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MSc in Population and Rural Development | PU

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Overview

Purbanchal University offers a years Master of Science in Population and Rural Development program. This program provides an interrelationship between population and development variables from respective areas of planning and gender issues, and general development. It focuses on issues of reproductive health, sustainable development and human development, the role of governance, making policy, planning, and administration, and technical and research skills for this field. This program will give an education on demographic techniques and population policies, rural economy and resource management, gender responsive planning and local governance, research methods, and project implementation.

Objectives of MSc in Population and Rural Development

The major objectives of MSc Population and Rural Development course are listed below:

  • To provide information about the contribution of the genders on various fields of literature, history, psychology, media, languages, law, developments and medicine
  • To help in analyzing location, native, racism, nationality, etc. of population.
  • To learn to conduct research processes on rural development activities and gender justice and inequalities.
  • To provide better understanding of the present scenario relating poverty, social-human and economic security, rural development frameworks/ methodologies, unemployment and gender inequality.
  • The main purpose of including gender study throughout this program is to provide better understanding of sex and gender on positive and negative environmental influences.
  • To demonstrate the better understanding about gender issues affecting population.
  • Demonstrating different understanding of abuse and their rights based on gender with different major aspects like: nationality, class, culture, ethnicity, and other important critical variables.

Admission Requirements in MSc in Population and Rural Development

The students holding a bachelor degree in any field can apply for MSc in Population and Rural Development course. The applicants should appear in an entrance examination set by Purbanchal University. Qualifying candidates are now eligible for the admission procedure. The admission of the candidates is totally on the merit basis. Maximum of 30 seats are made available for the students for this program.
 

Scholarships

There's a wide range of scholarship opportunity for the deserving students. Year topper is provided with 75% off in their tuition fee. Students interested to apply for scholarship must submit confirmation from the sponsoring organization or funding agency.

Fee Structure

The total cost for the MSc in Population and Rural Development is Total cost Rs 56,780

Career and Scope

The Master in population and rural development program deals with the study regarding rural economy and rural resource management keeping in the view the poverty issues, and rural/ urban development.
 
After completion of this program, the student will be able to join various social agencies, public INGOs, Human and Gender Rights critics and analysis etc. which can be very fruitful for developing rural area communities. In recent time, rural development course is getting high attention. Students are interesting in bringing about changes in the rural areas. This course innovates new ideas in students to bring positive changes in rural economy, deep structural change in rural areas and cultural and social transition.
 
Students can develop the critical thinking/reasoning and analytical skills required for analyzing current gender relations by comparing with different social aspects (Sex, Gender, rights, rural development, uplifting rural areas people, ethnicity, nationality ).
 
MSc in Population and Rural Development graduates can get job opportunities in such organizations that carry development projects in rural areas. It may be governmental or non-governmental, profit or non-profit organization. To pursue such career means to directly or indirectly serve the country and its people.