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Is there a masters course in sustainability offered in India? What is the scope of this im India?


Anamika 15th May, 2019
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Subodh Mittal 15th May, 2019
Hi Anamika

M.Sc. in Sustainable Development is a 2-year full-time post-graduate course divided into 4 semesters.

Sustainable development is now widely regarded as the most promising framework within which such challenges as the following can be addressed:

energy generation and supply
clean water
adequate sanitation
food production and distribution
human health
threats to biodiversity.
This program has been designed to enable students to:

understand and address sustainability issues from multiple perspectives.
use modern research and methods to improve sustainable development.
contribute to the emerging transition from fossil fuels to renewable and sustainable energy resources.
Major components of study covered within the program include:

environmental and natural resources.
improving sustainability at local and global levels.
relationships between ecosystems.
natural resource usage.
environmental technology.
advanced methodologies for resource conservation.
Popular areas of employment for such postgraduates include:

government agencies
public sector-based energy companies
consulting firms
private organizations
sustainable resource-based research.
Such postgraduates are hired as:

Plant Engineering
Project Manager, etc.
The program acquires relevance because of:

global environmental and development challenges articulated in the Sustainable Development Goals.
need for holistic, integrated and co-ordinated actions across a very wide range of sectors.
need of a multidisciplinary approach towards sustainable development.
The average annual course fee in India ranges between INR 20,000 to 3 lakhs, depending upon the institute offering the course.

The average annual salary offered in India to successful postgraduates of the course ranges between INR 2 to 10 lakhs, depending upon the candidates expertise in the field.

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15th May, 2019
Hi  Subodh ,Thanks for the detail information on this couse. It was quite useful.But would you also know of any good colleges offering the same? Pref in south India.  I tried searching and did not find many colleges that offered his program.Also do you think a pg diploma or masters in this field would be better ?  Thank you so much !! 
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15th May, 2019
Hi

Thanks for your feedback.

Colleges offering M.Sc in Sustainability in south -
1. Amity University
2. Andhra University
3. Pondicherry University
4. Annamalai University
5. Jiwagi University
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Deepa Ghosh 15th May, 2019
Hello Anamika,

The colleges I'm going to share are good to study masters in sustainability in india.

  • VPGR institute of technology, Tamilnadu
  • The Global open university, Nagaland
  • Suresh gyan vihar university, Rajasthan
  • Indian institute of ecology and environment, New Delhi

You you study sustainability then you can apply for government and private sector. Scope are very high as this subject covers many environment issues like pollution, hazards etc. You can join well known NGO's those work directly for taking actions on environmental problems. You can sit for NET. This exam is for those who wants to be professor in their area of study.

Hope it helps
All the best!
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