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The Rural Studies Program offers primarily graduate level courses for students interested in rural issues under the rubric RS. These courses also support the completion of the Graduate Rural Minor. Additional courses taught by faculty members affiliated with the program are listed under the instructor's home department. The Applied Economics department is supporting the development of additional undergraduate courses that focus on rural issues.
Undergraduate Courses
AEC 240 - Rural Economics of Place and People
Combined Undergraduate/Graduate Courses
AEC 421/RS 521 - Economics of Rural Poverty and the US Social Safety Net
AEC 454/545 - Rural Development Economics and Policy
Graduate Courses
RS 512 - Introduction to Rural Studies
RS 513 - Contemporary Rural Issues