In late September I moved to Bath to begin the MSc Business and Community programme at the University of Bath. The programme allows me to study various different disciplines and relate them to my specific professional interests. This semester I am taking units on: the history of corporations and how they interact with societies; the politics of policy - how social movements shape policy; qualitative research methods in the social sciences; economics for international development (in my case analysing the global market for West African fair trade organic cotton); and sociology and social anthropology of development.
In semester two I will be studying two units related to corporate social responsibility and ethical management practice; a unit on how to define and plan for sustainable livelihoods in international development; and an NGO management course - before undertaking a dissertation on a topic of my choice for the final three months of the programme.
I'm enjoying studying alongside people from diverse backgrounds, of different nationalities, and at different stages in their careers. Winter in Bath is on it's way now, but our postgraduate freshers' week at the beginning of term was hot and sunny, which made for a pleasant train trip to Bradford on Avon during our first weekend.
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