Education of Rural Sociology
The Rural Sociology Group teaches courses on topics linked to rurality, food provisioning and place-based development. Within these fields of research, we offer possibilities to do a BSc- or MSc-thesis or an internship. We teach in a number of different bachelor and master programmes.
Thesis and internship
Students from MID, MRF, MFT, MCH and MDR can do their thesis and internship with RSO. More information on how to do a master thesis or internship with RSO can be found on Brightspace SPS: Thesis, Internship and research practice (for WUR students only). This Brightspace offers general information, a step-by-step guide on how to start your MSc Thesis process, supervision profiles, thesis vacancies and more. Enrol yourself via the Discover tool on Brightspace and search for Space Place and Society: Thesis, Internship and Research Practice.
Questions about theses or internships?
If you are interested in doing your thesis or internship at our chair group, please feel free to contact the our education coordinator:
Our programmes
BSc programmes
MSc programmes
Our courses
The table below presents a list of all courses that are (co-) provided by the RSO group. For more information on the contents and the schedule, we refer to the Study Handbook and the scheduling site.
- RSO40806 Analysing Discourse: Theories and Methods
- RSO13305 Sociology
- RSO22306 Food Culture and Customs
- RSO34306 Theory in Action: How Theory Matters for Development
- RSO34806 The Politics of Food Systems Transformation
- RSO33306 Food, Health and Society: An Integrated Socio-Political Perspective
- RSO35803 Major Works in Social Sciences
- RSO35206 Origin Food: People, Place and Products
- RSO21306 Political Sociology for Development
- RSO30806 The Sociology of Farming and Rural Life
- RSO31806 Social Theory and Practice: Perspectives on Struggles Around Land, Food and Place
- RSO36306 Beyond Sustainability: Theorizing Post- & Anti-Capitalist Food Futures
- RSO20806 Critical perspectives on agricultural and rural development
- RSO12806 Eating, Customs and Health
Rural Sociology vs Sociology of Development and Change Explained
This video explains the key differences and commonalities between the Rural Sociology (RSO) and Sociology of Development and Change (SDC) chair groups at Wageningen University & Research, helping students navigate their study and research options.
Rural Sociology
Rural Sociology, with chair (ad interim) Joost Jongerden, recombines different sociological theories and interdisciplinary approaches to study the many forms of power, inequality and unevenness.
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