{"id":272,"date":"2023-03-14T13:37:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T05:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/BSU-Open%20University\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2025-08-01T14:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:13:54","slug":"master-in-community-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ou.bsu.edu.ph\/index.php\/programs-offered\/master-in-community-development\/","title":{"rendered":"MASTER IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The program, Master in Community Development is consistent with the thrusts in education, specifications and competency standards in compliance with CMO 15, s.2019 and other relevant policies and guidelines related to higher education. In this program, the culture for inquiry and research must be developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program is being offered to answer the demand of community development workers to enhance their competencies towards an effective, efficient, enabling, and inclusive development practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-e1485a7b wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ou.bsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MCD-1.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:20px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GET BROCHURE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>COURSE CODE<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>DESCRIPTIVE TITLE<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>UNITS<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>CORE COURSES<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 204<\/td><td>Methods of Research on Community Development<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 205<\/td><td>Research Presentation and Publication<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 206<\/td><td>Foundations of Community Development<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>MAJOR COURSES <\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 211<\/td><td>Development Planning, Monitoring, and<br>Evaluation in Community Development<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 221<\/td><td>Development Finance and Resource<br>Management in Community Development<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 231<\/td><td>Knowledge Management in Community<br>Development<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 241<\/td><td>Community Development Policies,<br>Analysis, and Governance<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 251<\/td><td>Community Practicum<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 261<\/td><td>Social and Community Psychology<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 271<\/td><td>Sociology of Development<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 281<\/td><td>Perspectives in Community Development Analysis<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 291<\/td><td>Community Mobilization and Organization<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>ELECTIVE COURSES <\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 216<\/td><td>Gender, Culture, and Development<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 217<\/td><td>Risk Reduction, Disaster Management<br>and Climate Change<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 218<\/td><td>Peace, Security, and Crisis Management<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 219<\/td><td>Globalization and the 21st Century Challenges<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>MASTER&#8217;S THESIS<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 300-A\/CD 301-A<\/td><td>Thesis A<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 300-B\/CD 301-B<\/td><td>Thesis B<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>MASTER&#8217;S PROJECT<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 300-A\/CD 301-A<\/td><td>Master&#8217;s Project A<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CD 300-B\/CD 301-B<\/td><td>Master&#8217;s Project B<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>CURRICULUM <strong>REQUIREMENTS<\/strong> TO FINISH THE DEGREE <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CORE COURSES &nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">MAJOR COURSES &nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15\/21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ELECTIVE COURSES &nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">MASTER&#8217;S THESIS\/PROJECT<\/td><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>MAJOR REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Comprehensive Examination<\/td><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714<\/td><\/tr><tr><td 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