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Partnership Studies – (M.A.)
University of Limerick
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
| Location: | Limerick / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Limerick
Partnership has become an accepted modus operandi in the spheres of politics, economics and local development as well as in the workplace and has recently become the object of study in a number of institutes throughout Europe and the developing world.
The University of Limerick, in conjunction with the PAUL Partnership, has designed two complementary programmes to respond to the growth of partnerships in Ireland (Graduate Diploma and MA in Partnership Studies). These programmes are aimed at practitioners currently working in partnership settings and address the demand for accredited life-long learning which enhances people's work and personal skills as well as fostering academic achievement.
Both programmes are designed:
* to provide a broad knowledge and understanding of the intellectual and practical challenges of using partnership as a strategy
* to provide specialist knowledge on the areas of partnership & governance, public policy, social exclusion and the economics of organisations and government
* to develop and enhance the academic, personal and interpersonal skills required to operate effective partnerships
* to equip participants to undertake focused research and apply such research in a partnership context. Additionally, the MA in Partnership Studies will
* facilitate students to study with renowned experts as well as peer groups from other European universities by to participating in an International Summer
school for mid-career Masters' students.
* enable participants to link academic theory with practical reality by engaging in self-selected focused research on an issue or problem relating to their partnership activity, linking it to appropriate theory/concepts and designing a model or identifying a solution which will define the way forward.
Careers
These programmes are aimed at practitioners currently working in partnership-type settings.
Contents
Semester 1
Research Methods for Practitioners, Public Policy Analysis: Theory and Method, Researching Social Exclusion.
Semester 2
Partnership & Governance, Public Policy and Programme Management , Partnership Skills
Having completed the Postgraduate Diploma programme, MA students will go on to participate in the International Summer School and engage in the in-depth partnership study. This will be structured as follows
Summer & Autumn semester
International Summer School
Research Report I
Spring semester
Research Report II
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
All applicants must have a minimum of three years' experience of working in a partnership context
Graduate Diploma in Partnership Studies
Applicants for the Graduate Diploma should normally be holders of a primary degree or an approved equivalent qualification. Applicants without the above but who have substantial and relevant professional experience may also be considered for admission on accordance with University regulations.
M.A. in Partnership Studies
Applicants for admission to the Masters' programme should be the holders of a primary degree with first or second class honours or an approved equivalent qualification (Primary Degree: Level 8 NQAI).
Students, registered for the Graduate Diploma in Partnership Studies who attain the second class honours, grade one standard, may on the submission of an appropriate research proposal, be permitted to transfer to the MA register, at the discretion of the Course Board and with the approval of the Assistant Dean Research.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
As all international students are required to possess sufficient language skills to attend lectures and sit examinations at the University of Limerick, students should be competent to communicate through the medium of English prior to their arrival.
Students must have a minimum score of 550 (paper based) or 213(computer based) 80 (internet based) in TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score in the range of 6.5-7 and not less than 6.0 in any one component.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
Accreditation
Programmes at the University are accredited by the various National and international bodies. Contact individual programme directors for details.
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You can contact Dr. Bríd Quinn to ask a question about Partnership Studies at University of Limerick.
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