Rural Development (P00719)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : GEO-P-RMRDE

This course will provide an introduction to the theory and practice of rural development. It will use examples of topical issues from developed and developing nations to illustrate the range of challenges facing rural areas in different parts of the world. The origins of key issues and the factors influencing the ways in which solutions are identified and implemented will be analysed through a series of case studies.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Available only to postgraduate students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences), (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
14/01/2009	09:00	13:00

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	13:00	KB

? Additional Class Information : LECTURES TO BE HELD IN PETER WILSON BUILDING (SAC - SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE), KB, IN LECTURE THEATRE F.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Understanding the meaning of the terms 'rural' and 'rural development'
- Analysis of the Common Agricultural Policy and the Rural Development Regulation
- Examination of governments' involvement in international rural development using topical issues and citing specific examples