This programme focuses on the analysis of administrative, management, planning and policy-making issues in rural development. It is offered annually by the University of Manchester. The programme is intended primarily for those involved in policy-making, planning or managing activities in rural areas of developing countries. The programme welcomes well-qualified participants with scientific or technical backgrounds. Exceptionally, candidates may be allowed to substitute for one or two core modules.
Optional modules are subject to availability each year.
Normally more options will be available than those given in the list below. Core Modules Economics for Rural Development Provides an understanding of the basic concepts and underlying principles of microeconomic theory, and illustrates them with applications relevant to rural development. A foundation for the study of economic and social development, focusing on the measurements through which concepts of development are expressed, and on a comparison of competing theoretical perspectives on development. Planning and Managing Rural Development Examines differing approaches to planning and managing rural development and reviews the experience of induced rural development from a comparative perspective. In the first semester, a course of computing skills workshops is provided covering word processing, spreadsheets, databases, use of the Internet and electronic mail.