# Centre for Philanthropy offers MA in a Day taster

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/04/07/centre-for-philanthropy-offers-ma-in-a-day-taster/
- Published: 2020-04-07T08:31:38+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The University of Kent’s Centre for Philanthropy is offering a free taster of 
its MA in Philanthropic Studies.**

The [MA in a Day taster](https://research.kent.ac.uk/philanthropy/home/ma-in-a-day/)
offers a day’s worth of lectures to watch, further reading suggestions, and additional
resources across five topics: Fundamentals of Philanthropy, the Art and Science 
of Philanthropy, Volunteering and Society, Major Donor Fundraising, and Working 
with Donors and Supporters.

The Fundamentals of Philanthropy topic, for example, includes a lecture on Philanthropy
and the Human Condition by guest lecturer Prof. Michael Moody of the [Johnson Centre for Philanthropy](https://johnsoncenter.org/),
Grand Valley State University, USA, with reading including a section on ‘What is
Philanthropy?’ from The Philanthropy Reader, edited by Michael Moody and the Centre
for Philanthropy’s Dr Beth Breeze.

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Topic two, The Art & Science of Philanthropy, includes a lecture of The History 
of Fundraising’ by Dr Beth Breeze, with suggested reading featuring a piece by the
University of Kent’s Dr Lesley Alborough on the need to stop viewing fundraising
as a separate function.
 

> An unusual offer for an unusual time: 'MA in a Day' – access to a day's worth 
> of lectures & reading for all our wonderful colleagues in the [#philanthropy](https://twitter.com/hashtag/philanthropy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#fundraising](https://twitter.com/hashtag/fundraising?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#charity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) sector
> who are seeking free professional development/interesting resources. [https://t.co/IA79osyh7h](https://t.co/IA79osyh7h)
> [pic.twitter.com/uBsFnRF5Ym](https://t.co/uBsFnRF5Ym)
> — Beth Breeze (@UKCPhilanthropy) [April 3, 2020](https://twitter.com/UKCPhilanthropy/status/1246082975923609600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

[The offer](https://research.kent.ac.uk/philanthropy/home/ma-in-a-day/) can be accessed
on the Centre for Philanthropy’s site.

The full course is the UK’s first Masters in Philanthropic Studies. Part-time, 
it takes two years to complete, and is offered as a distance-learning course, with
an optional two-day induction at the start of each year, and one study day per term,
held at the university’s Canterbury campus.

There are a number of options: studying three modules for a PG Certificate or six
modules for a PG Diploma. Obtaining the Master’s requires completion of a 60-credit
dissertation module. More information is available [here](https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/769/philanthropic-studies).

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