36 monthsProgramme duration
31,900 GBPTuition Fee/year
Jan, Apr, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Urban Planning
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Our broad range of research areas relate to land use, natural resources and environmental change; rural planning, community governance and resilience; rural change, culture and wellbeing; and rural economy, enterprise and innovation.
Join us for your MPhil or PhD in Rural Studies. You'll be supervised and supported by our research-active academic staff.
Our areas of research expertise include:
- impact and implications of ‘local-global’ processes and relationships for rural areas
- characteristics and performance of rural businesses and households
- rural governance
- demographic ageing and social change
- living with environmental change
Our rural studies research
Opportunities are available for postgraduate research in the following areas:
- Land use, natural resources and environmental change
- Rural planning, community governance and resilience
- Rural change, culture and wellbeing
- Rural economy, enterprise and innovation
Programme overview
Main Subject
Urban Planning
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Our broad range of research areas relate to land use, natural resources and environmental change; rural planning, community governance and resilience; rural change, culture and wellbeing; and rural economy, enterprise and innovation.
Join us for your MPhil or PhD in Rural Studies. You'll be supervised and supported by our research-active academic staff.
Our areas of research expertise include:
- impact and implications of ‘local-global’ processes and relationships for rural areas
- characteristics and performance of rural businesses and households
- rural governance
- demographic ageing and social change
- living with environmental change
Our rural studies research
Opportunities are available for postgraduate research in the following areas:
- Land use, natural resources and environmental change
- Rural planning, community governance and resilience
- Rural change, culture and wellbeing
- Rural economy, enterprise and innovation
Admission Requirements
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant subject.
We usually expect research experience and/or a postgraduate qualification, such as a MRes or MSc, for PhD study. Please contact us if you are in any doubt.
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