PGCert in Sustainable Development
Distance Learning Programme
Overview
Mode of Attendance: Distance Learning
The rationale for this innovative programme of study lies in the global development and sustainability challenges for this millennium that have been articulated in the Millennium Development Goals; Agenda 21 of the Rio Summit on Environment and Development; and the Declaration of the Johannesburg Summit on Sustainable Development. These challenges have been endorsed by the International Association of Universities and the International Council for Science.
Solutions to local and global problems identified in the Millennium Development Goals require:
- scientific research and technological innovations, access to key knowledge and technology, and appropriate application of this knowledge and technology
- partnerships between science and society, and between universities and society, especially in shifting the nature of scientific enterprise towards contributing to sustainable development
Structure
For the Postgraduate Certificate there are no optional modules, all four core modules must be taken:
Core Modules
- Understanding Sustainable Development (C201) [compulsory]
- Economics and Institutions for Development (C116)
- Climate Change and Development (C124)
- Environmental Science and Management (C200)
- Ethics for Environment and Development (C263)
A Student's Perspective
Caroline Makasa, ZambiaWhen I discovered the MSc course in Sustainable Development on the internet I was thrilled because I could study part-time and work, all at the same time. The fact that the degree can be studied over a five year period is excellent especially as I have a very busy schedule.
