Diploma

Cherry Myay Academy mainly offers a two-year diploma program in Social and Development Studies for students from diverse backgrounds, cultures, regions and states of Myanmar.
In the two-year academic Program, Cherry Myay Academy (CMA) offers some essential courses with some applicable and contextual subjects for students who come from diverse backgrounds from different parts of Myanmar in response to the needs of their communities. Cherry Myay Academy primarily offers the courses on English, Computer, Social Science, Learning Skills, Academic Research, Organizational Development, Social Entrepreneurship, and Community Development. Furthermore, the CMA conducts each course with different related subjects to the students according to the two-year academic time frame. The details of the CMA two-year program courses and subjects are as follows:

English Course

  • Four Skills
  • Phonetics
  • Academic writing
  • English presentation skills
  • Business English

Computer Courses

  • Microsoft Office Basic & Advanced level
  • Email & Internet
  • Adobe Page Maker & In Design
  • Photoshop
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Illustrator
  • Corel Draw
  • Computer Maintenance

Social Science

  • Gender
  • Religions
  • Peace & Conflict
  • Politic
  • Humanity

Learning Skills

  • Communication Strategies
  • Time management & Motivation
  • Note Taking
  • Public Speaking & Presentation

Academic Research

  • Research Introduction
  • Research Methodology
  • Finding and Discussion
  • Conclusion and Recommendation
  • Research Proposal and Report Writing

Community Development

  • Active Citizen
  • Ethical Leadership
  • Cross-cultural Communication

Organizational Development (Certificate from Payap University, Thailand)

  • Non Profit Operation (NPO)
  • Human Resource Management (HRM)
  • Community Development Theory

Social Entreprise (Certificate from Payap University, Thailand)

  • Social Business Model Canvas (SBMC)
  • Social Business Plan
  • Financing & Revenue Generation
  • Pitching

All subjects are taught in four semesters according to the Academic timeline within two years. In semester one: students are required to learn English, Computer, Learning Skills, Service Learning, and Social Science; in semester two, they will learn English, Computer, Community Development, Service Learning, Academic Research, and Social Science; in semester three, the students will learn English, Computer, Social Science, Academic Research, Social Enterprise, and Organizational Development; and in semester four, the students will learn Organizational Development, English, Social Enterprise, and Social Science, Academic Research and do internship.
Organizational Development and Social Enterprise Studies are conducted in collaboration with Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Students will get a certificate in Community Development and Social Entrepreneurship from Payap University after the completion of their studies and Projects. During their academic studies, students are required to do service learning through outreach activities to the local communities. Moreover, students must complete an internship in the fourth semester as required by the program.

Curriculum