Study
Land Resource Management in Malaysia
Master of Science in Land Resource
Management (MS LARM)
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Sustainable
land use concerns everyone because of the limited land resources for
food production and the increased trend towards urbanization.
Accelerated land degradation and limiting water resources further
aggravates the situation. As land belongs to the past, present and
future generations, it is not only a useful and tradable commodity but
also a valuable natural resource that must be conserved and protected
for the common good of all. Unconstrained land developments have an
impact on the climate, environment and public safety. Thus, the need to
increase knowledge and appreciation on soil and land matters among the
professionals involved with land development becomes very urgent.
Masters Programme
in Land Resource Management (MS LARM),
offered by the Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia
in collaboration with The University of Cambridge since May 1997
, is part of
a conscious effort to fulfill this need. This programme is the only one
of its kind in Southeast Asia.
The programme
covers the theory, methodology and current practices in managing land
resources, particularly in the tropical region. At the end of the
programme, students would have the fundamental knowledge and
understanding of soil science and land resource as a tool to solve
issues related to land. The programme is offered to candidates with
working experience from within the country and abroad. The curriculum is
specially designed for government and private sector employees at the
professional and managerial level in ministries, departments, agencies
and corporations dealing with soil and land-related matters such as land
use planning, land development in rural and urban setting, agricultural
development, land administration, land economics, soil survey and land
evaluation, soil/land quality and environmental monitoring. Though
largely based on the Malaysia and Western Europe experiences, the
programme will also be suitable and of great benefit to candidates from
other countries, particularly those in Asia,
the
Americas and Africa.
The programme
consists of a minimum of 36 credit hours (31 credit hours of
compulsory courses plus 5 credit hours of elective courses) to be taken
in not less than two (2) semesters or modules plus a mandatory technical
trip to UK/Western Europe. The programme does not require preparation of
a thesis, nevertheless, candidates will be required to submit a project
paper based on their technical trip (SST 5901 Course).
Courses in
Module 1:
Land Evaluation,
Soil and Water Conservation, Land Contamination and Pollution, Land
Development and Environment, and Elective Courses.
Courses in
Module 2:
Sustainable Land
Development, Land Use Planning and Management, Land Resource Management
and Urban Development, Land Economics and Land Laws Administration,
Natural Resource Policy, and Elective Courses.
Elective
Courses:
GIS for Forest
Resource Management, Agroforestry Management, Remote Sensing, Precision
Agriculture, Management Information System or other related 5000 series
courses as approved by the Programme Coordinator.
Technical Trip
to U.K./Western Europe:
A two and a half
(2 ) week technical trip to UK and Western Europe (SST 5901) organized
by the University of Cambridge and UPM will expose students to balanced
land management in accordance with current trends of modernization. The
itinerary for the visit differ each year but usually participants will
visit England, Holland, Belgium and France. Lectures will be conducted
either in the classroom or at the visit sites by the experts in the
fields. The course will be completed with a project report on
comparative land management between those in England/W. Europe and
Malaysia. Individuals who would like to join this technical trip as
non-student participants are welcomed. However, being a technical trip,
we would prefer participants who are working professionals either in
private or government sectors so that they can participate during the
lectures and discussions. Certificate of attendance will be jointly
conferred by the University of Cambridge and Universiti Putra Malaysia
for each participant including the non-student participant upon
successful completion of this technical trip. The fees for non-student
participant for this technical trip is RM 16,000.00 which
will cover lodging, visits and lectures, breakfast plus one meal per
day, and inclusive of airfare K.L. London K.L.
The fees for the
whole MS LARM programme is RM 25,000.00 inclusive of the
Technical Trip to England and W. Europe (SST 5901 course) which covers
everything mentioned above except the airfare K.L. London K.L.
Entrance
requirements for the programme are as set by the UPM Graduate Studies
Committee for taught masters degree. For admission, candidates must have
a Bachelors degree (Cumulative Grade Point Average: 2.25) in relevant
disciplines.
For registration
and further information please contact:
Dean
Faculty of
Agriculture
Universiti Putra
Malaysia
43400 UPM
Serdang
Selangor,
Malaysia
Tel: (+603) 8946 6991
Fax: (+603) 8943 3097/ 4419
or send an
e-mail to:
khanif@agri.upm.edu.my
(Dean)
zulsham@agri.upm.edu.my
(Programme Coordinator)
anuar@agri.upm.edu.my
(Head
of Department)
samsuri@agri.upm.edu.my
(Programme Secretary)
or visit our
website at:
http: //www.upm.edu.my
CONTACT
Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang
Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: (+603) 8946 6991
Fax: (+603) 8943 3097/ 4419
Email:
khanif@agri.upm.edu.my
(Dean)
zulsham@agri.upm.edu.my
(Programme
Coordinator)
anuar@agri.upm.edu.my
(Head of
Department)
samsuri@agri.upm.edu.my
(Programme
Secretary)
Website:
www.agri.upm.edu.my/mslarm
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