A degree with at least a B grade average in the 300 level and final year (full-time equivalent) courses
Students are required to complete 180 credits of taught courses from the Schedule of Courses for the Master of International Rural Development over three semesters (12 months of study).
IELTS: 6.5 overall, with no individual component less than 6.0
TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 80 (with at least 21 in writing)
Cambrige English: Advanced (CAE) and First (FCE): Overall score of 176, with no individual component less than 169
Pearson Test of English PTE: 58 overall score - with no communicative skill less than 50
Lincoln University's Master of International Rural Development (MRD) is a joint programme between the Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce and the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design. This programme provides a robust grounding in international rural development concepts and theories, and equips graduates with the analytical and practical skills they need to engage critically in development activities and debates from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students then build on this common grounding by selecting a specialisation in one of four rural development streams: Agribusiness, Economics, Finance or Tourism. To enrol for the MIRD, students must have completed a Bachelor degree in a discipline related to one of these specialisations.
Study commences in November each year with three core courses taught over the Summer Semester (November-January). Students then progress to Lincoln’s regular semesters allowing them to complete the degree in just 12 months and there is no thesis requirement.
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COMN 604
IRDV 601
IRDV 602
MGMT 615Planning and Assessing International Development Projects
Compulsory Courses for Streams:
Agribusiness (contact Mike Lyne)
MGMT 624International Agribusiness Systems
MGMT 628Agribusiness in Developing Economies
MGMT 638Agribusiness Organisations
Economics (contact Nazmun Ratna)
ERST 632Economics in Environmental Policy
ECON 602International Trade
ECON 603
Finance (contact Christopher Gan)
FINC 603Commercial Banking
FINC 604Finance, Futures and Options
FINC 605 - not offered in 2017
Tourism (contact Joanna Fountain)
RECN 626Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
TOUR 603Tourism Management
TOUR 604Tourist Behaviour
Pathway options
If you’re not sure whether you want to commit to a Master of Environmental Policy and Management, you can always opt to staircase your degree. This means starting with either a Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Science or Environmental Management (one semester, three courses), or a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Science or Environmental Management (two semesters, six courses). You can gain a Master of Environmental Policy and Management with only one more year of course work (after a Postgraduate Certificate) or one semester more (after a Postgraduate Diploma).
