M. Sc. in Biodiversity and Environmental Management

In line with its academic excellence, the Department has also started a two year Master’s Program in “Biodiversity and Environmental Management” from 2008 in collaboration with the University of Bergen, Norway and regional collaborating partners - Kunming Institute of Botany (China), Kumaun University (India) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) aiming to develop a regional degree in collaboration with regional partners.

The Department enrolls 14 students (10 from Nepal, 2 from China and 2 from India) for the M. Sc. Program in Biodiversity and Environmental Management. The two years Program consists of four semesters; the first semester covers a basic conceptual course and runs at the Central Department of Botany, while the second semester covers advanced course and runs at University of Bergen, Norway, the last two semesters are allotted for thesis. Students from regional countries can undertake research either in Nepal or in their own countries. The academic degree will be awarded by Tribhuvan University after successfully completing 120 European Credit Transfer System. The basic criteria for enrollment is three years Bachelors degree plus M. Sc. degree or four years Bachelors degree in biological science, including Botany, Zoology, Environmental science, Forestry, Agriculture, Natural Resource Management, etc.

Course Outline

at Tribhuvan University, Nepal 30 ECTS = 250 marks

at University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Autumn 30 ECTS = 250 marks

Compulsory

Optional

Nepal, China, India  60 ECTS = 500 marks