{"id":193,"date":"2012-10-03T14:46:27","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T19:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mancini.brandonu.ca\/admissions\/?page_id=193"},"modified":"2015-05-06T15:32:33","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T20:32:33","slug":"rural-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/programs\/degrees\/arts\/rural-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural &amp; Community Studies (BA) &#8211; 3 or 4 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class='post-193 float'><p><a title=\"Apply Now\" href=\"https:\/\/webapp.brandonu.ca\/pls\/admission\"><button>Apply Now <span class=\"icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/future-students\/apply\/\">How to Apply<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Department of Rural Development\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rural-development\">Department Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bachelor of Arts\" href=\"\/future-students\/programs\/degrees\/arts\/\">Bachelor of Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside><h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p>We live in an increasingly complex world where changing trade patterns, new political alignments, rapid technological growth, pressure to compete globally in international markets and the rapid depletion of natural resources are accelerating the rate of social change.\u00a0 In this situation, we all have questions about environmental sustainability, population decline, safe disposal of hazardous waste, and maintenance of safe and secure access to fresh potable water supplies, access to high-quality medical care and the future of the family farm.\u00a0 These questions need to be balanced against the perceived benefits of continuous economic growth and development, increased industrialization, quality of life and full-time employment.<\/p>\n<p>The Rural and Community Studies Program offers a multidisciplinary opportunity to examine the implications of some of the changes rural society is currently experiencing.\u00a0 You will examine some of the problems these changes are creating for rural people, and gain an understanding of solutions being used and proposed.<\/p>\n<h3>Special Features<\/h3>\n<p>Students benefit from the presence of the University&#8217;s Rural Development Institute and Tourism Research Centre, located on Campus. Students can also pursue a Minor in Rural and Community Studies.<\/p>\n<h3>Possible Careers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Banking<\/li>\n<li>Business<\/li>\n<li>Business Development<\/li>\n<li>Chambers of Commerce<\/li>\n<li>Research<\/li>\n<li>Consulting Firms<\/li>\n<li>Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Governments<\/li>\n<li>Finance<\/li>\n<li>Planning<\/li>\n<li>Regional Health Authorities<\/li>\n<li>Tourism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Graduate Programs<\/h3>\n<p>The Department of Rural Development also offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/graduate-studies\/graduate-programs\/\">Master of Rural Development Degree and Graduate Diploma in Rural Development<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n<p>Brandon University<br \/>\nDepartment of Rural Development<br \/>\nPhone: 204-571-8514<br \/>\nEmail: &#100;&#x65;&#x70;t&#114;&#x75;r&#97;&#x6c;d&#101;&#x76;e&#108;&#x6f;&#x70;&#64;&#x62;&#x72;a&#110;&#x64;o&#110;&#x75;&#46;&#99;&#x61;<\/p>\n<p>Department web address: https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/rural-development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apply Now How to Apply Department Website Bachelor of Arts Overview We live in an increasingly complex world where changing trade patterns, new political alignments, rapid technological growth, pressure to compete globally in international markets and the rapid depletion of natural resources are accelerating the rate of social change.\u00a0 In this situation, we all have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":1875,"parent":62,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-193","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2656,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/193\/revisions\/2656"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/future-students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}