Students are to select their electives from the following knowledge and skills courses. This list of electives is modified
from time to time by the RPD Program Committee, and the student should contact the Program Committee for the current list
of available electives. An RPD core course from outside your required program can also be taken as an elective. Two electives
may be selected from other courses offered within SEDRD (e.g. CDE or LARC) or by other University departments and not included
below.
| EDRD*6000 |
[0.50] |
Qualitative Analysis in Rural Development |
| EDRD*6050 |
[0.50] |
Farming Systems Analysis and Development |
| EDRD*6100 |
[0.50] |
Disaster Planning and Management |
| EDRD*6150 |
[0.50] |
Economic Development Policy and Practice for Rural and Smaller Communities |
| RPD*6070 Project Development: Principles, Procedures, and Selected Methods U [0.50] |
| This course introduces students to the principles, procedures and methods in developing a project. It examines the project
cycle: identification, preparation, appraisal, implementation/supervision, monitoring and evaluation. It gives an understanding
of the major methods involved and teaches selected methods. The focus is on the international, rural context and on small
non-farm projects: small industries, small physical infrastructure and social projects.
|
| RPD*6220 Planning and Development Policy Analysis U [0.50] |
| Planning and development policy has experienced a significant evolution. This course examines the history of policy, and the
theory, methods and processes of policy development and governance in planning and management of environment and resources.
|
| RPD*6280 Rural Planning Methods U [0.50] |
| Basics of rural planning practice, including communications, graphics, group dynamics, interviews and community surveys, questionnaire
design and non-parametric statistics and role of citizen participation.
|
| RPD*6290 Special Topics in Rural Planning and Development U [0.50] |
| Selected study topics focus on the nature of rural planning and development issues and/or practices in Canadian and/or International
small communities and rural environments. Among the topics which may be addressed are: rural land use planning, ecological
restoration, gender analysis in development planning, GIS in agricultural development, micro-credit, physical/site planning
and design, project management and development administration.
|
| RPD*6310 Environmental Impact Assessment U [0.50] |
| This course deals with the role of environmental impact assessments and statements in the planning, development and operation
of resource projects. Topics discussed include the philosophical and institutional basis for environmental impact assessments,
methods used and the effects of such assessments on resource development projects.
|
| RPD*6320 Water Resource Management U [0.50] |
| The course provides an assessment of the processes and principles which underlie comprehensive water resource planning and
integrated basin management. It also undertakes to evaluate current practice in the context of integrated planning. There
is extensive use of Canadian and international practice.
|
| RPD*6370 Economic Development Planning and Management for Rural Communities U [0.50] |
| Theories and perspectives of local economic development, particularly community-based planning for rural economic development.
Economic development within a community development framework, and challenges of sustainable development. Interdisciplinary
perspectives and alternative approaches to professional planning practice, strategic planning, management and organizational
design/development issues. Alternative economic concepts and perspectives are critically examined. Includes international
case studies.
|
| RPD*6390 Rural Social Planning U [0.50] |
| This course will provide students who have an interest in social development with an avenue for linking that interest to the
policy, planning and intervention process.
|
| RPD*6410 Readings in Rural Planning U [0.50] |
| A program of supervised independent study related to the student's area of concentration. Nature and content of the readings
course are agreed upon between the student and the instructor, and are subject to the approval of the student's advisory committee
and graduate committee.
|
| Restriction(s): |
Instructor's signature required. |
| RPD*6450 Recreation and Tourism Planning and Development U [0.50] |
| This course is intended to instruct the student in the principles of planning for recreation and tourism development. Emphasis
is placed on the economic and social benefits and costs that accrue from tourism and recreation development. Planning principles
are applied to this context.
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