Curriculum of the Natural Resources Management Department

First Year

Semester- 1

 Semester- 2

No.

Course

Credit

Course Level

No.

Course

Credits

Course Level

1

Chemistry-I

3

Basic

1

Chemistry-II

3

Basic

2

Physics-I

3

Basic

2

Geography

2

Basic

3

Introduction to Natural Resources

3

Core

3

Introduction to

Environmental Science

2

Basic

4

Biology-I

3

Basic

4

Biology-II

3

Basic

5

Math-I

3

Basic

5

Math-II

3

Basic

6

Afghanistan History

1

Required

6

Introduction to Disaster

Management

2

Basic

7

Information Technology-I

1

Required

7

Information Technology-II

1

Required

8

English-I

1

Required

8

English-II

1

Required

9

Islamic Studies

3

Required

9

Islamic Studies

4

Required

Total Credits

21

Total Credits

21

Second Year

Semester- 3

Semester- 4

No

Course

Credits

Course Level

No.

Course

Credits

Course Level

1

Ecological Statistics

2

Basic

1

Water Management (Intro)

3

Core

2

Environmental Ethics

2

Core

2

GIS-I

3

Basic

3

Forestry & Rangeland Management (intro)

2

Core

3

Environmental Geology

3

Core

4

Energy Resources (Intro)

3

Core

4

Microeconomics

3

Core

5

Advanced Environmental Chemistry (Hydro and atmospheric)

3

Core

5

Natural Resource Communication

2

Core

6

Soil Management (Intro)

3

Core

6

Introduction to Scientific Writing

3

Basic

Principles of Management

2

Core

Islamic Studies

3

Required

7

Islamic Studies

4

Required

7

Total Credits

21

Total Credits

20

Third Year

Semester- 5

 Semester- 6

No.

Course

Credit

Course Level

No.

Course

Credits

Course Level

1

GIS II: Adv GIS and

 Spatial Analysis

3

Core 

1

Remote Sensing

3

Basic

2

Ecology

3

Basic

2

Climate Change Science

 and  Society

3

Core

3

Biodiversity

3

Core

3

Natural Resources

 Conservation

3

Core

4

Environmental Governance

2

Core

4

Introduction to Natural Resource

Policy and Administration

3

Core

5

Natural Resource Economics

3

Core

5

Sustainable Development of

natural Resources

3

Core

6

Applied Hydrology

3

Core

6

Natural Resources

Development  & Food Security

3

Core

7

Islamic Studies

4

Required

7

Islamic Studies

2

Required

Total Credits

21

Total Credits

20

Fourth Year

Semester- 7

 Semester- 8

No

Course

Credits

Course Level

No

Course

Credits

Course Level

1

Natural Resources & Land Use Planning

3

Core

1

Collaboration and Conflict in Natural Resources

3

Core

2

Ecosystem Service Values

3

Core

2

Monograph

6

Core

3

Natural Resource Law in Afghanistan

3

Core

3

Opt. 1: Internship

3

Core

4

Applied Ecology

3

Core

4

Opt.2:Environmental Citizenship through Applied Community

Service  Learning

3

Core

5

Ecotourism

2

Core

5

Afghanistan Natural Resources

3

Core

6

Research Methodology

3

Basic

6

Applications on Natural Resources Principles

3

Core

7

Islamic Studies

2

Required

7

Islamic Studies

2

Required

Total Credits

19

Total Credits

20

Credits Types

No. of credits

Parentage (%)

Core

44

26.5

Basic

90

54.2

Required

32

19.2

Total credits

166

100