Masters in Development Practice Applications are now OPEN!

4 August 2023

Applications for Master's in Development Practice (MDP) programme are now open. This programme hosted by the Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute and is the only programme in Africa that focuses on building the leadership competencies needed to implement the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Applications for 2024 are open until 30 September 2023.

WHAT’S THE DEGREE ABOUT?
Africa needs development practitioners in government, business and civil society who
understand the complexity of developmental challenges and who have the leadership
capacities to design and implement the integrated and multidisciplinary Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).

The one-year MDP@UP uses a hybrid learning approach, introducing participants to
the most relevant development theory and practice. This includes online and faceto-
face learning, leadership service learning and case study write-up and analysis.
The programme is truly multidisciplinary, and focuses on the social sciences, health
sciences, management sciences and natural sciences.

To find out more, Download the Brochure HERE

Professor Willem Fourie, Director of the Program, expands on its offerings in the video below: