Master of Science in Ecosystems Science and Management

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Summary of Courses under the Programme and their Distribution

YEAR 1

SEMESTER I

Core courses and their units/credits hours 

Course Ante	Course Title	Scheme of study (Hours/Credits)					Credits
		L*	T*	P*	AS*	IS*
WLM 600	Applied Statistics	30	10	20	15	15	9
WLM 601	Research Methods	20	15	15	15	15	8
FBE 602	Landscape Ecology	30	20	0	10	10	7
FBE 603	Terrestrial Ecosystems	30	15	0	10	15	7
FBE 604	Aquatic Ecosystems and Stream Ecology	25	15	10	20	10	8
FBE 605	Ecosystem Valuation and Environmental Accounting	25	20	0	25	10	8
Sub-total		160	100	60	95	75	47
*L= Lectures; T= Seminar/Tutorial; P= Practical; AS= Assignment;    IS= Independent Study   Elective courses and their units/credit hours
Course Ante	Course Title	Scheme of study (Hours/Credits)					Credits
		L*	T*	P*	AS*	IS*
FBE 609	Ecosystem Health Management	30	20	0	15	15	8
FBE 611	Weather and Climate	25	25	0	10	10	7
FBE 613	Gender, Ecosystem Management and Climate Change	20	15	0	15	20	7
FBE 614	Ecosystem Restoration	25	20	10	10	15	8
FBE 615	Governance and Management of Ecosystem Services	30	15	0	20	15	8
FBE 616	Ecosystem Modelling	20	20	0	30	10	8
Sub-total		150	115	10	100	85	46
Total for Semester		310	215	70	195	160	93

Key: L*=Lecture; P* = Practical; T* =Tutorial; AS*=Assignments; IS*=Independent study/Research

YEAR 1

SEMESTER 2

Core courses and their units/credits hours 

Course Ante	Course Title	Scheme of study(Hours/Credits)					Credits
		L*	T*	P*	AS*	IS*
FBE 606	Ecosystem Dynamics and Climate Change	30	20	0	20	20	9
FBE 607	Assessment and Monitoring of Biological Diversity	25	25	10	25	15	10
FBE 608	Ecological Risk and Impact Assessment	20	20	10	15	15	8
FBE 612	Assessment and Mapping of Ecosystem Services	30	20	10	20	20	9
IPM 601	Indigenous Knowledge, Genetic resources and Intellectual Property	40	0	20	20	20	10
Subtotal		145	85	50	100	90	46

Key: L*= Lecture; P* = Practical; T* =Tutorial; AS*=Assignments; IS*=Independent study/Research
Elective courses and their units/credit hours

Course Ante	Course Title	Scheme of study(Hours/Credits)					Credits
		L*	T*	P*	AS*	IS*
FBE 617	Forest Restoration in Landscapes	25	20	0	20	15	8
FBE 618	Wetland Ecosystems	30	15	10	15	10	8
FBE 619	Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition	25	25	0	10	10	7
FO 612	Tropical Vegetation and Plant Ecology	20	20	0	15	15	7
FO 617	Taxonomy of Tropical Forest Trees and Shrubs	30	20	10	20	10	9
AE605	Soil and Water Conservation	25	15	0	15	25	8
LU 603	Principles of Land Use Planning	20	20	0	10	20	7
WLM 608	Wildlife Population and Ecosystem Health	20	15	10	15	10	7
Sub-total		125	110	30	90	75	44
Total for Semester		270	195	80	190	165	90

Key: L*=Lecture; P*=Practical; T*=Tutorial; AS*=Assignments; IS*=Independent study/Research

Proposal development

Course Ante	Course Title	L*	T*	P*	AS*	IS*	Credits
* FO 633	MSc. Research Proposal development	0	60	0	0	90	15
Sub-total		0	60	0	0	90	15

* this adds up to the total credits for year 2

YEAR 2

Core courses and their units/credit hours

Course Ante	Course Title	L*	T*	P*	AS*	IS*	Credits
* FO 633	MSc. Research Proposal development	0	60	0	0	90	15
FO 634	MSc. Dissertation	0	50	0	0	400	45
Total for proposal and dissertation		0	60	0	0	90	60

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES AND ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

There shall be exist award. A student who for some reasons decides to end studies and cannot proceed with the dissertation component after accumulating a minimum of 120 credits shall be awarded a higher diploma in forestry. A candidate that successfully completes both the course work and the dissertation shall be awarded the MSc. Ecosystem Sciences and Management degree.