International Master Degree Program in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development

The program provides students with the opportunity to broaden their academic and research experience. IESD offers courses on fundamentals of environmental science and technology, and courses on planning, management and development as well. The academic program is flexible to a large extent, tailored to the educational goals of the individual student and emphasizes problem-oriented learning, field-based learning, and systems approach to sustainability and interdisciplinary study. A research investigation producing a scholarly contribution to the particular area of study is necessary.

The program aims to educate students and prepare them for leadership roles at the local, national and regional levels on sustainable development. Students are expected to master various concepts and gain knowledge on economic progress, social systems, environmental protection and resource conservation issues. The three dimensions of human, environment and the economy form the basis of the program.

1. All the students must have “Public Compulsory Courses”

Course	Chinese students	International students	Hours per week	Credits
Language[1]	English	Chinese	3	3
Culture	Political Economics	China Outlook[2]	3	3

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[1] The language courses and China Outlook last one semester. There're three levels to choose in Chinese language courses.

[2] “China Outlook” is for all foreign students. There will be 8 courses offered in English to international students by the University as follows:
1. China’s Socio-Economic Development
2. The Shape and Growth of the Town & Village in China
3. Chinese History and Culture
4. Intercultural Communication
5. Sustainable Development in China
6. China’s Foreign Affairs and International Relation
7. Chinese Intellectual Property Protection
8. Cultural Heritage Conservation in China
2.Professional Courses
The following list of elective courses is not exhaustive. There are elective courses that may become available for students for students to take, and they will be announced accordingly.

Code	Attribute	Course Name	Credit	Teachers
2050141	core	Environmental Ethic	2	GUO Ru LU Yongsen
2050142	core	Environmental Sociology	2	QIU Huafei
2050143	core	Environmental Science	2	Prof. Dahe JIANG
2050144	core	Environmental Economy and Circular Economy	2	Leina Wang
2050145	core	Social Practice (for Chinese students only)	2	Prof. Dongjie Niu
2050146	core	Framework and Tools for Sustainable Development	2	Bao, Cunkuan
2050147	core	Environmental Management and Policy	2	Yanling Qiu
2050090	core	Global Environmental Changes	2	Zhang Haiping
2050148	core	Environmental Project Management	2	Wenying Xu
2050149	core	Atmospheric Science and Climate Change	2	Prof. Dahe JIANG
2050160	core	Environmental Ecology	2	Ping FANG
2050169	core	Professional Foreign Language	2	WU Bing
2900002	c	Thesis Proposal	1
2900004	c	Seminar	1