Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict and Development

Course Code: C67 Course Level: Postgraduate Subject Area: Environment and Development Course Qualification: Certificate This course is available for study in: Globally

What you will learn

This postgraduate certificate is for:

• Professionals in project management and those who have responsibility for development initiatives in government, non-governmental organisations, international and inter-governmental agencies and public and private enterprises.
• People who intend to work in those areas, or who have an interest in public action for development.
• Those who expect to be outside interveners in civil wars or in post-war peace support operations, or have already done so. Most will be linked with a humanitarian or development organisation, an international institution, or a military body.
• Those who want to combine important elements of development and management.
• Those who want to expand their conceptual and practical skills by taking an international perspective on management.

It will provide a grounding in development and conflict that will also benefit those who do continue to the diploma and MSc by continuing with the conflict pathway or other pathways such as environment or social policy.

Read more detailed information about the learning outcomes, and how they are acquired through teaching, learning and assessment methods.

Time required and cost

To achieve the Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict and Development you must gain 60 credits. The course typically takes one year to complete based on 12-16 hours of study each week.

See the table below for prices.

NB: Prices and modules are subject to change.

Career impact

This qualification promotes the development of practitioners working in complex emergencies (in the form of civil war), who are called upon to fashion interventions that at worst ‘do no harm’, at best contribute to a just and lasting peace. It nurtures an awareness of the discipline, integrity and sensitivity required in such interventions. The modules which make up this certificate offer an historical and interdisciplinary approach for understanding the roots of conflict and a set of skills to do with forming good judgments, making good decisions, building good relationships, negotiating good agreements. The certificate thus offers lessons for managers working in any complex context.

Key dates

Please see the tables shown at the bottom of this page.

Entry requirements

To study for this postgraduate certificate you must hold a bachelors degree from a UK university or other recognised degree-awarding body, or a course at equivalent level.

You will also need to be proficient in English, to an IELTS standard of 6.0. If you are unsure you will be able to take a free English test as part of the registration process.

Classification of course

On successful completion of the required modules you can be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict and Development entitling you to use the letters PG Cert Conf Dev (Open) after your name.

You can continue your studies and add 60 credits to your postgraduate certificate to gain a Postgraduate Diploma in Development Management (D37) and a further 60 credits to obtain an MSc in Development Management (F11).

Credits

For information on Credits, click here.

Regulations

As a student of The Open University, you should be aware of the following regulations:

• Student Regulations
• Module Regulations
• General Qualification Regulations
• Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict and Development.