Climate Change and Adapted Land Use

WASCAL Graduate Studies Program
The program consists of 4 different master and 6
doctoral programs, each based at one West African
University (for a list of programs, see www.wascal.
org). The language of instruction is English. The
Master Research Program “Climate Change and
Adapted Land Use” offers excellent study and
research support:
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English Proficiency Course for French-speaking
students before the start of the program
High quality education and research on climate
change, its impact and adaptation options
Interdisciplinary teaching and working
approach
Skill training in remote sensing, Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) and research
methodology
West African and international lecturers
Full time scholarship and research budget,
including personal laptop computer
Exposure to intercultural work environment
Application
Applicants must be citizens of one of the ten
WASCAL member states: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte
d´ Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria,
Senegal or Togo.
The application process is handled by the Federal
University of Technology, Minna. All applications
undergo a review by the international Advisory
Board of the Master Program.
Annual calls for applications will be announced on
www.wascal.org and on our Facebook page.
Contact and Information
Director of the Master Program Climate Change
and Adapted Land Use
Appollonia A. Okhimamhe (PhD)
Federal University of Technology, Minna
PMB 65, Niger State, NIGERIA
+2348034526128
[email protected]
[email protected]
How can you support the program?
• Help to extend our library with books and
educational materials
• Support us in exposing our students to climatefriendly technologies
• Sponsor additional students/your employees to
benefit from the program
www.wascal.org
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January 2015
Climate Change
and Adapted Land Use
Master‘s Program
Federal University of Technology,
Minna
WASCAL
Graduate Studies Program
The Master Program
Curriculum
FUT Minna
Climate Change and
Adapted Land Use
Core Courses
Gidan Kwano Campus of
FUT Minna
The Master of Technology degree in Climate Change
and Adapted Land Use is designed to encourage crossborder collaboration in education and research aimed
at addressing the impacts of climate change in West
Africa in an integrated, cross-disciplinary and multisectoral manner. State-of-the-art modelling tools
will be used for innovative analysis of environmental
and socio-economic datasets to produce quantitative
results for predicting and assessing the impacts of
climate change with the view towards proffering the
most suitable adaptation measures to minimize these
impacts. The general philosophy of the course is to
produce highly skilled graduates with a broad and
deep knowledge of climate change who can effectively
apply this knowledge to at least, five climate change
impact areas namely, Land Management, Agriculture,
Water Resources, Economic resources and West
African Climate System that have been identified as
being very critical to the sustainable development of
the West African sub-region.
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Atmospheric Science and Climate System
Remote Sensing
Environmental Research Methodology
Direct Individual Studies,
Community Based Project
Geographic Information Systems
Geo-statistics
Land Use Dynamics and Modeling
Climate change Impacts and Adaptation
Numerical Analysis for Climate Modeling and
Statistical Meteorology
Electives
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Synoptic Meteorology
Agricultural Meteorology
Environmental Economics, Soil and Water
Management
Management of Irrigated Land
Pasture Agronomy and Range Management
Agricultural Policy and Development
Farming Systems in the Tropics
Tropical Meteorology and Hydrometeorology
WASCAL CC&ALU is located in the approximately
10,000 hectares of Gidan Kwano Campus, the
permanent site of the Federal University of
Technology, Minna. It is prominently located
along the road leading to beautifully constructed
University roundabout leading to the Senate
Building and other University edifices. For more
information on the Federal University of Technology,
Minna visit http://www.futminna.edu.ng.
Facilities
A large well equipped lecture room with a smart
board for lectures/presentations, a desktop for each
of the students, a large seminar/boardroom that
can also serve as video conferencing room etc.