MSc Governance of Risk and Resources (continuing education) at Heidelberg University

Natural disasters hit societies unprepared, and conflicts over the access to scarce natural resources are increasing worldwide. Students enrolled in ‘Governance of Risk and Resources’ learn how and why nation states fail in dealing with human-environmental problems in a hierarchically regulated manner, and where alternative, more participatory forms of coordinated collective action are promising, particularly at the sub-national, regional and local levels.

Faculty: Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences  |  Department: Institute of Geography  |  Duration: 3 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught and Spanish and English-taught  |  Intake: Summer semester only  |  Location: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

The program is divided into a compulsory component and a compulsory elective component, and concludes with a Master's thesis: Compulsory componentThe following courses of the first two semesters are obligatory for all students and convey the basic knowledge, central theoretical issues, and methodological skills in the three subject areas of Governance; Risk; Resources:

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