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Master of Arts in Natural Resources and Governance

Location: Hyderabad

School: School of Public Policy and Governance

Intake: 30

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A space that prepares you to be a global sustainability policy specialist

MA in Natural Resources and Governance is a two-year programme that develops your understanding of nature- society interactions and its interface with natural resources, policy institutions, and community practices. It prepares you to:

  • Appreciate the varieties of interaction among actors in complex socio-ecological systems
  • Study policy institutions and processes to design policy architecture for sustainability transition
  • Engage with diverse policy settings for problem solving in the context of resources and sustainability governance
  • Evaluate policy impact through micro and big data and qualitative field insights for designing robust institutions

The cornerstones of the MA programme are:

Overview of the Programme

The MA Degree programme is a two-year, four-semester research and application orientated programme aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The programme involves innovative pedagogy with 5-6 weeks of field based experiential learning in the first year and 6-8 weeks of institutional internship and 12-14 weeks of capstone project to train students on the field-based assessments, policy analysis, intervention design and evaluation in second year. The programme also offers two policy area concentrations- Climate Futures, and Commons Future in the second year for specializations.

This programme helps you understand natural resources in rich and diverse ways. It introduces you to the various issues and problems around natural resource control, use, generation of waste and the different costs involved in these processes. As a result, you develop the nuances of policy and practice – a frame broadly of the management and governance of natural resources.

In the programme

  • You understand the institutional structures concerning natural resources at the micro and macro level (local, state, national, international).
  • You develop insights into the policies, data, issues and challenges in the context of global south.
  • You evolve as a professional who partake in strategic organizational efforts in managing natural resources towards resilience and sustainability
  • In the second year, you acquire in-depth field-based experience and the expertise to undertake policy research and design policy interventions with the help of capstone projects.
  • Such research will be undertaken by you in the Policy Area Concentration - Climate Futures, and Commons Future.

Collaborative Programme Development & Delivery

The programme is offered in collaboration with the Foundation for Ecological Security, an internationally acclaimed organization in the field of restoring commons, working with communities and strengthening sustainable livelihoods. 

 

Key Proficiencies:

  • Conceptual grounding on the sustainability and resilience issues
  • Ability to undertake incisive policy analysis based on sound understanding on policy institutions, resource systems and community interfaces
  • Familiarity with nature and functioning of the institutions for resource governance
  • Agility with big and micro data for analysing impact of policies pertaining to natural resources
  • Ability to undertake social and ecological monitoring
  • Competence in research methodologies and systems analysis
  • Theoretical soundness and analytical skills for policy implementation
  • Ability to conceptualize and execute field pilot projects.

These skills will be used by you while working in specialized professional settings of repute.

 

 

Semesterwise Courses:

Semester/ Credits

Nature of the Course

Course

Code

Course Title

Credits

Semester I

Credits: 24

Foundation

FC1

Ideas of India

2

FC2

India's Development Challange

2

Core

SCPO-1

Public Policy: Paradigms and Practices

2

SCPO-2

Policy Institutions in Practice

2

NRG-1

Nature, Society, and the Commons

2

NRG-2

Ecological Economics

2

NRG-3

Environmental Law and Policy

2

Skill-based

POS 1

Academic Writing and Communication Skills

1

POS 2

Basics of Excel and STATA/R

1

POS 3

Basic Mathematics for Public Policy

1

POS 4

Geo-visualization of Society and Nature

1

POS 5

Basic Statistics for Development Data

2

NRG-SI(NC)

Ecology, Environment and Climate Change

 

Internship

NRG EL 1

Understanding the Socio- Ecological Systems

4

Value Added (CN)

POVA-1

Universal Human Values 1

0 (15 hours)

Semester Il Credits: 24

Core

SCPO-3

Policy Analysis Exercise

2

SCPO-4

Basic Econometrics Methods for Policy Research

2

NRG-4

Institutions and Natural Resources Governance

2

NRG-5

Sustainability: Principles and Applications

2

Elective (Students will opt for only ONE among these electives in the school)

POE-1

Policy Advocacy

2

POE-2

Comparative Public Policy

2

POE-3

Energy Transition and Resource Governance

2

POE-4

Natural Resource Based livelihoods

2

POE-5

Climate Resilient Cities

2

POE-6

Urban Health

2

Indian Knowledge Systems

IKS-1

Traditions in Indian Philosophy

2

Skill-based

NRG-S2

Geo-Spatial Planning

2

NRG-S3

Socio-Ecological Monitoring and Carbon

Assessment

  • Carbon Assessment

  • Natural Resources Statistics

  • Environmental and Social Governance

2

Experiential

Learning and

Internship

NRG-EL-2

Socio-Ecological Research (IFRI Survey at FES Sites)

4

NRG-EL-3

Summer Institutional Internship (Hands-on Experience in PAC- specific Institutions)

4

Value Added (CN)

POVA-2

Universal Human Values 2

0 (15 hours)

Semester Ill

Credits: 22

Core

SCPO-5

Qualitative Methods for Policy Research

4

SCPO-6

Advanced Econometrics Methods for Policy

Research

4

NRG-6

System Thinking and Modelling

2

Policy Area

Concentration (Students will choose only ONE of the two PAC)

PAC- Climate Future

PAC-CLF-1

Understanding Climate Change: Analyzing Complexities

2

PAC-CLF-2

Mitigation and Adaptation: Designing Climate Resilient Pathways

2

PAC-CLF-3

Climate Change Governance: Policy and

Research for Future

2

PAC- Commons' Future

PAC-COF-1

Commons, Society and Sustainability: Analyzing Complex Problems

2

PAC-COF-2

Restoring the Commons: Design for Systematic Change

2

PAC-COF-3

Governing the Commons: Policy and Research for Impact

2

Indian

Knowledge

System

1KS-2

Handmade Craft Traditions of India

2

Skill-based

Courses

POS-3

Project Management

2

POS-4

Reading Text and Research Writing

2

Value Added (CN)

POVA-3

Universal Human Values 3

0 (15 hours)

Semester IV

Credits 20

Capstone Project and Dissertation

NRG-

Dissertation

Capstone Project leading to Research

Dissertation

20

Total Credits

90

Note:The curriculum structure is tentative and subject to change.

Fee Structure:

 *Fee under revision

Components M.A. In Natural Resources and Governance (NRG)
Fees Sem I Sem II
 Sem III Sem IV
FEE Tuition Fee 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000
Examination Fee 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
CHARGES



 Field Education / Internship / Experiential Learning Charges 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
IT Charges 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
Library Charges 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500
Other Charges( ID Card, Convocation & Misc.) * 2,500 0 0 0
FUNDS Students' Competency Fund 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
Lab / Studio Fund 0 0 0 0
Development Fund 10,000 0 10,000 0
Student Wellness & Welfare Fund* 500 500 500 500
Alumni Fund * 0 500 0 0
Health Care Fund* 2,000 0 2,000 0
DEPOSITS Caution Deposits (Refundable at the time of exit from programme on submission of No Dues Certificate) 10,000 0    
  Semester wise Course Fee 53,500 29,500 41,000 29,000
  Yearly Fees 83,000 70,000
  Total Course Fee 1,53,000
Institute reserves the right to revise the Fee Structure of programmes if necessary.
Expenses related to Practicum / Study tour / Rural field work / Urban field work/Winter Institute, if any, will have to be met by the students themselves at the time of the activity.
No fee concession is available for self-finanaced programmes.

 

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