Postgraduate Certificate in Int Rural Development
Business & Management
A course by
Lincoln University
A half-year, 60-credit postgraduate certificate building skills for planning and managing international rural development projects and organisations.
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Core skills this course teaches
Evaluate and plan international development projects
Acquire advanced skills in planning and assessment of rural and international development projects.
Apply management principles to rural development
Gain the ability to manage and lead within international rural development and agribusiness organisations.
What You're Signing Up For
The Postgraduate Certificate in International Rural Development is designed for graduates seeking to develop skills in international rural development, with an emphasis on project planning, agribusiness systems, and sustainable resource management. The programme provides foundation knowledge essential for a career in development agencies, NGOs, agribusiness, and resource planning in an international context.
Course Content
- Planning and assessing international development projects
- Advanced urban, regional and resource planning
- Advanced geographic information systems
- Economics in environmental policy
- Commercial banking
- Agribusiness organisations
- Tourism management
- Wildlife management
- International trade
- Principles of environmental impact assessment
- Aspects of sustainability: international perspective
- Finance: futures and options
- Mana Kaitiaki (Māori Resource Management)
- International agribusiness systems
- Natural resource recreation and tourism
- Tourist behaviour
- Water management, policy and planning
- Agribusiness in developing economies
What you need to know first
Completion of an undergraduate degree with at least a B- grade average in the 300 level and final year (full-time equivalent) courses.
Find these employment opportunities
Development project planning and management rolesRural/agricultural development consultantWork with NGOs and international development agenciesRoles in agribusiness organisations
