林肯大学国际农村发展硕士（MRD）是农业综合贸易学院和环境，社会与设计学院的联合课程。该方案为国际农村发展概念和理论奠定了坚实的基础，并为毕业生提供了从跨学科的角度批判性地参与发展活动和辩论所需的分析和实践技能。然后，学生通过在以下四个农村发展领域之一中选择一个专业来建立这种共同基础：农业综合企业，经济，金融或旅游。要注册MIRD，学生必须完成与这些专业之一相关的学科的学士学位。研究于每年的11月开始，在夏季学期（11月至1月）开设了三门核心课程。然后，学生将升读林肯的常规学期，使他们可以在12个月内完成
Lincoln University's Master of International Rural Development (MRD) is a joint programme between the Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce and the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design. This programme provides a robust grounding in international rural development concepts and theories, and equips graduates with the analytical and practical skills they need to engage critically in development activities and debates from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students then build on this common grounding by selecting a specialisation in one of four rural development streams: Agribusiness, Economics, Finance or Tourism. To enrol for the MIRD, students must have completed a Bachelor degree in a discipline related to one of these specialisations.Study commences in November each year with three core courses taught over the Summer Semester (November-January). Students then progress to Lincoln's regular semesters allowing them to complete the degree in just 12 months and there is no thesis requirement.