Community Development (ba) in Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland

Community Development (ba) in Cork Institute of Technology

Course summary

Community Development is a process that seeks to build strong, sustainable communities by bringing people and groups together for the good of the wider community and society. Based on principles of equality, fairness and respect it sets out to influence power structures and remove barriers that prevent people from taking part in decisions that affect their lives.

Career

Graduates of the Degree programmes can expect to take supervisory/management/leadership roles in community projects and within statutory agencies.

It is envisaged that Higher Certificate holders will be qualified to seek employment in any of the following areas

• Development worker within a Community Education Project
• Development worker within a Community Resource Centre
• Worker within a Community Development Project (CDP)
• Resource worker in Community based health programmes