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PROGRAMME GUIDE

Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Science (Online)

Chair for Sustainable Development Indira Gandhi National Open University
New Delhi-110068
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YOU ARE GOING TO BE A DISTANCE LEARNER. TRY TO DEVELOP THE HABIT OF LEARNING THINGS BY WAY OF READING RELEVANT DOCUMENTS. LET THIS PROGRAMME GUIDE MAKE THE BEGINNING OF YOUR JOURNEY OF DISTANCE LEARNING.

The booklet contains relevant information in brief about the Programme on “Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Science” and the entire admission and examination procedures.

RECOGNITION IGNOU is a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 (Act No. 50 of 1985) IGNOU Degree/Diplomas/Certificates are recognized by all the members of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and are at par with Degree/Diplomas/Certificates of all Indian Universities/Deemed Universities/Institutions vide UGC Circular No. F152/2000 (CPP-II) dated 5 May, 2004 & AIU Circular No. EV/B(449)/94/176915-177115 dated January 14, 1994.

July 2011 © Indira Gandhi National Open University Online production team: Durgesh Kumar Gupta (web programmer), Satender Rawat (Junior Consultant) and Amarjeet Singh (Computer Operator)
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VCs Message Message from Honorary Chair Welcome message by Executive Director Acknowledgement Expert Committee 1. About the University 2. University Rules 3. Chair for Sustainable Development 3.1 Programmes on Offer 4. Sustainability Science- a new discipline 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Science Eligibility of admission Medium of Instruction Mode of delivery Target Group Duration Programme Fee Programme Objectives Programme structure

4.10 Syllabus and suggested readings COURSE 1: SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE COURSE 2: ECOSYSTEM AND NATURAL RESOURCES COURSE 3: SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEM COURSE 4: ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS COURSE 5: INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES COURSE 6: STRATEGIES AND MODELS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
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