Distance Development

UHI goes Europe-wide with two postgraduate courses

UHI Millennium Institute has launched into Europe with two online postgraduate degree courses which will increase international expertise in rural and mountain development. 

Students from anywhere in Europe can now sign up for the MSc managing sustainable rural development and MSc managing sustainable mountain development online courses which will appeal to specialists already working in, or planning to join, these fields.

The courses – the first in UHI to go international – are part of the sustainable science, heritage and development network, also known as SSHaD. They are now available across Europe on a full-time or part-time basis after being backed by the Open University Validation Service (OUVS). 

UHI is one of the few higher education institutions to run these courses which are helping to meet the demand for real-life, practical solutions in sustainable rural and mountain development. Some students are being drawn from the likes of national conservation and development agencies, local authorities and private estates, while others have a strong personal interest in mountains.

Looks promising, with the course following a modular structure a la Open University.  I'll be giving the course document a read-through today.