MBA Development Management at IIHMR University, Jaipur Offline Course

MBA in Development Management is committed to develop a cadre of trained professional managers, who can manage rural development organizations and programs, both in the public and the private sectors. The in-take capacity of the program is 40.

Program Objective-

The primary objective of the coursework is to facilitate integrative learning, so that graduates can walk into their professional roles with ease and play a vital role both at the operational and strategic levels.. Furthermore, the course allows the students to specialize in domains such as: Financial Inclusion, Health Education, Livelihood Enhancement Skills, Entrepreneurship and Natural Resource Management. 

• Critical thinking, active engagement with multiple stakeholders, and lateral thinking that allows students to think practically and strategically.
• Foundational managerial skills associated with development praxis, ideally for all sectors (government, civil society, and private sector); and more specifically, skills which are relevant for the specialization that students choose.
• Strong fieldwork and organizational skills based on off campus learning experiences, so that once they graduate, students can hit the ground running.

Key Thrust Areas-

• Rural-Urban linkages and interdependencies
• Livelihood, Skills, and Enterprises
• Water & Sanitation and Nutrition
• Agri-Business and Value Chains
• Child-Centered Development: Rights and Protection

MBA Development Management is a two year program. All the introductory and core courses are common to all the streams. The second year is for specialized courses relevant to that stream. The course design is as under.

First Year-

Introductory Course

The Introductory Courses are non-credit courses

• Essentials of Computers and Information Technology
•  Written and Verbal Communication
•  Human Process Lab

Core Course

Term 1 and Term 2

• Principles of Management
•  Rural and Rurban Society
•  Gender and Development
•  Basic Services and Entitlements
•  Organizational Behaviors
•  Essentials of Economics
•  Financial Management
•  Legal Environment
•  Financial Accounting
•  Human Resource Management
•  Public Governance and Systems Management
•  Rural Marketing
•  Managerial Analysis and Communication
•  Quantitative Analysis
•  Understanding a Development Organization

Field Work Segment 1

Experiencing rural realities: Two weeks of Immersion.

Field Work Segment 1

Summer Training with an organization for two months.

Second Year-

Core Course

Term-3

• Production and Operations Management
•  Rural Finance and Banking
•  ICT in Rural Development
•  Strategic Management
•  Project Management
•  Data Management and Analysis

Term-4 and 5- Applied Sectoral Understanding

Natural Resources Management

• Understanding Water Systems: Aquifers, Rivers and Ponds
•  Watershed Management and PIM
•  Participatory Ground Water Management
•  Rural Health and WASH
•  Regenerating Grasslands and Pastures
•  Research Methods
•  Field Learning/ Practice (6 weeks)

Livelihoods, Skills and Enterprises

• Farm Based Livelihoods: Dryland Farming, NPM & Value Chains
•  Forest Based Livelihoods
•  Off Farm Livelihoods: Pastoralism & Livestock Management
•  Non-farm Livelihoods: Skills Enterprises and Markets
•  SHGs, FPOs and Livelihoods
•  Livelihood Entitlements and Advocacy
•  Field Learning/ Practice (6 weeks)

Unique Features of MBA-Rural Management>

• Focus on Field/Applied Learning and Practice (More that 40% of total course)
•  Pedagogy: A blend of Academic rigor and Practitioner / Industry Interface