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The 2 year MSc in SMNR programme is composed of mandatory and elective courses including thesis work. The Table below lists these courses per semester including the course credits.
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Semester 1
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ECTS
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Mandatory courses:
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Applied statistics and data modeling
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5
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Aquatic and terrestrial ecology *
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5
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Climatology and hydrology
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5
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Economy and valuation of natural resources
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5
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Energy management
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5
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Sustainable development
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3
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Semester 2
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ECTS
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Mandatory courses:
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Advanced engineering mathematics *
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5
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Environmental pollution and sanitation
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5
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Environmental law
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3
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Geostatistics
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3
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Scientific communication
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3
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Elective courses
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10
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Semester 3
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ECTS
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Mandatory courses:
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Advanced GIS
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5
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Biodiversity conservation
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5
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Integrated project
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5
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Project management
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3
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Thesis (start)
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5
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Elective courses
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10
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Semester 4
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ECTS
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Mandatory courses:
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Thesis (ctd)
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25
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Elective courses
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5
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Elective courses
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ECTS
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Agroforestry
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5
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Etnobotany and natural products
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5
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Forest and nature management planning
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5
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Forest mensuration and inventory
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5
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Integrated agricultural farming systems
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5
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Integrated pest management
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5
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Nature conservation management
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5
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Pharmaceutical biology
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5
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Coastal erosion and protection
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5
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Exploration and ore genesis
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5
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Electrical energy technology
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5
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Hydrogeology and modeling
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5
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Land use development and management
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5
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Optimization of exploitation techniques
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5
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Renewable energy systems
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5
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Water resources management
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5
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Geomorphology
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5
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Remote sensing
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5
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Internship
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5
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Note: courses may in time be liable to modifications; as function of the background and agreed remediation up programme (maximum of 15 ECTS), one or more of the courses with a star (*) has to be followed in the second year.
Course material
Course material of the MSc programme in SMNR can be found at the "AdeKUS Digitale Leeromgeving" via http://moodle.uvs.edu/ or can be obtained at the office of the program coordinator.
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