PostgraduateA bachelor's degreeSocial Sciences & Development18 months

Post Graduate Diploma in Development Studies

Entry requirements

Postgraduate: what you need to apply

A bachelor's degree

Postgraduate study follows a first degree. School grades alone do not qualify you.

Entry not stated in the advert

As the institution publishes it

Alternative route: Not stated in the advert

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About this programme

A postgraduate qualification for graduates. Studies how communities and countries develop, and how programmes reduce poverty and inequality.

What you will study

Development theory and policy, community development, project planning, participatory methods, research methods and a project.

Further study and pathways

A Master's programme, or advancement in the current career.

Source: Zimbabwe Open University: ZOU_Programme_Catalogue.xlsx, sheet "Programmes"

Where and when

Faculty: Faculty of Applied Social Sciences
Campus: All 10 regional campuses and the Virtual Campus (per the information supplied)
Delivery: Open and distance electronic learning (ODeL)
Intake: January/February 2027
Closing date: January/February intake: applications open around late November and close mid-to-late February 2027. August/September intake: open through June and July and close mid-August 2027. (Pattern from the information supplied; no exact date in the advert; confirm with ZOU.)

Note from the source: The advert gives no entry for Postgraduate Diplomas; a first degree is normally expected, confirm with ZOU.

Career pathways

Ranks every approved programme against your own grades.

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