PGDM Rural Management at Terna Global Business School, Nerul Offline Course

The symbolic relationship between businesses and society has triggered new economic and social opportunities in which even corporate houses are now required to initiate special programs aimed at socio-economic development. In the current scenario, there is now a pressing need to bridge the corporate sector and rural society. This is one of the market segments, to which the program intends, to cater, apart from the social development sector comprising of co-operatives, NGOs, government development agencies, and national and international donors engaged in promoting rural development.

This course aims to sensitize students about the complexity of rural society, factors influencing rural realities, the interface between various sectors, and the interaction between the state, market, and society in the production of development. The teaching methodology uses a blend of cutting-edge knowledge of modern management sciences and skills, critical thinking, and practices needed for rational, equitable, and effective planning for utilization and management of human and other valuable scarce resources, from micro (grass-roots) to macro levels for rural development.

Program Structure:
All courses are a combination of classroom sessions and mandatory 2/3 of the program period as a field engagement/ placement/ internship component.

The classroom sessions will facilitate learning through participation in the forms of lectures, discussions, case studies, presentations, assignments, etc., to help students understand the conceptual and theoretical clarity of the subject area. The field engagement will provide a possibility to see the linkages between the classroom inputs by highlighting the practical dimensions of the course. The insights that emerge from theories and hands-on practical experiences is aimed at making students conceptually strong and successful in the practice of the course and getting absorbed in employment setups.

The program will be delivered in a modular structure that aims to address specific objectives. Each module would have a three-fold construct, with the following weights of credit hours:

• Academic Groundwork – 50%
• Industry perspective through casework, internships, and guest speakers – 25%
• Field action work – 25%