Master of Rural Development

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Master of Rural Development, abbreviated M.R.D. or MRD, is a multi-discipline graduate degree. The master's program integrates the disciplines of geography, sociology, political science, economics, business administration, and psychology to create an interdisciplinary approach to studying and solving rural issues. Programs usually consist of both course work and thesis research. The M.R.D. program is awarded at universities across Europe and North America, in countries such as, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain and the United States.

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Belgium

The M.R.D. program is awarded by Universiteit Gent. [1] The program at Universiteit Gent is co-offered with partners at National Higher Agricultural Education Institute (Rennes, France), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Spain), and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany).

Canada

The M.R.D. program is awarded by Brandon University, through the Faculty of Arts. [2] Brandon University is one of only two graduate programs focused on rural development in Canada, with the second program (Masters of Rural Planning and Development) offered at the University of Guelph in both a Canadian and International Stream. [3]

Ireland

The M.R.D. program is awarded by National University of Ireland, Galway, through the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, [4] and by University College Dublin through the School of Biology & Environmental Science. [5]

Sweden

The M.R.D program is awarded by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, through the Department of Urban and Rural Development. [6] The program is focused on rural development and natural resource issues, mainly in the global South. It provides both theoretical and practical skills for analysis and action, in order to create a platform both for future careers in sectors focused on development and natural resource management, and for research.

United Kingdom

The M.R.D. program is awarded by the University of East Anglia, through the School of Development Studies. [7]

The MSc in Managing Rural Development M.R.D. is awarded by the University of London through School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS as an online course delivered by the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (CeDEP)- see the course web pages at and

The MSc in Managing Sustainable Rural Development is awarded by the UHI in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland as an online course - see the course web pages at

Spain

The MSc in PROJECT PLANNING FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT is an official Master's Program of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and is fully integrated in the European Space for Higher Education as stated in the Bolognia Declaration. See the course web page at: www.desarrollorural.us

United States

The M.R.D. program is awarded by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks through its Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development (DANRD).

Another M.R.D. degree granting institution is the American University in Washington, D.C. The program focuses on the international aspects of development.

Notes

  1. Universiteit Gent, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Brandon University, https://www.brandonu.ca
  3. "Rural Planning and Development MSc Program". School of Environmental Design and Rural Development. University of Guelph.
  4. National University of Ireland, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2007-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. University College Dublin,http://www.ucd.ie/bioenvsci/postgrad/masters_rural_dev.htm
  6. "Education at the Department of Urban and Rural Development - SLU - Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet". www.slu.se. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  7. University of East Anglia, http://www1.uea.ac.uk/cm/home/schools/ssf/dev

India This programme is offered as MARD (Master of Arts in Rural development) from IGNOU, New Delhi, MRMD (Master in Rural Management and Development) from Tripura University, Tripura, Agartala, India

Nepal Tribhuvan University offers Masters program(Master of Arts) in Rural Development. Its constituent college, Tri-Chandra Multiple College also offer this course.

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