Global Master of Arts in Sustainable Development Practice
- South Africa
- Cape Town
- Malawi
- Ecuador
- Quito
About Program
Learn how to integrate policy, scholarship, ethics, and participatory practice to achieve sustainable development goals.
Starting in Quito, Ecuador, you will explore the challenges of one of the most biodiverse countries in the world while learning from faculty, guest lecturers, and experts in the field. Study ecological impacts, forest regeneration, sustainable land practices, and conservation on excursion to northern Ecuador’s patchwork of cloud forests.
The second semester unfolds between Cape Town, South Africa, and Lilongwe, Malawi. Over 15 weeks, you will engage in comparative analyses of design thinking, monitoring and evaluation, economics, resource management, health policy, and trade. Site visits and fieldwork explore sustainable and regenerative development.
In the final semester of this one-year program, you will spend 10 to 12 weeks in a full-time practicum in a role and location of your choice.
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Program Highlights
- Study in three countries - Ecuador, South Africa, and Malawi.
- Visit a host of NGOs or community-based organizations working in formal and informal urban environments.
- Delve into themes, such as ethnopolitics, sustainable development, and cultural enrichment.
- Compare global perspectives on development, sustainable development, and regeneration across different geographical, socioeconomic, cultural, and political contexts.
- Design, implement, manage, and evaluate a project based on the needs of a locality and in collaboration with multiple stakeholders.
