The vision of the Master Program in Extension and Development Communication (2017-2026) is “to become a leading international study program in the field of extension and development communication to support the process of sustainable national development and empowerment of human resources to achieve community welfare“.
The mission of the Master Program (S2) of Extension and Development Communication is formulated as follows:
- Developing superior and quality higher education for the development of science and technology in the field of extension and development communication.
- Supporting the process of sustainable community development through quality and professional education, research, and community service.
- Develop and utilize relevant cross-institutional cooperation networks in the process of development and empowerment of human resources towards community welfare.
This mission is translated into the curriculum developed in the Master Program (S2) Extension and Development Communication Study Program.
The uniqueness of the Master of Extension and Development Communication Study Program: students are trained to be able to analyze local knowledge related to the development of global knowledge/innovation in the context of sustainable community development.
The competencies produced by the Master of Development Counseling and Communication are mastery of knowledge:
- Mastering development theories and theories of education, counseling, and communication as well as other relevant social theories to provide assistance, facilitation, and community empowerment.
- Mastering social research methodologies (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods)
And have special skills:
- Able to map and analyze social behavior problems and develop mentoring, facilitation, and community empowerment techniques.
- Able to develop research through empirical theoretical studies based on theories of education, counseling, and communication and other relevant social theories
- Able to manage and develop the capacity of community extension/empowerment/assistants to provide solutions to community behavior problems
Career prospects for graduates of the Master of Development Counseling and Communication can include a career as an Extension / Community Developer, Researcher, Manager / Development Media Consultant, Educator / Lecturer / Trainer / Student, Middle Apparatus, Entrepreneur, and others.
