MSc. in Climate Change and Development: Course Structure

First Semester (Year/Part: I/I)

  1. Climate Science [4 credits]
  2. Energy and Environment [4 credits]
  3. Impact of Climate Change on Sustainable Development [4 credits]
  4. Climate Change Planning, Policy, and Law [4 credits]

Second Semester (Year/Part: I/II)

  1. Research Methodology [4 credits]
  2. Climate Change Adaptation Mitigation: Theory and Practices [4 credits]
  3. Elective I [4 credits]:
    • Climate Change Economics and Policy Analysis
  4. Elective II (any one) [4 credits]:
    • Technologies for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
    • Climate Change Impact on Agriculture, Forestry, and Health Sectors
    • Climate Change Impact on Hydropower, Transport, and Industry Sectors

Third Semester (Year/Part: II/I)

  1. Elective III (any one) [4 credits]:
    • Community Based Adaptation
    • Urban Climate Change Management
    • Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Technology
  2. Elective IV (any one) [4 credits]:
    • Glacier Melting
    • Sustainable Biodiversity Management and Technology
    • Climate Change Induced disaster and Management
    • Climate Change Modeling
  3. Group Project [4 credits]

Fourth Semester (Year/Part: II/II)

  1. Case Study / Seminar [* Audit Course]
  2. Thesis Work [16 credits]

Research Areas: Snow melting, glacier shrinking, rise in temperature at high mountains, heat island, carbon emission reduction, forest fire, rainfall pattern changing, floods,  landslides, and desertification.