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Dear All POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Local and regional development is undergoing a period of unprecedented change. New debates about the 'knowledge economy', 'globalisation', 'competitiveness', 'rebalancing', 'inclusion', 'sustainability' and 'wellbeing' are profoundly changing the nature of local and regional development processes, institutions and policies. International trends towards decentralisation, regionalisation, city-regionalism and localism are changing administrative and governance structures at the national, regional, sub-regional and local levels. The economic downturn and reorganisation of economic development and regeneration have focused the minds of local and regional policy-makers in shaping their responses and building the resilience of local and regional economies. Together, these inter-related developments are generating new challenges and a demand to build capacity for analysis, strategy and policy-making for local and regional development amongst individuals and institutions in the public, private and voluntary and community sectors. The Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University, has two postgraduate programmes that connect directly with this emerging local and regional agenda: * MA, Diploma and Certificate in Regional Development * MA in Regional Development (Research) (ESRC-recognised) For each course participant, the courses aim: * to provide knowledge and understanding of contemporary local and regional development and governance theory, policy and practice in an international context * to develop the practical skills and capabilities required to engage, research and participate in the emergent local and regional development agenda * to achieve a relevant postgraduate qualification in Local and Regional Development at MA, Diploma or Certificate level. Course modules include: Local and Regional Development Theory and Policy; Local and Regional Development and Governance; Local and Regional Perspectives on the Knowledge Society; Local and Regional Development: Methodology, Analysis and Statistics; Developing Local and Regional Strategies; Labour Markets, Skills and Training and the Research Dissertation. The Local and Regional Development programme (MA, Diploma and Certificate) has been validated by the Institute of Economic Development (IED) http://www.ied.co.uk/ Further details are available from the Postgraduate section in the CURDS website: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/curds/postgrad/ The CURDS MA programme podcast is at: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/about/openday/geography/video/pike.html For further information, contact: Andy Pike Professor of Local and Regional Development Degree Programme Director Tel. +44(0)191 222 8011 Fax. +44 (0)191 232 9259 E-mail: andy.p...@ncl.ac.uk Website: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/curds/people/profile/andy.pike >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
