| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Course Overview
The Certificate/Diploma in Community Development Practice are part-time courses, designed to enable community activists gain a thorough understanding of community development combined with the practical skills necessary to work effectively in development work.
Mode of Study:
Blended LearningThe courses will run concurrently and classes will be delivered via blended learning including a series of monthly workshops on Saturdays throughout the academic year September to May.
Please contact the Course Administrator for more information on when this course will run.
Applications are made online via the University of Galway Applications System. This course is listed under
Adult Learning & CPD Courses Application
.Please visit our How to Apply page for Application tips and Supporting Documents information.
A minimum of 75% attendance per term/overall is mandatory in order to successfully complete the course.
In addition to the attendance requirement, participants will submit assignments for each module (including a profile and a project) and will be required to reach a pass standard in all relevant coursework. Each aspect of the course will be monitored by the programme board and will be delivered by course tutors who are based locally.
*To be considered as an adult student and therefore eligible to participate on these courses, applicant
must
have reached 21 years of age on or before 1st
January of the year of proposed entry.