Entry
requirements:
The Progamme
will be attended by students who completed successfully secondary school level,
preferably in the following programmes:
Mathematics, and Physics, Biology and Chemistry, social sciences and
humanities, sciences, business, teaching training course, Agriculture and
animal Husbandry, Accounting Sciences and other related courses in secondary
school. Also guidelines set by HEC on Admission should be considered’
Exit Awards: Bachelor of Development Studies in Natural Resources and
Environmental Management
Program
Structure
Year One
|
Module Code |
Module component |
Credits |
Hours |
|
MAT8111 |
Mathematics 1111 Elements of Algebria 1112 Analytical elements |
10 |
100 |
|
FBI8112
|
Fundamentals of Biology 1131 General
Biology 1132 Introduction
to Botany 1133 Introduction to Zoology |
15 |
150 |
|
ICT8112 |
ICT 1121
Descriptions & application of a computer system 1122
Software applied to Environmental Management
|
15 |
150 |
|
ENG8I111 |
English I |
10 |
100 |
|
SSK8112 |
Study
Skills 1121 Study skills and
strategies 1122 Introduction to scientific research-Academic Writing |
15 |
150 |
|
ISS8122 |
Introduction
to Social Sciences 1221 Introduction to Sociology 1222 Introduction to politics 1223 Introduction to Psychology |
15 |
150 |
|
PEC8122 |
Principles
of Economics 1221 Introduction to
micro-economy 1222 Introduction to
macro-economy 1223 Rwandan economy |
15 |
150 |
|
EPE8122 |
Earth’s Physical Environment 1231 Atmosphere 1232 Biogeochemical cycle |
15 |
150 |
|
STA8121 |
Statistics
1211 Descriptive statistic 1212 Inferential statistic |
10 |
100 |
|
Total Credit |
|
120 |
1200 |
Year Two
|
Module Code |
Module component |
Credits |
Hours |
|
PEC8212 |
Principles
of Ecology 2131 Terrestrial ecology 2132 Aquatic ecology |
15 |
150 |
|
NRM8212 |
Natural Resources Management 2121 Natural Resources Conservation 2122 Integrated Natural Resources
Management |
15 |
150 |
|
EEC8212 |
Environmental
Economics 2131 Economic
Analysis of Natural Resource Management 2132 Economics of Renewable
Resources |
15 |
150 |
|
WRM8222 |
Water
Resources Management 2131 Introduction to hydrology system 2132 Integrated water resources
management (IWRM) 2133 Water pollution and remediation |
15 |
150 |
|
IGR8222 |
Introduction
to GIS and Remote
Sensing 2231 Principles of GIS. 2232 Principles of Remote Sensing |
15 |
150 |
|
EPL8221
|
Environmental
Policy and Law 2211 Principles of environmental law 2212 Rwanda National Environmental
Policy and Multilateral Environmental
Agreements |
10 |
100 |
|
SLM8222 |
Soil
and Land Resources Management 2221 Land Resources Management 2222 Soil and Water Conservation for Agro environmental Management |
15 |
150 |
|
ITN8221 |
Internship |
10 |
100 |
|
ENGII8211 |
English
II |
10 |
100 |
|
|
Total
Credits |
120 |
1200 |
Year
Three
|
Module Code |
Module component |
Credits |
Hours |
||||
|
FRM8311 |
Forestry
Resources Management 3111 Introduction to
Agroforestry 3112 Forestry Resources
Conservation |
10 |
100 |
||||
|
WMG8311 |
Waste Management 3111 Solid wastes Management 3112 Liquid Wastes Management |
10 |
100 |
||||
|
EHS8311 |
Environment
Health and Safety 3111
Disaster Management and preparedness 3112
Occupational Health Safety and Environment
|
10 |
100 |
||||
|
EBT8312 |
Environmental
Biotechnology 3121 Principles of environmental
biotechnology 3122 Applications of Environmental
Biotechnology |
15 |
150 |
||||
|
ECD8312 |
Environment
and Community Development:
3121 Community conservation;
3122 Environmental Education and Advocacy |
15 |
150 |
||||
|
EIS8321 |
Environmental
Information Systems 4211
Information Cycle and Needs assessment 4212
Information networking and data mobilization; |
10 |
100 |
||||
|
EIA8321 |
Environmental
Impact Assessment 4211 Methods of assessing
Environmental impacts 4212 Environmental Inspection and
Audits |
10 |
100 |
||||
|
CCD8322 |
Climate Change and Development 4231 Introduction to the earth's climate 4232 Climate change and global environment 4233 Efforts to control climate change |
15 |
150 |
||||
|
ARM8322
|
Applied Research Methods in Resources
Management 4231 Theoretical Framework on Applied Research 4232 Applied
Research on Resources Management |
15 |
150 |
||||
|
EAP8321 |
English for Academic Purpose |
10 |
100 |
||||
|
|
Total |
120 |
1200 |
||||
Year
Four
|
Module Code |
Module component |
Credits |
Hours |
|
PEV8411 |
Population and Environment 5111 Demographic explosion 5112 Conflicts and
Environment management 55113 Environmental Planning |
10(1) |
100 |
|
EBD8413 |
Environmental Business and Development 5131 Environmental Business for self-employment 5132 Entrepreneurship applied to
natural resources |
20(3) |
200 |
|
ETG8412 |
Environmental Technology 5121
Introduction to Environmental Technology; 5122
Environmental Technology and
Sustainable Development |
15(2) |
150 |
|
AGR8412 |
Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing 5121 Principles of advanced GIS and Remote
Sensing. 5122 Advanced GIS
and Remote Sensing for environmental management |
15(2) |
150 |
|
EPM8423 |
Environmental Project
Development & Management 5231
Environmental Project Development 5232
Environmental Project Management 5233
Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation |
20(3) |
200 |
|
ITP8423 |
Internship |
20(3) |
200 |
|
RDT8423 |
Research
Dissertation |
20(3) |
200 |
|
|
Total
Credits |
120 |
1200 |
Total credits
(all levels): 480