New Part-Time Master’s Course in Rural Land and Business Management
New Part-Time Master’s Course in Rural Land and Business Management
University of Reading
The University of Reading has now approved a part-time two year version of its Master’s course in Rural Land and Business Management which can be taken in conjunction with work. It is now available for applications for September this year, subject to numbers.
The course is aimed at those already working in the rural sector who want to improve their career prospects by further study on an RICS-accredited Master’s course (contributing to their record for the RICS Rural APC) that will assist preparation for the CAAV examinations.
It is designed to provide students with the specialist knowledge and skills they will need to further their careers, including economic, technological, legal and social concepts and principles. It is to help develop a critical awareness of current problems and new insights with the exercise of initiative, sound judgement, and the ability to make decisions in complex and unpredictable situations.
Those on the part-time course will study the same modules at the same time as the full time students, including:
- Introduction to agriculture and rural industries
- Rural property law and valuation
- Strategic rural asset management
- Management case studies in rural surveying
- Rural policy and planning
The course includes a dissertation which is to be completed over the summer in Year 2.
As a part-time course, this will be:
- over two years instead of one
- require attending the University for one or two days a week during the 20 teaching weeks over the autumn and spring terms.
That may make this particularly suitable for those within travelling distance of Reading.
All students will need to attend the induction programme prior to starting the course in September and the five day field trip in the summer of Year 2.
The tuition fees will be £5,225 per year for two years.
For further details, contact a.cropley@reading.ac.uk