The PhD (RS) was established in 1994 as an interdisciplinary degree. SEDRD became the home department of the PhD (RS) in 2006 and the degree remains interdisciplinary with two fields of study: sustainable rural communities and sustainable landscape systems. The PhD program has seventeen core faculty members from Capacity Development & Extension, Rural Planning & Development, and Landscape Architecture.

Applicants to the program are encouraged to review the admissions requirements in the Graduate Calendar. Applicants are strongly advised to be in communication with a potential faculty advisor before applying. Once an applicant is considered to have met eligibility criteria, a crucial step is the identification of a suitable advisor and the guarantee of student funding. Applying without first having communicated with a potential advisor is not recommended.

PhD in Rural Studies Program,

School of Environmental Design & Rural Development,

50 Stone Road East,

University of Guelph,

Guelph, Ontario. N1G 2W1

CANADA

Telephone: 519.824.4120 extension ( 58901)

Facsimile: 519.767.1686

Electronic mail: gillisj@uoguelph.ca