MSc, PG Diploma and PG Certificate in Sustainable Development
Structure and Syllabus
MSc: 10 modules (4 core, 4 elective plus 2 research)
Postgraduate Diploma: 8 modules (4 core plus 4 elective)
Postgraduate Certificate: 4 modules (4 core)
Core modules
Understanding sustainable
development (C201)
Environmental science and management (C200)
Economics and institutions
for development (C116)
Climate change and development (C124)
Elective modules and specialisms
If you are taking an MSc or a Postgraduate Diploma you choose elective modules within a particular specialism: at least 3 electives from one specialism, including the compulsory module, plus 1 free choice from all specialisms. This creates the opportunity for a clear focus in your studies, whereby you can develop understanding and skills relevant to specific professional interests. The name of the specialism will appear on the certificate awarded. The compulsory module in each specialism is shown in bold.
Agribusiness
Marketing
for small agribusinesses (C138)
Managing social and environmental
responsibility (C167)
Rural finance (C128) [scheduled
for 2012]
Development management
Managing knowledge and communication
for development (C123)
Management in rural
development (C131)
NGO management (C132)
Project planning and
management (C134)
Environmental analysis
Environmental assessment (C207)
Environmental auditing and
environmental management systems (C208)
International environmental
law (C114)
Managing social and environmental
responsibility (C167)
Environmental economics
Economic principles (C02)
Economics of environmental policy (C121)
Environmental valuation: theory,
techniques and application (C122)
Natural resource economics (C105)
Environmental management
Introduction
to environmental economics and policy (C170)
Environmental assessment (C207)
Ethics and environmental practice (C163)
International environmental
law (C114)
Natural resource management
Sustainable
land management (C168)
Natural resource economics (C105)
Sustainable forest management (C185)
Water resources management (C126)
Rural development and change
Rural development (C130)
Agricultural trade and policy (C110)
Food security and social protection (C125)
Understanding poverty (C119)
Either Gender
and social development (C140) or Socioeconomics
of rural livelihoods (C135)
Research modules (MSc only)
Research methods (R106)
Research report (RR01)
Short courses
Many modules can also be taken as short courses for professional development or as a taster of the full degree, diploma or certificate programme. To apply, please fill in the short course application form available on the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (SOAS) website [external link].