Kimmage Development Studies Centre
Kimmage Development Studies Centre - Holy Ghost Fathers Missionary College, Kimmage manor, Dublin, was founded in 1974 by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers) for the humanities courses for the education and training of people working in development, both lay and clerical.ProgrammesA number of the courses including the full time courses are validated by the Irish governments Higher Education and Training Awards Council(HETAC). The college runs an undergraduate BA in Development Studies, the college also runs an Postgrad Diploma / MA in Development studies (HETAC). Kimmage also run an MA in Drylands Policy and Climate Change Adaption in association with the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania and the International Institute for Environment and Development(UK). A 1 year course in understanding development is also available. In association with the Danish voluntary organisation MS Training Centre for Development Cooperation(MS-TCDC), Kimmage runs a number of courses in Arusha, Northern Tanzania such as the BA degree.As part of their provision of education the college uses distance/online learning, such as Moodle, DLink and Kode systems. Short professional courses are available via the DTALK system, and distance learning for development workers available via the KODE system.Staff from Kimmage Manor (along with Trocaire) are involved in the delivery of the practical modules of the joint TCD-UCD Masters in Development Practice.The Centre participates in a variety of projects and programmes in developing countries led by a number of other organisations and colleges, such as the Combat Diseases of Poverty Consortium (CDPC)
