American University of Sovereign Nations

Master of Science in Sustainability, Peace and Development (MS)

 

The Master of Science in Sustainability, Peace and Development (MS) program is a master’s degree program intended to prepare students to apply sustainability theories, concepts, principles and approaches for roles as professionals and community leaders to build peaceful and sustainable communities. Students will learn academic and technical skills, as well as ethical insights into the complex interplay of social, economic and environmental problems in the world to help them analyze and understand sustainability challenges at local, regional and global levels and scales to propose innovative social, technical and institutional solutions. The program will draw upon the wide international experience of the faculty of AUSN, as well as their multidisciplinary qualifications. Students will take 13 credits in compulsory courses, and 13 credits in elective and optional courses and 6 credits of required supervised thesis work to complete the degree program. Download the full program pdf file

(AUSN MSPD Description)

 
Curriculum
To complete the Master of Sustainability, Peace and Development (MS) program, students must satisfy the MS course curriculum, which requires a minimum of 32 semester credit hours. The MS program can be completed by either full-time or part-time study, and accordingly, can be completed within one to two years of study (480 clock hours of instruction).
Compulsory Courses (19 credit hours)

  • Applied Research Seminar (2 credit hours)
  • Conflict Resolution, Peace-making and Justice in Global Understanding (3 credit hours)
  • Global Public Health and Peace (2 credit hours)
  • International Development and Sustainability (3 credit hours)
  • Master’s Thesis and Public Defense (6 credit hours)

Follow the link to view some example video lectures from many of these courses.  ,

 

 

 
Elective Courses (select at least 13 credit hours)

  • Ability Studies (3 credit hours)
  • Bioethics and Values Education (3 credit hours)
  • Core Concepts in Bioethics and Cultural Frameworks (3 credit hours)
  • Disaster Resilience (3 credit hours)
  • Environmental Ethics (3 credit hours)
  • Ethics of Science and Technology (3 credit hours)
  • Global Environmental Change (3 credit hours)
  • Human Research Subject Protection (3 credit hours)
  • Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Public Health Care (3 credit hours)
  • Indigenous Traditions and Bioethics (3 credit hours)
  • New Perspectives on Sustainability (3 credit hours)
  • Public Health Law, Ethics and Policy Analysis (3 credit hours)
  • Social Psychology (3 credit hours)
  • Sustainability, Peace and Global Development Research Seminar 1 (3 credit hours)
  • Sustainability and Business (3 credit hours)
  • Sustainable Innovations (3 credit hours)
  • Sustainable Urban Futures (3 credit hours)
Required Core Competencies and the Syllabus of Courses are provided in the course description linked pdf file (AUSN-MSPD-Description). Further information on Admissions, Scholarships, other Degrees, dissertation titles, the Modality of the Lectures, Credit Transfer, and general information are provided on this website and in the Catalog. Inquiries to provost@ausovereignnations.org

 

Featured alumni from this program
Dr. Manuel Lozano Rodriguez, Spain

Dissertation title: Ethical Information Foresights: A journey across uncharted conflictology, Manuel Lozano Rodriguez