Saarland University & Distance and Independent Studies Center, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau

Master (Blended Learning) of Evaluation (MABLE), M.A.

Objective and Target Group

Evaluation is a standard tool used for programme- and project management in a broad variety of fields, particularly in development cooperation. Methods of empirical social research are used to gather the required information on programme performance and impacts and make assessments based on verifiable criteria for decision making on measures to enhance social betterment.

The distance learning programme is aimed at professionals and executives in the area of evaluation, at professionals who work on evaluation tasks in organisations, administration or ministries and as independent or self-employed consultants.

Teaching-Learning-Format

The teaching-learning-format consists of comprehensive, scientifically sound and practice-oriented self-study materials that have been developed by experts especially for distance learning, an online campus as an interactive learning platform and on-campus phases to consolidate the knowledge that is acquired through self-study in theory and practice.

Mandatory on campus phases take place in the first and third semester for one week in Saarbrücken.


Other Programmes offered by Distance and Independent Studies Center (DISC)

• Applied Financial Mathematics (Certificate Programme)
• Financial Engineering (M.Sc.)
• Software Engineering for Embedded Systems (M.Eng.)

About the Distance and Independent Studies Center (DISC)
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau

The Distance and Independent Studies Center is one of the central academic facilities of the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU). It offers part-time continuing education distance learning programmes in the fields of social sciences, economics, law, natural sciences, and engineering. This includes Master‘s programmes and Certificate programmes and courses in German and English.

The postgraduate distance learning programme “Master (Blended Learning of Evaluation (MABLE)” is offered in cooperation with the University of Saarland and the Center for Evaluation (Ceval).