Masters in Sustainable Development Practice Msdp

Masters in Sustainable Development Practice Msdp is a Semester 1 (April) & Semester 2 (October) Masters program taught at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (Full-time: Minimum 4 semesters / Maximum 8 semesters; Part-t) options.

The Master in Sustainable Development Practice (MSDP) is an interdisciplinary graduate programme that prepares students to identify and address challenges of sustainable development. It combines coursework in four intersecting disciplines—health, natural, social, and management sciences—with cross-sectoral field training.

Students complete 44 units to graduate: 38 units of core courses and 6 units of electives. Core courses are organised across clusters, including a General Cluster, Global and Health Cluster, Science and Engineering Clusters, Management Cluster, and Social Science Cluster. Classes are held in person on weekends for both full-time and part-time students, possibly every fortnight in Kuala Lumpur, at Sains@KL.

Modules

• NDP 501/3 Global Classroom: Integrated Approaches To Sustainable Development
• NDP 502/3 Research Methods for Sustainable Development
• NDP 503/3 Project Design Evaluation and Management
• NDP 504/3 Masters in Sustainable Development Practice Project
• NDP 511/3 Health Policy and Management
• NDP 513/3 Human Ecology and Sustainable Development
• NDP 516/3 Energy Infrastructure Planning
• NDP 514/3 Budget Planning and Financial Management
• NDP 518/3 Information Technology for Development
• NDP 512/3 Social Services Management
• NDP 515/3 Law and Governance in Development
• NDP 517/3 Economic Analysis for Sustainable Development

The minimum requirements for admission in Masters in Sustainable Development Practice Msdp at Universiti Sains Malaysia for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Universiti Sains Malaysia.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Universiti Sains Malaysia as pre-requiste for admission in Masters in Sustainable Development Practice Msdp.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

MASTER

Qualifications (any of the below):

• Bachelor degree with CGPA of at least 2.75/4.00; or
• Bachelor degree with CGPA of 2.50 - 2.74/4.00 with; or Research experience – 1 year; or Professional experience in related field- 1 year; or One(1) academic publication in related field; or Grade B for major/ elective courses; or Grade B+ for final year project.
• Bachelor degree with CGPA of 2.00 - 2.49/4.00 (Honours degree) with; or Research experience - 5 years; or Professional experience in related field - 5 years, AND One (1) academic publications in related field; or Grade B for major/elective courses; or Grade B+ for final year project.
• A Perl APEL A Certificate (APEL T-7) (for non-CGPA qualifications, please refer to IPS for confirmation).

For non-CGPA qualifications, please refer to IPS for confirmation.

PhD / DOCTORATE

Qualifications (any of the below):

• Master degree (Coursework or Mixed Mode): CGPA of at least 3.00 / 4.00; or CGPA of 2.50 - 2.99 with; or Research experience – 2 years; or Professional experience in related field – 2 years; or Two (2) academic publications in the field; or Grade B+ for major/elective courses; or Grade B+ for Coursework Mode or P for Mixed Mode dissertation/project.
• Master degree (Research Mode) (for non-CGPA qualifications, please refer to IPS for confirmation).

The minimum score for each programme can be varied from the below list, candidates are required to check for each programme requirements.

• A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or
• A minimum score of 40 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
• A minimum of Band 7.5 for TOEFL Essentials (Online); or
• A minimum score of 154 for Cambridge English: Advance (CAE)/Proficiency (CPE) /Preliminary (PET) /First (FCE)/ Linguaskill Online; or
• A minimum score of 47 for Pearson Test of English (PTE); or
• A minimum of Band 107 for CIEP Level (ELS); or
• A minimum of Band 3.5 for Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

Exemption CAN BE CONSIDERED to candidate if: English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)

Please check detail of study units at https://cgss.usm.my/index.php/programmes/postgraduate/coursework/masters-in-sustainable-development-practice-msdp

11 fully funded scholarships are listed for Malaysia. See Malaysia scholarships.