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ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
Masters Programmes
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Natural Resources and Peace Description The programme aspires to contribute to significant environmental and development issues, such as the prevention the global fresh water crisis, the recognition and empowerment of local and indigenous communities, the enhancement of biodiversity for global life supporting systems, and the identification and mitigation of conflicts that arise from development initiatives, natural resources management and environment issues. Educational objectives The NR&P programme aspires to contribute to significant environmental and development issues, such as the prevention the global fresh water crisis, the recognition and empowerment of local and indigenous communities, the enhancement of biodiversity for global life supporting systems, and the identification and mitigation of conflicts that arise from development initiatives, natural resources management and environment issues. The four areas are closely related to each other, and it is expected that their integrated treatment will provide decision makers with concrete starting points for peace keeping, conflict prevention and transition towards sustainable development. Exit profile In addition, we expect the graduates of this programme to:
Graduates of the NR&P programme are likely to be employed by international and national environmental and development agencies and NGO’s, working in close contact with local organizations, as well as for environmental and policy making institutions. Others are likely to pursue a higher education degree. Entry profile Plan of Studies
Foundation courses (students have to take a minimum of 6 credits in this category)
Emphasis or specialization courses (students have to take a minimum of 8 credits in this category)
Skills courses (students have to take a minimum of 8 credits in this category)
Elective courses (students have to take a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 credits in this category)
* Mandadory courses as indicated in bold letters For the last segment of the programme, the students have to choose between an Independent Study (7 credits) and an Internship (7 credits) of no less than 330 hours. The course descriptions are available in the ESP Master description and NRSD Master description Faculty Resident faculty Rolain Borel Head of Department. Doctor of Technical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Jan Breitling Instructor. MSc. Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands. Ronnie De Camino Professor. Doctor in Natural Resources, Albert Ludwig University, Germany. Mahmoud El Zain Hamid Assistant Professor. Ph.D. Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands. David Hoffman Assistant Professor. Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the Department of Anthropology. University of Colorado, Boulder. Mohit Mukherjee Director of the UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional Education and a faculty member at UPEACE. MA Harvard Graduate School of Education Mirian Vilela Master degree in Public Administration and Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Executive Director of the Earth Charter Initiative. Visiting faculty Liana Babbar Ph.D. in Natural Resources . Consultant. Michael Brklacich Ph.D. in Geography. Head and Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Studies. Carleton University. Max Castro Ph.D. in Sociology. Associate Director of Research and Studies. Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability Tom Deligiannis Ph.D. candidate, Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Master’s Degree in History, Focus in International Relations History, University of Toronto. Carlos Dengo MSc Forest Resources Conservation and Natural Resources Management and Economics. President, Environmental consulting firm: CDG Environmental Advisors. Mersie Ejigu M.A. in Economics. Senior Fellow, Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability and president, founder, and chief executive officer of Partnership for African Environmental Sustainability. Reginald Noble Ph.D. in Ecology. Lecturer in Community Development, Livelihoods, and Food Security. Knowledge Development Centre / Ryerson University. Jeffrey Stark Director of Research and Studies, Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability. Peter Stoett Ph.D. International Relations, Comparative Politics of Developing Countires. Chair of the Department of Political Science, Concordia University.
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