MASTERS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE A GENERALIST, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY DEGREE.

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MASTERS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE A GENERALIST, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY DEGREE

MACARTHUR FOUNDATION International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Practice (2008)

MISSING LINKAGES (EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS) Health Sciences—nutrition, population sciences and reproductive health, basic epidemiology of infectious and noninfectious disease, health policy, health system design and management Natural Sciences and Engineering—agriculture, forestry and fishery management, water management, energy, engineering, environment and climate science Social Sciences—anthropology, economics, education, politics and international political economies, statistics Management—project design and management, budget planning and financial management, commodities management, communication and negotiations, critical self-reflection, geographic information systems and decision making tools, institutional resource and human resource management, information management systems and design

The Importance of “Learning-by- doing” Enhancing Curriculum with Case Studies and Practical Exercises Group Projects: Practical Cross- disciplinary Exercises Global Classroom CURRICULAR OFFERING

WELLNESS MANAGEMENT MASTERS A generalist degree to support inclusive innovation and healthy culture change Definition of Wellness – Maximizing Human Potential in Current Environment (Dunn, 1961)

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