MSc, PG Diploma and PG Certificate in Managing Rural Development
Structure and Syllabus
MSc: 10 modules (4 core, 4 elective plus 2 research)
Postgraduate Diploma: 8 modules (4 core plus 4 elective)
Postgraduate Certificate: 4 modules (at least 3 core plus up to 1 elective)
Core modules
Economics and institutions
for development (C116) [this module must be taken in the first year]
Gender and social development (C140)
Management in rural development (C131)
Rural development (C230)
Elective modules
Agricultural trade and policy (C110)
Food security and social protection (C125)
Managing knowledge and communication
for development (C123)
Marketing for small agribusinesses (C138)
NGO management (C132)
Project planning and management (C134)
Socioeconomics of rural livelihoods (C135)
Understanding poverty (C119)
Water resources management (C126)
Rural finance (C128) [scheduled for 2012]
One module selected from another
programme
Research modules (MSc only)
Research methods (R106)
Research report (RR01)
Short courses
Many modules can also be taken as short courses for professional development or as a taster of the full degree, diploma or certificate programme. To apply please fill in the short course application form available on the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (SOAS) website [external link].