The Master in Microfinance and Social Development is designed for professionals working in banking, microcredit and social development programs. In the Masters participants learn and practice the tools and techniques used by microfinance institutions to provide financial services to the poor and promote social development in disadvantaged communities and groups.

The Master is jointly organized with the University of Alcalá and has the support of Cajasol Foundation. We aim to contribute to the joint effort by the progressive profitable and responsible people who do not have access to formal financial banking system. The main asset of the Master are the players and the relationships established between them. Learning through collaborative techniques and the generation of shared knowledge are the skills upon which more work and develop the program. The online mode most of the program allows it compatible with your work.... [-]

Our academic calendar is based on a quarter system (1 quarter = 10 weeks). Because of the program's flexible structure and modular design, multiple starting dates are available at the start of every Quarter and of every Term, in October, November, January, February, April, May, July, and August. All campuses follow the same academic calendar.

Full-time students can earn a Master degree in 1 academic year of 9 months, for a total of 3 quarters of 20 credits each, or within 12 months when spreading the workload.

Part-time students can earn a Master degree in 2 to 3 academic years, depending on the number of courses attempted per quarter, the course selection and the course planning; earning half the typical number of courses equals twice the duration of the full-time program. The more flexible the working hours, the more courses will be available to finish faster. Students are considered part-time while attempting 6 or fewer courses per quarter. Part-time studies are available only for students with a national passport or residence permit.... [-]