University and short courses on development communication
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Courses in development communication are generally offered by
departments of agricultural education and extension, journalism, and public health. Each
has its own emphasis and perspective:
- Departments of agricultural education, extension and continuing education
look at the field from the perspective of education. Courses focus on formal
education, curriculum design, extension systems and training methods.
- Departments of journalism and agricultural journalism focus on
the production and use of media. They emphasize media production skills, communication
research methods and sociology.
- Departments of public health focus on preventive medicine,
primary health care and health education.
The following institutions offer degree courses in development communication,
extension or related fields. Some also offer short courses, often during the summer. Write
for details.
Canada | Caribbean | Indonesia | Malaysia
| Netherlands | Philippines
| UK | USA | Zimbabwe
University of Guelph
Prof Don Richardson,
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
Degree and non-degree courses in
development communication
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University of Guyana
Degree and non-degree courses in
development communication
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Bogor Agricultural University
Professor Amri Jahi, Departemen
Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Fakultas Pascasarjana, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Jalan Raya
Pajajaran, Bogor 16144, Indonesia
Degrees and short courses in
development communication
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Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
Centre for Extension and Continuing
Education, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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International Agriculture
Centre
11 Lawickse Allee, PO Box 88, 6700 HB
Wageningen, Netherlands
Wide range of short courses
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Wageningen Agricultural
University
Professor Niels Röling,
Salverdaplein 11, PO Box 9101, 6700 HB Wageningen, Netherlands
Strong in agricultural knowledge
systems. Degree courses
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Communication Foundation for
Asia
Manila, Philippines
Offers short courses on media skills
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University of the Philippines at Los
Baños
Institute of Development
Communication, College, Laguna, Philippines. Contact Cleofe Torres, cstorres@uic.net.ph
Degrees and short courses on
development communication. Click here for details.
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City University
Graduate Centre for Journalism,
Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK
Focus on journalism. Degree courses
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Imperial College, London
Degree courses in science
communication
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Leeds
Metropolitan University
Overseas Admissions Tutor,
Health Education, Health Promotion Unit, Queens Square House, Leeds
Metropolitan University, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK. tel.
+44-113-283 2600, fax +44-113-230 5224; email health-promotion@lmu.ac.uk
and john@hubley.co.uk; web
www.lmu.ac.uk/hen/hcc/healthed/courses/hcc22.htm
Two courses in development
communication: Postgraduate diploma/MSc in health education and health
promotion (15 months); diploma in community-based health promotion (10
weeks)
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University of Sussex
Institute of Development Studies,
Brighton BN1 9RE, UK
Strong in participatory approaches
to development. Degree courses
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Lancashire Business
School, University of Central Lancashire
Master's Programme in Strategic Communication, Department of Journalism,
Lancashire Business School, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1
2HE, United Kingdom. Tel. +44-1772-894756, fax +44-1772-892907, email. fpnel@uclan.ac.uk,
website www.stratcom.org
MA in Strategic Communication in collaboration with the Cape Technikon
in Cape Town, South Africa. Executive-style course, combining intensive
residential blocks with on-line discussion and support, as well as
possibilities for international exchange. Contact François Nel, Senior
Lecturer and Coordinator, fpnel@uclan.ac.uk.
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University of Reading
Agricultural Extension and Rural
Development Department, Agriculture Building, Earley Gate, Whiteknights
Road, PO Box 237, Reading RG6 2AR, UK. tel. +44-118-987 5123, fax
+44-118-926 1244; email c.j.garforth@reading.ac.uk;
web www.reading.ac.uk/AERDD
MSc degree courses in:
agricultural extension systems and management; education and training for
agricultural and rural development; participatory forest management and
extension; and rural social development. PhD and MPhil degrees
through research. Short courses in: gender, the environment an d
planning; extension for sustainable rural livelihoods; principles and
practices of communication; strengthening rural and agricultural
development through training; governance and institutional structures; and
management skills.
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University of Wolverhampton
Centre for Rural Development and
Training, School of Education, University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus, Gorway Road,
Walsall, WS1 3BD, UK. Tel +44-1902-323219, fax +44-1902-323212, email in4746@wlv.ac.uk
MSc or postgrad diploma in
development training and education; short courses on use of learning aids, communication
skills and various aspects of rural development
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Cornell University
Department of Communication, Roberts
Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
Degrees and short courses
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Johns Hopkins University
Center for Communication Programs,
School of Hygiene and Public Health, 527 St Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202-2284, USA,
www.jhuccp.org
Specializes in health and population
communication.
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Iowa State University
Department of Journalism and Mass
Communication, Ames, IA 50011, USA. Contact Prof Eric Abbott, eabbott@iastate.edu
Degrees (BS and MS) and short
courses
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Ohio
State University
Department of
Agricultural Education,
The Ohio State University,
2120 Fyffe Road,
Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. Tel: (614) 292-0202, email
Agunga.1@osu.edu
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Pennsylvania State
University
Department of Agricultural and
Extension Education, 323 Agricultural Administration Building, University Park, PA
16802-2601, USA
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University of Florida
Center for Tropical Agriculture,
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, 3028 McCarty Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Office of Agricultural
Communication, Mumford Hall, 1301 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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University of
Missouri-Columbia
Extension Information Office,
Agriculture Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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University of
Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Agricultural
Communications, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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University
of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Agricultural
Journalism, 440 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA, tel +1-608-2621464,
email
agjourn@macc.wisc.edu
Degrees (BS, MS and PhD) in
agricultural journalism and mass communication
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SADC Centre of Communication for Development
Merchant House, Robson Manyika Ave, Harare, Zimbabwe
tel +263-4-722723 or 722734; fax 722713, comdev@fanr-sadc.org.zw;
Mr. C. Kamlongera, Coordinator, ckamlongera@fanr-sadc.co.zw
Post-graduate diplomas,
pre-service and in-service training, field-level and client-specific
communication courses
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Canada | Caribbean | Indonesia | Malaysia
| Netherlands | Philippines
| UK | USA | Zimbabwe
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