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:
- 3 core modules
- 1 elective module
Core Modules
- Understanding Sustainable Development (C201) [compulsory]
- Climate Change and Development (C124)
- Environmental Science and Management (C200)
- Ethics for Environment and Development (C263)
Core Modules
- Economic Principles (C02)
- Agricultural Trade and Policy (C110)
- Economics and Institutions for Development (C116)
- Understanding Poverty (C119)
- Economics of Environmental Policy (C121)
- Environmental Valuation: Theory, Techniques and Application (C122)
- Managing Knowledge and Communication for Development (C123)
- Water Resource Management (C126)
- NGO Management (C132)
- Project Planning & Management (C134)
- Socio-economics of Rural Livelihoods (C135)
- Gender & Social Development (C140)
- Sustainable Land Management (C168)
- Introduction to Environmental Economics & Policy (C170)
- Sustainable Forest Management (C185)
- Natural Resource Economics (C205)
- Environmental Assessment (C207)
- Environmental Auditing and Environmental Management Systems (C208)
- International Environmental Law (C214)
- Food Security and Social Protection (C225)
- Rural Development (C230)
- Management in Rural Development (C231)
How to Apply
There are two ways of submitting an application.
Online application
Submitting an electronic application is easy. Please complete and submit the CeDEP electronic application form. It is important that you submit your application as early as possible. Once it has been reviewed, you may receive a conditional offer. An unconditional offer will only be made once we have received from you the supporting documentation specified in the conditional offer. We will keep you informed of the process in writing.
If you have not received the acknowledgement from CeDEP within 10 working days, please contact the CeDEP Administrator on cedepadmin@soas.ac.uk to ensure your application has been received.
Printed application
If you prefer, you can complete a hard copy distance learning application form and send it to us by mail with all of your supporting documentation. Please contact us using the above email, or call us on +44 (0)207 898 4273 to request a copy of the application form.
For more information about our application procedure, application deadlines, and the supporting documentation required, please visit our 'How To Apply' webpage.
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.
