To: European Women’s Baha’i Network

Dear Friends,

I rejoiced to see your timely and much-needed initiative!

Please post the attached document, if appropriate. It introduces a new certificate program that is especially accessible to women due to its flexible scheduling.

I would be happy to answer any questions. I would also be grateful if you would be so kind as to notify me when it goes on-line in any form.

I would also appreciate your adding my email addresses to your mailing lists.

Many thanks for considering these requests!

With warmest greetings and best wishes for your every success!

Elizabeth L. Bowen, MD, EdD
Head, Department of Social and Economic Development
Director, Master of Arts Program in International and Community Development
Director, Development Certificate Program
Landegg International University
www.landegg.edu

 

 

Announcing a Master of Arts Degree and Certificate Program in

International and Community Development

 

Text Box: A program providing the skills for local, national and international community development, incorporating study of current development theory and its application in an increasingly global environment. Graduates are prepared for a wide range of community development service, spanning the fields of health, education, gender, agriculture, environment, the arts, and management. Degree Structure The masters program is designed around 6 core and 6 elective courses, totalling 36 credits. Tuition: 36 Credits @ € 325 Euros per credit, Total € 11,700 Certificate Program Earn a Development Certificate by completing four one-week intensive courses that count towards a Masters Degree. Three core courses in Development and an elective course in spiritual psychology, global governance, conflict resolution, or international leadership and management may be taken in one month during the summer for qualified candidates, including motivated university students seeking a semester abroad, after their 2nd or 3rd year of University studies. www.landegg.edu For full program of the Department of Social and Economic Development, course descriptions, schedule, faculty bios and fees see: http://www.landegg.edu or contact us at info@landegg.edu CH-9405 Wienacht/AR Switzerland Tel: +41 71 898 0505 (CH) Fax: +41 71 898 0500 www.landegg.edu Why Study International and Community Development at Landegg?    

 

   ·  Diverse Learning Environment: Landegg’s development students and faculty come from countries as diverse as Afghanistan, Canada, Ecuador, Mongolia, the Pacific, the United States, and Zambia, reflecting a wide range of cultures and development issues, an ideal learning environment to explore development careers.

   ·  Experience: Our faculty are active in diverse fields of development: in the work of the United Nations, in international development agencies, academia, governments, NGOs, and community-based organizations worldwide, with well-established networks of colleagues and institutional affiliations in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific.

   ·  Practical preparation for worldwide placement: Through partnerships with a network of international development projects, the program includes field-service placement, giving students experience in varied settings in development projects related to their field of study.

   ·  Ethical perspective: Landegg focuses not only on technical skills but also on the ability to cultivate and apply universal ethical principles, often the key to individual, community, and institutional success and sustainability in the development world today.

   ·  A Positive Critical Approach: To counteract the pessimism so fashionable in today’s international development field, this program takes a “positive critical” approach to analysing problems, emphasizing realism but assuming that practitioners do, in fact, have the capabilities to address and solve complex issues in partnership and full consultation with local communities.

 

The Faculty:

The faculty includes Dr. Elizabeth Bowen, MD, EdD, Head, Department of Social and Economic Development; Arthur Dahl, PhD, formerly of the  United Nations Environmental Program; Payam Pakravan, PhD in Development Economics; Sylvia Karlsson, PhD, International Science Project Coordinator at the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change, Bonn; and Roxanne Lalonde, PhD, with Masetlha Foundation in Zambia.