Master of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Management

Master of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Management

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Program title in Vietnamese: Thạc sỹ Quản lý Tài nguyên và Môi trường
  • Program title in English: Master Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Management
  • Degree: Master of Science
  • Program code: 8850101
  • Duration: Full-time, (standard) 24 months (2 years)
  • Study language: Vietnamese

Program types and modes

  • Mode 1: Postgraduate students must take program courses, publish at least one peer-reviewed scientific article, and complete a master’s thesis.
  • Mode 2: Postgraduate students must study take program courses, and complete a master’s thesis.
  • Mode 3: Postgraduate students must take program courses, and complete an internship and a master’s project.

Program structure

Program modes

Total number of credits

Credits

General knowledge

Fundamental and specialized knowledge

Thesis/project

(Philosophy, foreign languages)

Compulsory (1)

Elective

Mode 1(2)

60

3 15 12

30

Mode 2

60

3 15 30

12

Mode 3

 60

3 21 30

6

  • (1) Compulsory courses included in Modes 1 & 2: Scientific research methods; other specialized subjects (if any)
  • (1) Compulsory courses included in Mode 3: Specialized courses; Internship at minimum 6 credits
  • (2)The total number of master’s thesis credits includes 12 credits for scientific publication and 18 thesis credits. Before defending the master’s thesis, students must meet one of the following requirements:
    • Publish at least one scientific article containing the entire or a portion of the thesis’s research content (in which the student must be the lead or corresponding author). The article must be published or accepted for publication in scientific journals or proceedings as prescribed by the State Council for Professorship.
    • Be the author/owner or co-author/co-owner of at least one registered scientific or technological research or application result, accepted for valid registration to protect intellectual property rights at the national or international level.

Program Content 

No.

Course ID

Course titles

Credits

Total

Theory

Practice, Lab, Project

A

 

General knowledge

3

3

0

1.

MTR

Philosophy

3

3

0

2.

MNN

Foreign languages

 

 

 

B

 

Fundamental and specialized knowledge

 

 

 

B.1

 

Compulsory courses

 

 

 

 

 

Modes 1, 2, and 3

 

 

 

1.

 MNC

Scientific Research Methods

3

2

1

2.

MMT009

Monitoring and evaluating environmental quality

3

2

1

3.

MMT026

Systems Analysis in Environmental Management

3

2

1

4.

MMT040

Integrated Management of Resources And Environment

3

2

1

5.

MMT060

GIS and Environmental Modeling

3

2

1

 

 

Mode 3

 

 

 

6.

 MMT059

Practical Internship

6

0

6

B.2

 

Elective courses

 

 

 

1.

MMT006

Fieldtrip for Natural Resources and Environmental Management

3

2

1

2.

MMT062

Analyzing Environmental and Resource Policies

3

2

1

3.

MMT063

Estimating Values of Resources and Environmental Damage

3

2

1

4.

MMT064

Environmental Data Science

3

2

1

5.

MMT065

Applied Remote Sensing

3

2

1

6.

MMT039

Energy and the Environment

3

2

1

7.

MMT066

Climate Change: Assessment, Mitigation, and Adaptation

2

2

0

8.

MMT044

Environmental Protection Planning

3

2

1

9.

MMT013

Integrated Coastal Zone Management

2

2

0

10.

MMT045

Integrated Water Resources Management

2

2

 0

11.

MMT067

Land Management

2

2

0

12.

MMT046

Management Of Agricultural – Rural Resources And Environment

2

2

0

13.

MMT051

Environmental Management in Urban and Industrial Zones

3

2

1

14.

MMT068

Air Pollution Management and Control

3

2

1

15.

MMT069

Water Pollution Management and Control

3

2

1

16.

MMT070

Environmental Management in Businesses

2

2

0

17.

MMT071

Green Supply Chain Management

2

2

0

18.

MMT072

Principles of Cleaner Production

2

2

0

19.

MMT073

Applied Circular Economy

2

2

0

20.

MMT033

Management of Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste

2

2

0

21.

MMT017

Environmental Risk Assessment

2

2

0

22.

MMT074

Environmental Hazards: Assessment, Prevention, and Response

2

2

0

23.

MMT076

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

2

2

0

24.

MMT073

Seminar on Natural Resources And Environmental Management

3

3

0

25.

MMT038

Seminar on Advanced Knowledge in  Natural Resources And Environmental Management

3

2

1

26.

MMT077

Innovation And Creativity Management

2

2

0

 

 

Modes 2 and 3

 

 

 

27.

 

Courses in the Master Program of

≤ 15

 

 

C

 MLV

Graduation thesis

30

 

 

1

Mode 1

Journal articles

Thesis

12

18

 

 

2

Mode 2

Graduation thesis

12

 

 

3

Mode 3

Graduation project

6

 

 

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