The Centre for Development Support (CDS) is a progressive inter-disciplinary research and development unit within the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS). CDS offers a one-year Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Development Studies, a Master’s in Development Studies (either structured by coursework and mini-dissertation or by research) and a PhD in Development Studies. The PGDip and Master's are both delivered in distance mode, while the PhD is delivered part-time and full-time in person at the Bloemfontein campus. Through our research projects, we aim to support capacity-building and knowledge creation in the interests of promoting sustainable human development in a range of contexts across South African society.