The Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, University of Southern California: has a Graduate Certificate in Entertainment Communication Management and a Graduate Certificate in Health Communication Management which include the following units: Advocacy and Social Change in Entertainment and the Media and Media in Social Services: Design and Evaluation of Campaigns. Their Graduate Certificate in International and Global Communication Management includes the course Communication for International Development.  http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/cat2010/schools/communication/

The Bangladesh Centre for Development Journalism and Communication (BCDJC), Bangladesh: short courses - BCDJC is an NGO that has been working in the areas of development, communications and media since 1991. They hold workshops, seminars and training programmes. http://www.bcdjc.com/training.php

The Central European University (CEU), Hungary: Run an intensive summer course on media development and democratization designed to help researchers from academia and civil society gain a better understanding of the history, theory, practice, current trends and differing methodologies involved with the monitoring and evaluating of International aid programs and their impact. There is a focus on radio as a medium for development goals. www.sun.ceu.hu/courses

The Centre for Communication and Social Change, The University of Queensland, Australia: offers a range of postgraduate courses - in coordination with the School of Journalism and Communication - that equips students with the theoretical and practical skills needed to excel in the fast-growing social science field of Communication for Social Change. The Centre offers the following courses: Graduate Certificate in Communication (Communication and Social Change); Graduate Diploma in Communication (Communication and Social Change) and Master of Communication (Communication and Social Change). http://www.uq.edu.au/ccsc/

The Centre for Communication for Sustainable Social Change, College of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Massachusetts USA: offers undergraduate and graduate courses in areas such as Communication for Sustainable Social Change, New Media Technologies and Social Change and The Ethnography of Communication.  http://www.csschange.org/content/undergraduate-teaching  and http://www.csschange.org/content/graduate-teaching

The Centre for Development Communications, USA:  Training workshops - An organisation specialising in communication for and about development. Acting as a bridge between the private and public sectors, its goal is to apply state of the art communication strategies to address social issues in a cost effective manner. Workshops include strategic communications for good governance programming and strategic media skills for senior managers. http://www.cendevcom.org/workshops_and_training/

City University, London: Master’s degree, International Communications and Development - This course provides an interdisciplinary framework to understand and critically assess the role of communications for and in development projects. It focuses on the relationship between communication, development and democracy. http://www.city.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/international-communications-and-development

IMA International, training and consulting for development: Monitoring and Evaluating in Development, 10 day residential training course - IMA International has 25 years experience providing training and consultancy expertise to build capacity in development programmes globally. The course allows students to gain skills to be able to successfully monitor and evaluate projects. http://www.imainternational.com/courses_detail.php?ct=153

London School of Economics, UK: Master’s degree, Media, Communications and Development - The LSE department of media and communication provide this master’s programme, offering an advanced interdisciplinary education and training in contemporary theory and research in the field of media and communications and its application in low income country contexts. http://www2.lse.ac.uk/study/graduate/availableProgrammes.aspx

Malmo University, Sweden: Master’s degree in Communication for Development - This web-based master’s course has been running since 2000, providing students from all around the world the ability to learn and share alongside others in places around the world, creating a global network. The course runs over a two year period. http://wpmu.mah.se/comdev

Management for Development Foundation (MDF), International: Monitoring and evaluation of development intervention - MDF provides global training and consultancy services in the Development sector. The week long training in M&E is a comprehensive and practical approach, teaching you how to apply monitoring and evaluation in projects, programmes and organizations. Covering how various factors condition the value of monitoring and evaluation and how monitoring and evaluation can be turned into a (participative) learning experience. For more information: http://www.mdf.nl/index.php/page/85/monitoring-and-evaluation-of-development-interventions?mod[MDFCourseCalendarModule][item]=153

Ohio University, USA: Master’s degree in Communication & Development - This course stresses the use of communication to promote and support positive social development. The curriculum includes interdisciplinary perspectives on national development, area studies, and training in applied research methods. For more information: http://www.commdev.ohio.edu/

Ohio University, USA: Online training programme in communications and development - This programme is designed to meet the changing training needs of international agencies, governmental and non-governmental organizations, faith-based groups, research institutes, and media organizations. It's open to professionals working in any sector of development. For more information: http://www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/commdev/training.html

The School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne, Australia:  Master of Global Media Communications - this course is primarily aimed at graduates seeking media-related leadership roles in strategic areas of industry, government and civil society organisations. Outcomes of this course include advanced skills in research, analysis and interpretation with particular emphasis on questions of globalisation/localisation, identity, citizenship, power and democracy. https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2011/MC-GMCOM

University of East Anglia: Master’s degree, MA Media and International Development – This MA programme addresses current theories, practice and research surrounding the relationship between media and development.  The Masters in Media and International Development has been developed in partnership with a global media organisation, the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. http://www.uea.ac.uk/dev/courses/ma-media-and-international-development

University of Leeds, UK: Master’s degree, Theatre and Development - This MA programme is an interdisciplinary degree taught by staff from The Workshop Theatre and the Centre for Development Studies. The programme responds to a perceived need for, on the one hand, development personnel engaging with the arts to understand how to use creative processes within development and educational contexts and on the other for arts practitioners working with development partners to understand the theories and methodologies behind development practice. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/theatre/matheatreanddevelopment.html

University of Reading, UK: MSc Communication for Innovation and Development - The course aims to develop the participants understanding of communication processes and issues and to: Develop a critical understanding of innovation and communication theory in the particular context of international development; and strengthen professional competence in the design, planning and management of information and knowledge interventions to support and promote innovation and change. http://www.reading.ac.uk/apd/pg-taught/apd-pgtmsccommunication.aspx

University of Stockholm, Sweden: Master’s programme in ICT for Development - The Masters programme in ICT for development at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV) will develop your skills and knowledge needed to address these issues in developing countries. In addition to a solid background in computer and systems sciences the programme includes necessary social science courses. The programme will address some of the prominent few themes in ICT4D, among these e-learning, e-health, and e-governance. http://dsv.su.se/en/education/masters/ict4d

Last updated October 2011