Agriculture and Rural Development

Gain an overview of agriculture, rural livelihoods, rural policy and politics. you’ll strengthen your analytical prowess and graduate with a set of widely transferable skills. focus on the dynamic interactions between local livelihoods and agriculture as a globalised industry. take an interdisciplinary perspective on the global, national and local level processes that shape agriculture and rural development. and integrate your knowledge by using a mix of social sciences, economics and natural resource studies. you’ll cover the policies and practices of the major international institutions in rural development – including the world bank, food and agriculture organisation, united nations development programme and la via campesina. you’ll also gain cutting-edgeinsights on the relationship between agriculture and rural development. with these topics back at the top of the international development agenda, you’ll graduate ready to take on a fulfilling career or further study in the area.

Upon completing your ma, you’ll be equipped with a range of transferable skills, which means you can pursue a variety of exciting careers both in and beyond international development. you’ll also be well qualified to enter a phd programme, with a view to continuing to an academic career both in the uk and overseas. career destinations a career in international development can take you in all kinds of directions such as: international organisations governmental and non-governmental organisations local governments private sector phd programmes previous graduates have gone on to work for the british high commission in ghana, unitar in japan, jica, the swiss federal department of foreign affairs, and phd studies in related fields.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of East Anglia has partnerships with the following companies: