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MASTERS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE A GENER ALIST, C ROSS - DISC IPLIN ARY DEGR EE

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

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Page 1: MASTERS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE A GENERALIST, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY DEGREE

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MACARTHUR FOUNDATION

International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Practice (2008)

http://globalmdp.org/sites/ei.civicactions.net/files/Final_Report_2008.pdf

http://globalmdp.org/

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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

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The Importance of “Learning-by-doing”

Enhancing Curriculum with Case Studies and Practical Exercises

Group Projects: Practical Cross-disciplinary Exercises

Global Classroom

CURRICULAR OFFERING

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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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