Natural resources are a key element of maintaining sustainable livelihoods and economies in Asia. Given the enormous cultural, social, political, and biophysical diversity across Asia, the natural resource professional needs a strong working knowledge of several interrelated sciences.
Through teaching, research and outreach activities, the Natural Resources Management (NRM) field of study at AIT seeks to develop professionals who can contribute to the conservation and sustainable management of terrestrial and coastal resources, through a curriculum and research program that exposes students to a wide range of contemporary topics.
Because of the complex nature of NRM issues, the focus of teaching at the NRM field of study is to equip students and trainees with a wide range of skills and techniques for natural resources and environmental management. The student body is dynamic and highly diverse; we have awarded MSc and PhD degrees to students from most South and Southeast Asian countries as well as from beyond this region. As an institute, AIT has an alumni body of over 14,000 from more than 70 countries.
We provide education and research opportunities leading to MSc and PhD degrees in NRM. Over the course of the degree program, both MSc and PhD students will learn about a wide range of NRM issues and conservation and management strategies, including ecology, biodiversity conservation, integrated land management, forestry, natural resources economics, and remote sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). In addition, the students will undertake independent research projects leading to a thesis. Both course work and a thesis are required for the MSc and PhD degrees.
Due to the interdisciplinary character of NRM, students with a wide variety of backgrounds including agriculture, biosciences, environmental sciences, geography, geology, forestry, soil sciences, but also social sciences such as e.g. anthropology, are encouraged to seek admission to the MSc, PhD, diploma and certificate programs offered by the NRM field of study.
Graduates from the NRM field of study work in several areas including government service (e.g. forestry and/or environmental departments), non-government organizations, and in the academe. Many of the MSC students also choose to pursue a PhD degree either at AIT or in another institute.
Areas of concern are: Tropical ecosystems, forestation and agroforestry, land evaluation and resource management, natural resource economics, land degradation and modeling, spatial information systems, protected area planning and management. Students learn about a wide range of NRM issues and conservation and management strategies, including ecology, biodiversity conservation, integrated land management, forestry, natural resources economics, and remote sensing and GIS. Read more about NRM FoS... |
