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Bachelor Of Development Studies In Natural Resources And Environmental Management

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