Post Graduate Diploma in Social and Community Development
Course Overview
Post Graduate Diploma in social and Community Development equips students to engage community members in learning about and understanding community issues, and the economic, social, environmental, political, psychological, and other impacts associated with alternative courses of action. It incorporates the diverse interests and cultures of the community in the community development process, and lead to disengagement from support of any effort that is likely to adversely affect the disadvantaged members of a community.
The course primarily aims at equipping you with an in-depth knowledge of Community development and social change in relation to the meaning and intricacies of community development as well as the meaning and processes of social change and how these two are connected.
Participants will be required to submit 10 assignments, research paper and one final examination for the period of 12 months to demonstrate their understanding of the course content. Assignments account for 60%, research paper accounts for 30% while Examination accounts for 10% of the marks.
Module 1
Unit 1 The concept of community development
Unit 2 The concept of Social Change
Unit 3 The community as a unit of social change
Unit 4 Micro and macro approaches to social change
Unit 5 Elements and processes of change
Module 2
Unit 1 Dimensions of change
Unit 2 An overview of the theories of development
Unit 3 Types of social change
Unit 4 Measurement of change in rural areas
Unit 5 Resistant and conductive forces of change
Module 3
Unit 1 Principles and Philosophies of development
Unit 2 The Concept of Rural development
Unit 3 Integrated Rural development
Unit 4 Social Infrastructures and rural development
Unit 5 Social change in Rural development
Module 4
Unit 1 Rural Education and development
Unit 2 Rural Community and its youth developments
Unit 3 Attitudes of local government staff towards rural development
Unit 4 Social negligence in rural development
Module 5
Unit 1 Health and rural development
Unit 2 The theory and practice of community development
Unit 3 Problems of development at the community level
MODULE 6: FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Unit 1: Meaning of Social Studies
Unit 2: Historical Background of Social Studies
Unit 3: Philosophical Background of Social Studies
Unit 4: Social Studies and other Disciplines
Unit 5: Values of Learning Social Studies
MODULE 7 RURAL SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
Unit 1 Social Group
Unit 2 Sociological Concepts
Unit 3 Pattern of Settlements
Unit 4 System of Agriculture
MODULE 8 RURAL SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Unit 1 The Family
Unit 2 Educational Institution
Unit 3 The Religious Institution
Unit 4 The Economic Institution
Unit 5 The Political Institution
MODULE 9 LEADERSHIP IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
Unit 1 Theories and Types of Leadership
Unit 2 Emergence and Characteristics of Leadership
Unit 3 Functions and Patterns of Leadership
Unit 4 Identification and Traditional Functions of Leaders
MODULE 10 SOCIAL CHANGE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Unit 1 Concept and Sources of Social Change
Unit 2 Factors Affecting Social Change
Unit 3 Diffusion and Adoption of Innovations
Unit 4 Objectives and Strategies of Rural Development
Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will receive a Post Graduate Diploma Certificate of Merit and a transcript.
Duration: 12 Months
Fee: $1000
