International Rural (and sustainable community) Development
Postgrad Students
Postgraduate students
Postgraduate opportunities
- Computing (Information Technology)
- Crop and Pasture Science
- Environmental Management, Policy & Planning
- Environmental & Resource Economics
- Immunology
- International Rural Development
- Tourism Studies
International Rural Development (IRD)Lincoln ’s staff and students, and secures contracts that finance postgraduate research.
Students that specialise in IRD, or who take courses offered by the programme, tend to have undergraduate backgrounds in:
· Agriculture, Forestry and other applied sciences
· Agribusiness, Economics, Finance, Management and Marketing
· Environmental or Natural Resource Management
The vast majority of these students come from the Pacific Island Countries, South East Asia and South Asia , and many work for government and non-government development agencies and the private sector. The programme prepares students to work at an applied level (for example planning, managing and evaluating rural development projects), as researchers, or as advisors at the planning and policy levels.
IRD core courses
IRD core courses
Six 600-level courses must be taken towards a Masters degree. Students usually take three courses per semester and complete their course work in the first year of a two-year Masters degree. In this case, the second year is dedicated to a full research thesis. Courses may also be recommended for PhD candidates. Lincoln University is known internationally for its applied and professional approach to teaching, and many of the courses involve field trips and guest lectures.
At present, the following core courses are offered to postgraduate students specialising in IRD. Other students who have an interest in IRD also tend to take one or more of these core courses:
• MGMT 615: Planning International Development Programmes
• MGMT 628: Agribusiness in Developing Economies
• MGMT 611: Management Research Methods
These courses are often complemented with one or more of the following courses, depending on the student’s choice of degree and research topic:
• ECON 603: Development Economics
• ERST 636: Aspects of Sustainability: An International Perspective
• MAST 603: Māori Resource Management
• MGMT 627: Advanced Agribusiness Management
• TOUR 603: Tourism Management
• SOCI 601: Social Science Research Methods (Quantitative)
Role of Male harbour in supply chains - Maldives ESDC. KisslingD. KulasiriVegetable chain coordination - NepalCommerceS. Martin M. WilsonQuality assurance in dairy supply chains - VietnamCommerceS. MartinJ. HeylFair Trade coffee supply chain for smallholders - PNGCommerceS. MartinConstraints to the beef supply chain - Solomon IslandsCommerceG. TraffordEvolution of an aquaculture supply chain - VietnamCommerceK. WoodfordM. LyneFisheriesFisheries governance - South PacificESDT. BuhrsH. RennieEconomic analysis of domestication of Tuna fisheries - KiribatiCommerceK. BicknellR. CullenForestryCommunity forestry livelihoods vs. conservation - NepalESDG. KerrH. BigsbySmallholder adoption of agroforestry - Zambia CommerceH. BigsbyR. CullenTimber production in community forestry - NepalCommerceH. BigsbyI. MacDonaldCo-management of communal forest - PhilippinesESDA. MemonMeasuring sustainable forest management - MalaysiaCommerceH. BigsbyP. AldwellSocial and institutional structures in community forestry - NepalCommerceH. BigsbyI. MaconaldPolicyModelling sustainable land use - NepalCommerceH. BigsbyCommunities in environmental co-management - ThailandESDH. RennieT. BuhrsTariff protection in the wine industry - IndiaCommerceM. Lyne A. SanyalImpact of capital intensive farming - ThailandCommerceB. WardC. GanImpact of free trade on dairy products - ThailandCommerceC. Gan M. LeeTransition to commercial farming - VietnamCommerceK. WoodfordProducer organisations Dairy farmers’ voice in dairy industry governance - ChileCommerceR. FraserC. SmallmanPerformance of forestry based landowner companies - PNGCommerceH. BigsbyR. AddisonFarmer companies - Sri LankaCommerceM. LyneS. Martin & K. MooreRiskSmallholder risk analysis - ThailandCommerceC. GanG. NarteaRural community developmentParticipation in rural development projects - MongoliaCommerceR. TipplesEvaluating rural development projects - HondurasCommerceP. DalzielR. AddisonCommunity co-management of watershedsESDR. MontgomeryA. MemonParticipation of women in rural development - LaosCommerceR. TipplesRural entrepreneurshipRural youth enterprise and leadership - NamibiaCommerceR. GidlowH. MatungaEntrepreneurship by women in informal chains - PapuaCommerceS. MartinR. AddisonRural financeSeasonal production credit - Uruguay CommerceK. WoodfordImpact of microcredit on rural households - ChinaCommerceC. GanB. HuSeasonal credit for small coffee grower s - PNGCommerceM. LyneG. NarteaMicrofinance performance - MalaysiaCommerceG. NarteaC. GanMicrofinance development and access - VietnamCommerceC. GanG. NarteaRural livelihoods & PovertyUnderstanding livelihood dynamics - PNGCommerceK. WoodfordR. TipplesImpact of livelihood diversification on agriculture -VietnamCommerceM. LyneN. Ratna & P. NuthallAdvancing livelihood systems in Lihir - PNGCommerceK. WoodfordR. TipplesDeterminants of poverty - Malaysia CommerceP. DalzielG. MacleanImproving livelihoods of small cane growers - JamaicaCommerceK. WoodfordB. McKenzieTourismConservation, livelihoods and tourism - MalaysiaESDP. DevlinG. CushmanAnalysis of the Mekong Brand Tourism- VietnamCommerceC. GanS. BeckenTourism and the livelihoods approach - ChinaESDK. HugheyD. SimmonsEnvironment and development governance - NepalESDA. MemonH. Perkins & P. DevlinCommunity participation in tourism management - ThailandESDJ. FountainH. Rennie |
Career pathways
IRD graduates tend to pursue careers with government and non-government rural development organisations, AID agencies and development banks, research and teaching institutions, agribusiness and consulting firms, and in business ventures of their own. Past graduates occupy senior positions in public and private sectors, both internationally and in New Zealand. The following examples indicate a range of employers and jobs:
• Director of Fisheries, Indonesia
• Senior Policy Analyst, New Zealand iwi Authority
• Assistant Director of a University Research and Extension Agency, Samoa
• Forest Landscape Restoration Project Co-ordinator, WWF - Argentina
• Marketing, Fresh Produce Agency - PNG
• Programme Assistant, UNDP, Mexico
• Community Forestry Advisor, GTZ – Nepal
Enquiries
• Dr Michael Lyne (Associate Professor in International Rural Development, Faculty of Commerce)
• Dr Hamish Rennie (Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Environment, Society and Design Division; and Theme Leader for Human Dimensions of Fisheries & Aquaculture, LEaP)
•Dr Bruce McKenzie (Professor and Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Life Sciences)
Related Links
- Lincoln University Centre for International Development
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