1. Introduction
Environmental Science and Technology is one of the most valued programs in Beijing Normal University as well as a central issue in the international community in recent years.The MA Program in Environmental Science and Technology in Beijing Normal University is designed for outstanding students in environmental sciences around the whole world. This Program aims at developing students’ ability analyzing and tackling the existing issues in environmental studies.The great research achievement and international teaching staff provide a good study environment for foreign students. Besides Environmental Science in our school has been acknowledged as one of the National key disciplines and Environmental Technology is a key discipline in Beijing, the Environmental Science and Technology is a National Authorized First Grade Discipline.
2. Study Duration and Tuition Fee
Study duration: 2 years (4 semesters)
Tuition fee: 68000 RMB
3. Credits and Courses
Credits: 34 including 2 for Chinese History and Culture, 9 for compulsory courses,15 for optional courses, 2 for practice and 6 for a dissertation. ※ 1 credit=18 study hours. The students should have more than 3 courses but less than 5.
Courses:9 courses for the first semester and 10 courses for the second.
|
Semester |
Curriculum |
Type |
Credits |
Total Credits |
|
I
|
Chinese History and Culture |
compulsory |
2 |
5 |
|
Restoration Ecology and International Conservation |
compulsory |
3 |
||
|
Basic Chinese |
optional |
2 |
20 |
|
|
Ecological Modeling |
optional |
3 |
||
|
Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications |
optional |
3 |
||
|
Environmental Health Risk Analysis |
optional |
3 |
||
|
Environmental Statistics |
optional |
3 |
||
|
Landscape Ecology |
optional |
3 |
||
|
Atmospheric Environmental Chemistry |
optional |
3 |
||
|
II
|
Strategic Environmental Assessment |
compulsory |
3 |
6 |
|
Environmental Economics |
compulsory |
3 |
||
|
Ecosystem Assessment and Management |
optional |
3 |
24 |
|
|
Water Quality Modeling |
optional |
3 |
||
|
Industrial Ecology |
optional |
3 |
||
|
Conservation Biology |
optional |
3 |
||
|
River and Coastal Pollution |
optional |
3 |
||
|
Urban Remote Sensing |
optional |
3 |
||
|
Membrane Technology and Applications |
optional |
3 |
||
|
The Economics of Natural Resources |
optional |
3 |
||
|
III |
Dissertation Proposal |
compulsory |
0 |
2 |
|
Practice |
compulsory |
2 |
||
|
Ⅳ |
Thesis |
compulsory |
6 |
6 |
The dissertation:students should hand in the thesis and take part in defense. Only after pass the defense and being assessed by Degree Evaluation Sub-Committee the students could get the degree. The dissertation should be 40-60 pages according to the requirements of the school.