Goals:
This unique Master of Arts in Global Development and Social
Justice, offered in collaboration with Unicaritas, 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 program begins and ends in Rome in July of each
year.
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. Apart from the on-line courses, four courses are to be
taken at the Unicaritas headquarters in Rome at the beginning and
end of program in July. Students admitted to the program are
required to travel to Rome at the beginning and
end of the program in July for the on-site courses to be able to
participate in the program. Students will be responsible for their
travel costs and arrangements although we will assist in the
process.
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.
Application Deadline:
The free application must be submitted in whole by
February 1, 2010. Students admitted to the program
will be made aware of their acceptance by mid March 2010.
For more information, contact:
Alyssa Monturi
email: monturia@stjohns.edu
(718) 990-8052
St. John’s University Center for Global Development
St. John Hall 434A
8000 Utopia Pkwy
Queens, N.Y., 11439
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