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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018
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Degree Programme Table: Environment and Development (MSc) (Part-time) - 3 Years (PTMSCENVDE2P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
Alternative option courses from those listed below may be substituted with the permission of the Programme Director.

Where possible we recommend taking 60 credits of courses per year.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Understanding Environment and Development

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGGE11187 20 credits
Development: Principles and Practices

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGGE11211 20 credits
Research and Practice: Fieldwork

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGGE11232 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
Alternative option courses from those listed below may be substituted with the permission of the Programme Director.

Where possible we recommend taking 60 credits of courses per year.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group B

Select between 20 and 40 credits in this group.

Recommended Semester One Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER ONE option courses for MSc in Environment and Development.
Please note that School of Social and Political Science (SSPS) students may be given preference in terms of places on some SSPS courses.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Swahili 1A
AFRI11001 20 credits
Foundations in Ecological Economics
PGGE11004 20 credits
Principles of Environmental Sustainability
PGGE11060 20 credits
Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability
PGGE11130 20 credits
Frameworks to assess Food Security
PGGE11164 20 credits
Ecosystem Services 1: Ecosystem Dynamics and Functions
PGGE11170 20 credits
Marine Systems and Policies
PGGE11186 20 credits
International Political Economy
PGSP11171 20 credits
Governing Mineral Extraction in Africa
PGSP11281 20 credits
Global Environmental Politics
PGSP11299 20 credits
Resource Politics and Development
PGSP11418 20 credits
Research Design in Human Geography
PRGE11002 20 credits
South Asia: Roots of Poverty and Development
SAST11002 20 credits
AND

Recommended Semester Two Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER TWO option courses for MSc in Environment and Development.
Please note that School of Social and Political Science (SSPS) students may be given preference in terms of places on some SSPS courses.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Swahili 1B
AFRI11002 20 credits
Political Ecology
GEGR11001 20 credits
Applications in Ecological Economics
PGGE11003 20 credits
Environmental Impact Assessment
PGGE11009 20 credits
Land Use/Environmental Interactions
PGGE11010 20 credits
Waste Reduction and Recycling
PGGE11012 20 credits
Participation in Policy and Planning
PGGE11016 20 credits
Water Resource Management
PGGE11018 20 credits
Forests and Environment
PGGE11025 20 credits
Sustainability of Food Production
PGGE11165 20 credits
Interrelationships in Food Systems
PGGE11166 20 credits
Ecosystem Services 2: Ecosystem Values and Management
PGGE11169 20 credits
Case Studies in Sustainable Development
PGGE11192 20 credits
Marine Infrastructure and Environmental Change
PGGE11201 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
International Security
PGSP11162 20 credits
Gender and Development
PGSP11225 20 credits
Interpreting Development: Institutions and Practices
PGSP11296 20 credits
Global Environment and Society
PGSP11359 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
Additional courses to those listed below may be allowed with the permission of the Programme Director.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation - Environment & Development

Must be taken during Full Year

PGGE11051 60 credits
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