Working in conjunction with University College Cork, NOTS are delighted to offer 30% Skillnet funding for eligible members for the MSc Co-Operative and Social Enterprise in 2021.
Course Outline:
If you are interested in pursuing or developing a professional or voluntary career in the co-operative or social enterprise field, the MSc in Co-operative and Social Enterprise is designed with you in mind. It is a part-time course taken over one or two calendar years.
The main aims are:
For More Information:
Check out UCC Youtube video and see what the Lecturers and Graduates have to say:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Rsz88g3r0&feature=youtu.be
The MSc in Co-operative and Social Enterprise is delivered by distance learning and comprises eight taught modules and a dissertation.
Core Modules (30 credits)
Co-operative and Social Enterprise
Research Methodology
Social and Co-operative Entrepreneurship
Co-operative and Social Enterprise Governance
Education and Marketing for Co-operatives and Social Enterprises
Optional modules (30 credits)
You will select any three of the following:
Innovation and Enterprise in Financial Co-operatives and Mutuals
Community Co-operatives and Social Enterprises
Worker Co-operative Strategies
Co-operative Food Processing and Supply
Social Enterprises and the Developing World
People Management in Member-Based Organisations
Leadership and Change Management in Co-operative and Social Enterprises
Dissertation in Co-operative and Social Enterprise (30 credits)
You will complete a 15,000–30,000-word Dissertation in Co-operative and Social Enterprise.
Further details on the content and modules are available on the Postgraduate College Calendar
NOTS Funding Rate/Cost of the course through NOTS:
Please note – you must apply directly to UCC and get accepted onto this course before you apply through NOTS. These are the proposed 2020 prices – but they may change. Contact us at info@nots.ie for more information
The full price of the course is €6000, which is broken into €3000 per year less 30% Skillnet funding which leaves the cost at €2100 per year.
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