Master in Rural Development

Master in Rural Development

MA in Rural Development (RD)

A highly practical, field-based social science curriculum focusing on resource allocation, poverty alleviation, and project management in developing nations.

  • Semester I: Rural Development Theories, Rural Economy of Nepal, Sociology & Anthropology of Development, Governance & Local Development, Research Methods in RD.

  • Semester II: Natural Resource Management, Project Planning and Management, Poverty and Inequality, Gender and Development, Practices of Ecotourism.

  • Semester III: Rural Infrastructure & Technology, Development GIS & Spatial Analysis, Institutional Frameworks for Development, and 2 Electives.

  • Semester IV: Human Resource Development, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management, Mandatory Fieldwork and Master’s Thesis.