Sustainable Development

The main purpose of the Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Development is to contribute to the socio-economic development of the nation, particularly in poverty reduction initiatives and sustainable rural development by building national capacity in the formulation, implementation and management of holistic and inclusive rural development. This effort requires practitioners with a broad-based and multidisciplinary background, equipped with a sound knowledge of social, environmental and other applied sciences pertinent to sustainable development. It offers students deeper insights into the crucial issues related to the sustainability debate, such as population growth, resource use, poverty alleviation, technology development, lifestyles, environmental protection, consumerism, development paradigms, trade, and economic growth. In this endeavour, the programme is designed to develop a cadre of professionals with knowledge and competencies in a range of social sciences and applied sciences pertinent to sustainable rural development and rural resource management, thus filling the human resource gap in this area of sustainable development. The broad based programme prepares graduates for a career as researchers, development specialist, project and programme managers, planners and field workers. Graduates will be able to find employment in various government agencies, NGOs, international organisations, and private sector. Further, the programme will prepare the graduates to assume leadership position in local governments and pursue career in politics.

The programme aims to equip students with the ability to demonstrate a broad knowledge of fundamental precepts across a range of disciplines such as social science, development management, agriculture, environment and natural resources management, and economic development. It prepares students with the knowledge and skills to analyse problems and issues, formulate potential resolutions and alternatives. The programme also aims at providing knowledge and skills to formulate, plan, implement and evaluate sustainable, sound and holistic development programmes and projects.

The Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Development programme will be of 360 credits, spread over 6 semesters. In each semester there will be 5 modules of 12 credits each. A special feature of the programme is the Field Project during which they will also carry out a research project of their interest.

Year	Semester	Module Title	Module Code	Credit
I	I	Introduction to Sociology	SOC 101	12
		Organizational Management & Leadership	MGT 101	12
		Academic Writing Skills	ACS 101	12
		Information Communication Technology	ICT 101	12
		Dzongkha Language	DZG 101	12
I	II	Analytical Skills	GSE 101	12
		Bhutanese Society & Culture	SOC 102	12
		Environmental Studies	EVS 101	12
		Principles of Ecology & Ecosystem	EVS 102	12
		Introduction to Sustainable Development	DEV 101	12
II	I	Introduction to Development Communication	COM 201	12
		Public Health for Sustainable Development	PHD 201	12
		Development Economics	ECN 201	12
		Sustainable Livestock Production	AGR 201	12
		Sustainable Crop Production	AGR 202	12
II	II	Statistics	STS 201	12
		Research Method in Social Science	RES 201	12
		Sustainable Infrastructure Development	DEV 202	12
		Agri-business & Marketing	EDP 202	12
		Entrepreneurship Development	EDP 201	12
III	I	Geographical Information System & Remote Sensing	GIS 301	12
		Integrated Watershed Management	NRM 301	12
		Community-based NRM & Ecotourism	NRM 302	12
		Natural Resources Economics	NRM 303	12
		Environmental Governance & Sustainable Land Management	NRM 304	12
III	II	Field Study on Sustainable Development	PRW 301	24
		Project Planning & Management	MGT 302	12
		Introduction to Public Policy Processes	DEV 303	12
		Climate Change & Adaptation	NRM 305	12

Note: 1 CR = 12 notional hours of learning which includes students efforts