Applications for September 2025 entry to our Graduate Programmes in Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development are now open. You can specialise in Agriculture or Community/Local Development depending on your interests and/or background.

Masters, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate options are available, as well as part-time and full-time routes.

Contact (opens in a new window)Associate Professor Karen Keaveney for further details.

Our postgraduate courses focus on sustainable rural transitions that address policy formulation and implementation for adaptation, societal change and economic impact in rural settings. The programmes are designed for people at any stage in their career who have a passion for rural towns, villages and the countryside. If you are just completing your Undergraduate Degree, would like to have a career change, or if you wish to undertake Continuing Professional Development in your role in local government, the civil service, local development or advisory services, one of our courses could be for you. If you are interested in registering for one module only, please contact the Programme Director.