Name: Rural Development and Natural Resource Management - Master's Programme
Level: Bachelor
Language: English
Programme scope:
2 year,
120 credits
Next start: Autumn semester 2023
Tuition Fees: Citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland are required to pay application and tuition fees.
First semester: SEK 56500
Total: SEK 226000
Application deadline for international students: 2023-01-16
Application deadline for Swedish students: 2023-04-17
Study location: Uppsala
Pace of study: Full-time
Teaching form: On-campus
Application code for Swedish students: 81021
Application code for international students: 81031
Requirements: Admission to the Rural Development and Natural Resource Management – Master’s programme requires a first-cycle qualification comprising 180 credits and including specialised studies within a main field of study comprising 90 credits within one of the following disciplinary domains:
- social science
- natural science
- humanities
Applicants with the equivalent qualifications obtained by means of a degree from another country, or with the equivalent knowledge obtained in some other way, may also be regarded as fulfilling the specific entry requirements.
This programme is taught in English. The applicant must further have a level of English equivalent to upper secondary school English, called English 6. An applicant with a first-cycle qualification from SLU comprising 180 credits automatically fulfils this requirement. Special rules apply for applicants with qualifications from one of the Nordic countries and some English-speaking countries.
Specific requirements apply for admission to the individual courses included in the programme.
- social science
- natural science
- humanities
Applicants with the equivalent qualifications obtained by means of a degree from another country, or with the equivalent knowledge obtained in some other way, may also be regarded as fulfilling the specific entry requirements.
This programme is taught in English. The applicant must further have a level of English equivalent to upper secondary school English, called English 6. An applicant with a first-cycle qualification from SLU comprising 180 credits automatically fulfils this requirement. Special rules apply for applicants with qualifications from one of the Nordic countries and some English-speaking countries.
Specific requirements apply for admission to the individual courses included in the programme.
Degree: Degree awarded on completion of the programme
Masterprogrammet landsbygdsutveckling och naturresursförvaltning syftar till en masterexamen med huvudområdet landsbygdsutveckling. Masterexamen är en generell examen. Kurserna i programmet kan möjliggöra även andra generella examina om kraven för dessa uppfylls. Se SLU:s lokala examensordning.
Den student som uppfyller fordringarna för examen får på begäran ett examensbevis. Till examensbeviset knyts benämningen masterexamen med huvudområdet landsbygdsutveckling (degree of Master of Science (120 credits) with a major in Rural Development).
Degree requirements
A degree of Master of Science (120 credits) with a major in rural development is awarded to students who fulfil the course requirements (courses with a Pass grade) of 120 credits, of which at least 90 credits at second-cycle level, according to the following:
- at least 30 credits of courses with specialised study in the main field rural development (A1N; A1F),
- at least 30 credits from an independent project (degree project) in the main field rural development (A2E).
In addition, the student must hold a degree of Bachelor or professional qualification of at least 180 credits or an equivalent qualification.
