# University of Kent offers stand-alone Masters-level course in Fundraising and Philanthropy

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/11/08/university-kent-offers-standalone-masterslevel-course-fundraising-and-philanthropy/
- Published: 2012-11-08T14:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of 
Kent is offering a Masters level module in Spring on 'Fundraising and Philanthropy'
as a stand-alone course for people working in the local charity sector.

The course, run by Dr Beth Breeze, provides an up-to-date overview of current academic
knowledge about philanthropy and fundraising practice. In addition, the course is
worth 20 credits towards a full Masters degree.

The course runs from 13.00 – 15.00 on Tuesdays from 15 January 2013 – 1 April 2013.

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A combination of lectures and seminars will cover the following topics:

 *  Fundraising and Philanthropy at the start of the 21st century
 *  The history and development of philanthropy
 *  Corporate philanthropy
 *  Theories of philanthropy and charitable giving
 *  Policy-making, government and philanthropy
 *  Individual donors
 *  Major donors
 *  Charitable trusts & foundations
 *  Fundraising theory and practice
 *  Media representations of philanthropy and fundraising

Fees will be around £600, and some bursaries are available for those interested 
in studying for the full Masters degree in ‘Civil Society, NGO and Non Profit Studies’.

[www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/postgraduate/taught/ispocs.html](http://www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/postgraduate/taught/ispocs.html)

 

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