Bachelor Of Development Studies In Rural And Community Development

Module Codes

Module Components

Credits

Semester

APM8112

Applied Maths I

    General Mathematics

    Statistics

    Financial Mathematics

15

I

ISS8112

Introduction to Social Sciences

    Introduction to Sociology

    Introduction to Politics

    Introduction to Psychology

15

I

ICT8111

Information and Communication Technology I

10

I

SSK8112

Study Skills

    Study Skills and Strategies

    Introduction to Scientific Research

15

I

ENGI8111

General English I

10

I

DETI8122

Development Theory I

    Introduction to Development Theories

    Gender and Development

    Religion and Development

15

I

BME8122

Basic Management

    General Accounting

    Theories and Principles of Management

15

II

RUD8122

Introduction to Rural and Urban Development

    Rural and Urban Development

    Environment and Development

15

II

PET8121

Philosophy and Ethics

    Introduction to Philosophy

    Protestant Ethics and Development

    Political Education and Rwandan Culture

10

II

Total Credits

120

Module Codes

Module Components

Credits

Semester

RFD8212

Rural Finance Development

·       Cooperatives Management

·       Agriculture Finance

15

I

PEC8212

Principles of Economics

·       Micro-economics

·       Macro-economics

·       Rwandan Economy

15

I

SOR8211

Sociology of Organization

·       Sociology of Organizations

·       Strategic Analyses of Organization

10

I

ENGLII8211

General English II

10

I

AFM8212

Accounting and Financial Management

·       Management Accounting

·       Budgetary and Financial Management

15

I

GDF8223

Group Dynamics and Facilitation

·       Groups and Group Dynamics

·       Practice of group Facilitation

·       Communication for Development

15

II

DET8223

Development Theory II

·       Development and Social Change

·       Population and development

20

II

ATD8223

Advocacy and Training in Development

·       Advocacy in Development Practices

·       Training in Development Process

20

II

Total Credits

120

Module Codes

Module Components

Credits

Semester

RCD8312

Rural and Community Development Management

o   Rural and Community Development Approaches

o   Rural Project planning and management

15

I

ECD8312

Economics of Development

o   Economics Development

o   Agricultural economics

15

I

GLD8313

Governance and Local Development

o   Public policy analysis

o   Globalization and local Development

o   Democracy, civil society and development

20

I

EAP8311

English for Academic Purposes

10

I

EPR8322

Entrepreneurship and Rural Development

v  Microfinance and agribusiness

v  Creativity and technological innovation

15

II

SPR8323

Strategic Planning for Rural Development

v  Strategic planning for rural development

v  Agriculture policy reform and development

v  Gender planning and development

20

II

PRP8321

Professional Practice

PRACTICUM

10

II

RMS8322

Research Methods

v  Theoretical frameworks of social science research

v  Research design and Data collection

v  Data analysis and presentation

15

II

Total Credits

120

Module Codes

Module Components

Credits

Semester

EES8412

Environment, Ecology and Sustainable Development

§  Environmental science and sustainability

§  Environmental challenges and sustainable development

15

I

LWM8412

Land and Water Resources Management

§  Agrarian land policy and administration

§  Water resources management

15

I

FSA8412

Farming System and Agricultural Extension

§  Rural Engineering and land survey

§  Farming system

15

I

PEV8412

Program Evaluation

§  Monitoring evaluation Concepts and processes

§  Evaluation methods for development

15

I

RET8423

Rural Economic Transformation (seminar)

§  Development of rural based industries

§  Agricultural marketing

§  Agri-chain management

20

II

INT8423

Internship

20

II

RDT8423

Research Dissertation

20

II

Total credits

120