-Site Rome
Classes
This program is unique in that the curriculum is primarily
delivered via on-line distance learning that can be accessed
worldwide. Four courses in total are taught in a classroom
setting. Three courses, Introductory Seminar,
International Organizations and Development, and
Information Resources for Development
Professionals are taken at the RIID headquarters in
Rome in the beginning of the program.
Integrating Seminar, the final course, is
also completed in a face to face setting at the end of the
program. Students admitted to the program are
required to stay at the RIID headquarters
while in Rome.
Career Opportunities
Students earning this MA in Global Development and Social
Justice will be trained in areas that are critical for established
and emerging professions devoted to a myriad of global development
issues. These areas include academic fields, national and
international organizations, governmental and
non-governmental organizations, agencies of the United Nations such
as the UNDP, UNFEM, UNICEF, FAO, IMF, the World Bank Group,
multinational corporations, international media, law firms,
foundations, emergency relief, diplomatic missions and many other
possible fields.
The high value and market advantage students will receive with
this Master in Global Development and Social Justice are not only
derived from its mission, inspired by Catholic Social Teaching, its
multidisciplinary approach, the use of state of the art technology
for on-line distance learning courses and communication, and the
presence of an international sponsorship, yet also from the need
for professionals with an education in the varying fields of global
development being higher than ever.
For
more information, contact:
Alyssa Monturi
E-mail: monturia@stjohns.edu
Tel: (718) 990-8052
St. John’s University Center for Global Development
St. John's Hall Rm. 434A
8000 Utopia Pkwy
Queens, NY 11439
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