MBS in Co-operative and Social Enterprise (by eLearning)

Programme Aims

• equip participants with the skills to participate meaningfully and effectively at leadership level in co-operatives and social enterprises
• develop the capacity of senior practitioners in co-operative and social enterprises to respond creatively to the needs and problems of the wider community and society
• provide adults, combining family responsibilities and full time jobs, with access to postgraduate and personal development opportunities

Entry Requirements

You can apply if:

• have two years experience in a voluntary or professional capacity in a co-operative or social enterprise
• have at least a second class honours Grade II primary degree or an equivalent academic qualification
• are at least 23 years on the 1st of January of the year of enrolment
• have ability to access and use the Internet

Candidates who do not possess an honours degree but who meet all other entry requirements may take a qualifying course of 40 credits and on achieving at least a second class honours grade theirin, proceed to the MBS.Candidates who do not possess a degree may also take a qualifying examination provided they have at least 5 years extensive practical, professional or scholarly experience in the co-operative and social enterprise field.

 

Course Content

The course may be taken over one or two calendar years.

The course is delivered entirely online and is divided into two distinct parts:

Part I: Period I:

FE6701 Reinterpreting Co-operative and Social Enterprise (10 Credits)

MG6015 Entrepreneurial Skills and Development (5 Credits)

FE6702 Social and Co-operative Entrepreneurship (5 Credits)

FE6703 Co-operative and Social Enterprise Governance (5 Credits)

FE6704 Education and Marketing for Co-operatives and Social Enterprises (5 Credits)

Part I: Period II

30 Credits are chosen from the following

FE6705 Innovation and Enterprise in Financial Co-operatives and Mutuals (10 Credits)

FE6706 Community Co-operatives and Social Enterprises (10 Credits)

FE6707 Worker Co-operative Strategies(10 Credits)

FE6708 Co-operative Food Processing and Supply(10 Credits)

FE6709 Social Enterprises and the Developing World(10 Credits)

Faculty of Commerce Option (10 Credits)

Part II

FE6710 Minor Thesis (30 Credits)

Students will be required to submit a 15,000-30,000 word minor thesis

 

Assessment

Assessment takes the form of continuous assessment assignments

 

For further information, contact:

Dr. Olive McCarthy,

Centre for Co-operative Studies,

O’Rahilly Building,

University College Cork,

Cork

Tel: + 353 (0)21 4903354

Fax: + 353 (0)21 4903358

Email: o.mccarthy@ucc.ie

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