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Rural Studies (PhD)

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The Rural Studies PhD provides opportunities for advanced studies and research on the integration of socio-cultural and bio-physical components of capacity development, design, or planning of landscape systems and rural communities. Graduates become leading specialists in addressing sustainable landscapes and issues related to rural communities. Interdisciplinary research is emphasized, building on disciplines within the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) [1] which include: capacity development and extension, landscape architecture, and rural planning and development.

The objective of the program is to prepare specialists who can assume leadership roles in dealing with problems and opportunities in rural communities. More details on this program are available through the SEDRD Rural Studies website [2].

Admission Requirements [3]

Potential Faculty Advisors [4]

Student Profiles

Say hello to Ashleigh, a PhD candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph. Her research is finding ways to help rural Canada keep up in a future innovative digital economy.

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Ashleigh Weeden, PhD [5]
Rural Studies

Meet the Profs

Say hello to the professors of the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development in these research snapshot videos. 

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Prof. Nicolas Brunet [6]
Environmental Planning & Development
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Prof. Ryan Gibson [7]
Rural Economic Development

Application Deadline

February 28th of each year. Entry in the Fall semester of each year only. 

Find Out More

Here's a compiled list of helpful links about graduate school at the University of Guelph: 

  • PhD - Rural Studies Program Brochure [8]
  • Faculty Profiles & Research Interests [4]
  • Admission Requirements [9]
  • Applying to Guelph [10]
  • Tuition [11] 
  • Scholarships & Funding [12]
  • FAQs about Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies [13]

Contact Us

Graduate Program Assistant
Lorena Barker
519-824-4120 ext 56780
rsphd@uoguelph.ca [14]

About

The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) of the University of Guelph is internationally renowned for its research, teaching and knowledge extension. Our community has a strong sense of shared purpose: To Improve Life by inspiring leaders, generating knowledge and creating innovative solutions for food, agriculture, communities and the environment.

Land Acknowledgement.

Ontario Agricultural College
University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
519-824-4120

Academic Units

  • Department of Animal Biosciences
  • Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Department of Food Science
  • School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
  • School of Environmental Sciences
  • Department of Plant Agriculture

Campuses

  • Guelph
  • Ridgetown

Centres and Institutes

  • The Arboretum
  • Aquaculture Centre
  • Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre
  • Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare
  • Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety
  • Centre for Agricultural Renewable Energy and Sustainability
  • Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock
  • Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility
  • Dairy at Guelph
  • Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation
  • Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming
  • Guelph Turfgrass Institute
  • Honey Bee Research Centre
  • Institute for the Advanced Study of Food and Agricultural Policy

Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/oac/future-students/rural-studies

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/sedrd [2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/sedrd/rural-studies-phd [3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/calendars/graduate/current/gradprog/rst-phd.shtml [4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/sedrd/people [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=ZBQ2SWtjssc [6] https://youtu.be/fxnRh7_AumM [7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z-K2UuhyP0 [8] https://graduatestudies.uoguelph.ca/sites/default/files/2022_Rural%20Studies.pdf [9] http://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/calendars/graduate/current/gradprog/rst-phd.shtml [10] https://www.uoguelph.ca/graduatestudies/future/applying-guelph [11] https://www.uoguelph.ca/graduatestudies/future/cost [12] https://www.uoguelph.ca/graduatestudies/current/funding [13] https://www.uoguelph.ca/graduatestudies/future/apply/faq [14] mailto:rsphd@uoguelph.ca