Aim for a meaningful career that can make a positive social impact. Become a leader in social change, human rights, and sustainable development at a global or local level. This unique, popular program offers you a personalised education. It includes practical on-site learning and deep engagement with communities and experts in the field. The perfect mix of study and practical experience will have you job-ready for a fulfilling career. Key study areas include: critical consciousness and ethics of development community development project design and management participatory research and evaluation globalisation and social movements leadership in community development impacts of Trump and Brexit on governance of international organisations conflict resolution and peace-building. We're one of the few universities in Australia that offers regional and contextual studies (e.g. on Latin America, Africa and Asia). Our masters is the final stage of three courses, following our graduate certificate and diploma. Our community research focus VU offers expertise and guidance in several specialised research areas. Postgraduate research will bring you into contact with our vibrant and innovative research community. Related research themes include community resilience, liveable and inclusive cities, cultural diversity and wellbeing, and community, identity and displacement. The Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network (CIDRN)(external link) promotes research into displacement, identity, community and change, focused on Melbourne’s west. Our Centre for Cultural Diversity & Wellbeing (CCDW) conducts research relating to cultural diversity and resilience, social wellbeing, and approaches to reducing social harms in local and global contexts. A flexible postgraduate program VU offers flexible study options, with courses designed to lead into one another. This makes it easy for you to graduate with the qualification that suits you, within a timeframe that suits you. This master degree is the final stage of a nested suite of three courses that make up the Master of International Community Development. The two previous stages are: Graduate Certificate in International Community Development Graduate Diploma in International Community Development. Completion of one stage gives you credit towards the next. You can choose to exit the course at graduate certificate or graduate diploma level. Careers in community development Graduates find work in many related areas, including international humanitarian aid and development aid. Careers include: international and regional consultant in human rights, gender, poverty reduction and project evaluation project manager with international, government and local organisations such as Australian Red Cross, Save the Children, Asylum Seekers Resources Centre leaders and advisers in government community development educator and trainer journalist activist academic and researcher. Course structure To complete the Master of International Community Development students will be required to complete 192 credit points consisting of the following: 72 credit points of Core studies 72 credit points of Elective studies. 48 credit points of either Community-Based Research or Research Thesis.