Universities

Centre for Communication and Social Change (CfCSC) The CfCSC is based at the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland, one of Australia’s premier learning and research institutions. It is the only center in Australia that specializes in Communication for Social Change through collaborative research, postgraduate programs, consultancies, professional development courses, and an annual award. Its wide range of postgraduate courses equips students with the theoretical and

The AJK Mass Communication Research Centre at Jamia Millia Islamia University was established in 1982, with a view of mass communication as an essential catalyst for social development and change. The Centre offers PhD, Master Degrees and diplomas in various disciplines of mass communication such as development communication, journalism, broadcasting technology, photography and visual communication. Course Title: Post Graduate Diploma in Development Communication This one-year course aims to create professional communicators

The Asia-Pacific Development Communication Centre (ADCC) of Dhurakij Pundit University places high value on communication skills as the most powerful tool for making changes necessary for development. It has developed regular courses in the field of development communication to provide the opportunity for practitioners, media and campaign officers, field workers, managers, officers, and coordinators, to explore and improve various communication skills and techniques for development work. Courses: Behavior Change Communication and

School of Social and Cultural Studies The Communication and Media Studies in the School of Social and Cultural Studies has an innovative undergraduate and postgraduate teaching program and a strong research profile. Studying in this field provides essential theoretical knowledge as well as practical communication skills, including in the use of digital multimedia technology. The program encourages the development of flexible, generic, and portable communication skills and combines very well

UNICA offers a full 4-years programme in Social Communication (with a major in Social Development), also available through distance learning, focused on communication for development and oriented to facilitating processes of collective change in a social justice and human development perspective. Course title: Maestría en Comunicación y Desarrollo, mención Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (Master of Communication and Development, ICTs) Description: A postgraduate 2-year course aimed at providing trainees with

Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala School of Communication Sciences The only state university in Guatemala, with a School of Communication Sciences offering a master course in Communication for Development and a PhD in Social Communication. Course title: Maestría en Comunicación para el Desarrollo (Master of Development Communication) A two-year master course based on semi-presential distance learning. It targets practitioners who want to specialize in communication applied to the development and social

Ontario Agricultural College, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development brings together major academic fields concerned with creating strong communities. Capacity Development and Extension offers a range of undergraduate courses and a distance education certificate program in the Communication Process. At the graduate level, the MSc in Capacity Development and Extension focuses on development communication, capacity building, communication technology, adult learning, facilitation,

Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) CARIMAC is the premier School of Media and Communication in the English speaking the Caribbean, offering courses in communication from the certificate to graduate level as well as short summer courses. The Institute trains students for professional work in print, radio, video, multimedia, public relations and social marketing and offers graduate degrees in Communication Studies, Social and Behaviour Change, as well as Masters

The Central University of Venezuela (Universidad Central de Venezuela in Spanish) is a public University. Founded in 1721, it is the oldest university in Venezuela and one of the first in Latin America. Course title: Maestría en Información y Comunicación para el Desarrollo (Master of Information and Communication for Development) A two-year master’s program training practitioners in facilitating social change and innovating information and communication processes through the use of new technologies. Contacts:

Department of Communication and Community Development Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB or Bogor Agricultural University) is an Indonesian state university in Bogor. The Department of Communication and Community Development is mandated to develop the sciences of sociology, anthropology, politics, communication, human ecology, education-extension, and community development to support community empowerment (agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, as well as fisheries and coastal area interests). Course Title:  MS/PhD in Developmental Communication, Magister Professional of Community