International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership,The

Program Information

Degree Offered

Master of Arts in International Development and Service

Format: Campus

Program Description:

Are you interested in a leadership career in community development and non-profit management? Do you have a lifelong commitment to service? Do you want your work to provide meaning and personal growth?
The IPSL Masters in International Development and Service, an interdisciplinary degree granted from Concordia University in Portland, Oregon, is an 20-month full-time program that trains leaders for professional careers with global non-profits and educational and community development organizations with an international focus.
The program is unique among graduate programs in that it combines academic study with an international experience (Italy, Ecuador, Thailand, Jamaica, or Mexico) along with substantial hands-on volunteer service. The program uses a practical, theory-to-practice approach, providing students with access to a rich array of professional networking opportunities precisely because the M.A. degree is international, multi-agency and multi-institutional in its design.
Service-Learning is at the core of the program.

Program Highlights

* Four semester/20 month program as a full-time graduate student
* First semester at Concordia University in Portland, OR
* Second semester at International Center for Intercultural Exchange (Siena Italian Studies) in Siena, ITALY
* Optional: Summer in the Concordia University-Portland TESL one-month certificate program
* Third semester term abroad attending a partner university in Payap University – Chiang Mai, THAILAND, or Universidad San Francisco de Quito – Quito and Galápagos Islands, ECUADOR,
* Fourth semester at Concordia University to finish culminating project/thesis.
* Students can choose to focus in Global NGO/Non-profit Leadership or International Education Leadership
* 10-15 hours of service work per week throughout the program. The service placements are in the area in which the students focus: Global NGO/Non-profit Leadership or International Education Leadership.
* 36 credits total minimum required for degree. Students can take up to 40 semester credits with no additional IPSL fees/tuition.
* Annual program fee is $31,750. Fee includes: Tuition and fees, academic advising, medical insurance, room and board for two semesters abroad , academic excursions in Portland and while living abroad, in-country round trip flights from Quito to the Galapagos Islands (for students choosing Ecuador), service placement administration, professional development and networking opportunities, orientations and retreats. Fee DOES NOT include room and board for two semesters in Portland, Oregon, books, international flights, passport and/or visa fees, personal spending money.

Accreditation:

Concordia University - Portland, Portland, Oregon

Eligibility Requirements:

2.8 GPA - NO GRE Required

# of Credits Required:

36 semester credits

Tuition & Financial Aid

Tuition In-State Full Time:

31750 USD

Tuition Out of State Full Time:

31750 USD

Financial Aid Offered: Yes