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RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PASTORAL ECONOMICS (MPH)
Courses are designated as Core [C], Specializing Tract (ST). Core courses are offered to all students while ‘ST’ courses are only offered to students in the Specializing Tract. The courses that shall be covered in the Master of Rural Development and Pastoral Economics each year by semesters, and their credit weights are summarized below.
| YR | SEM | Course Code | Course Title | LH | PH | CH | CU |
| 1 | I | RDP 8111 | Introduction to rural development: rural development approaches, perspectives and strategies | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| RDP 8112 | Pastoral livelihoods and disaster prevention | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| RDP 8113 | Scholarly skills and academic writing | 15 | 120 | 125 | 3 | ||
| RDP 8114 | Research methods for pastoral economics and rural development. | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| RDP 8115 | Rural sociology, theories of social change and social development | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| II | RDP 8121 | Pastoral and rural development project Planning, analysis and management | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
| RDP 8122 | Gender and generational issues in rural socio-economic development | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| RDP 8123 | Livestock economics and marketing | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| RDP 8124 | Data analysis methods in pastoral economics and rural development | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| RDP 8125 | Rural poverty, food security and sustainable livelihoods | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| III | RDP 8131 | Internship/practicum. | 8 | 96 | 104 | 4 | |
| 2 | I | RDP 8211 | Livestock production and pastoral development | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| RDP 8212 | Extension methods for rural development | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| RDP 8213 | Economics of natural resources, environment and sustainability | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| II | RDP 8221 | Rural micro-finance and entrepreneurship | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
| RDP 8222 | Student’s thesis. | 15 | 300 | 315 | 6 | ||
