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Degree: | Master of Arts (MA) |
Discipline: |
International Development
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Duration: | 24 months |
Study modes: | part-time |
University website: | Philanthropic Studies (Distance Learning) |
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This programme is the UK’s first Master's in Philanthropic Studies. It is an innovative online course that builds on our expertise and teaching in civil society, fundraising, philanthropy, the third sector and volunteering.
Our programme meets demands for better higher educational provision for the charity workforce, as well as demands from donors for greater understanding of the meaning and purpose of philanthropy. It is delivered by academics trained in a wide range of relevant disciplines including social policy, business, history, sociology, geography, moral philosophy, anthropology, law and economics.
The programme also draws significantly on expertise from beyond the University, including teaching contributions from leading philanthropy experts, advisers, consultants, grant-makers, fundraisers and strategic philanthropists.
The team at Kent is led by Dr Beth Breeze - author of the annual ‘Million Pound Donor Report’, co-author of Richer Lives: Why Rich People Give, and frequent contributor to charity sector and media debates.
This programme will be attractive to students seeking a high-level understanding of philanthropy and/or a career in the buoyant philanthropy sector, as well as to professionals seeking an opportunity to reflect on their practice.
The programme is distance learning with optional termly study days (recorded for those students who cannot attend in person) at our Canterbury campus.
All students pay 2 years of fees, regardless of whether they pursue the full MA, PG Diploma or PG certificate.
Who makes donations worth £1 million or more, and why? This talk by Dr Beth Breeze explores the world of mega-philanthropy, sharing insights into the people who give - as well as those who ask for - the biggest charitable donations. Drawing on nearly a decade of research, Dr Breeze explains how many million pound donations are given by UK donors and to UK charities, what kinds of causes receive such support and what donors hope for in return.
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