MSc Management of Protected Areas

Organisation:: Universität Klagenfurt
Ort, Bundesland, Land:: Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria
Typ:: Part-time
Certificate:: MSc
Duration:: 4 Semester/s

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Programme

Promoting sustainability, handling conflicts, increasing benefits, conserving biodiversity: the planning and management of pro- tected areas involve many different legal, administrative and technical realities. The demand for highly skilled experts is growing enormously.

Our vision is to promote biodiversity conservation and regional sustainable development in Europe and worldwide by educating and training efficient and effective managers of protected areas.

The MSc Programme is set up in a public-private partnership between the University of Klagenfurt and E.C.O. Institut für Ökologie, a company specialised in planning and consulting protected areas. An international advisory board is established in order to support and control the quality of the courses and students’ master theses. Members of the advisory board are represantatives of well-known institutions or NGOs like e.g. IUCN, WWF International, CBD, Convention on Wetlands and Network of Alpine Protected Areas.

Hans-Joachim Bodenhöfer & Michael Jungmeier
Programme directors

Target audience

Planning and managing protected areas is a challenging and rewarding mission. In the MSc programme we want to provide a profound education for personalities, who want to shape the planet's future.

The learning goals are:

an excellent and comprehensive understanding of the aims and roles of protected areas in relation to the conservation of biodiversity and (integrated) regional development;
detailed knowledge when applying the full range of tools available for the management of protected areas so that they can effectively fulfil their aims;
an ability to analyse and solve problems encountered when establishing, planning or managing protected areas, to conduct inter- and transdisciplinary dialogues with all stakeholders and to develop and implement appropriate integrated solutions;
the development of hard and soft skills to create mutual benefits of nature conservation on the one hand, and for the local population on the other hand, particularly in peripheral regions as well as in developing countries with the aim of sustainable regional development.

Emphases/Curriculum

Selection of courses from the MSc Programme:

Fundamentals of Protected Areas (PA)

The meaning of integrative management of PA
Protected areas and biodiversity conservation
European perspectives of PA management
Foundations of environmental and ecological economics
Foundations of ecology and naural areas
Socioeconomic foundations
Sociological and cultural foundations
Managerial foundations of public enterprises
Regional development and PA management
Communication and participation processes
Information technologies in PA management

Preparing for Protected Areas

Development of ideas and visions
The feasibility check
Early communication processes

Planning Protected Areas

Planning handbook
Communication and participative processes
Management plan

Managing Protected Areas

Personnel and organisational development
Evaluating management and impact assessment
Research setting
Data and information management
Optimising regional economic development
Optimising the financial situation
Information, communication and education
Visitor infrastructure and management

Practical relevance

Internationally renowned experts from various organisations and institutions have been engaged as lecturers. A tutorial system provides an optimal supervision and support of students. By attending the programme, the participants become part of an international network of experts that will enable them to solve complex problems in the everyday life in a Protected Area.

Admission/Entrance requirements
Part-time:
Number of participants max.:	24
Number of applicants:	18

Total fees approx.:	€ 12.400.-

TUITION FEE The tuition fee covers all courses and study materials but excludes travel and living costs ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS The minimum requirements for the application / participation are: University degree or equivalent Good working knowledge of English Demonstrable interest Additional aspects are: Practical working experience in planning / managing protected areas Further technical / academic qualifications Application: Fill in the application form (available in the download area). Present your personal details / education / professional experience in a CV. Submit a copy of your university diploma or transcript (academic degree). Include a letter of intent. Helpful: add demonstrable documentation of your interests and experience (e.g. professional experience, publications, documentation of activities, plans). Helpful: include a letter of support from your employee or a national organisation. The closing date for applications is August 15th.

Languages
Language(s) of instruction:	English
Going abroad:	not possible

Presence and E-Learning

You have to attend 70 days of courses (including excursions, discussions, lectures, seminars), amounting to a total of 520 hours, plus 190 hours of distance learning (e-learning). Your total working time will be about twice the time spent in the courses.

The modules are organised in order to optimally meet the requirements of employed professionals (minimising travel times, using weekends, e-learning support). The scheduling takes into account the weekends. 15 days of presence are Fridays, 28 days of presence are either Saturdays or Sundays.

For e-learning, we set up a web-based platform with download and upload of information, materials and assignments, discussion forums and special links and databases.

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Organisation

The Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt has been futureoriented and dynamic from the day it was founded. Today it is Carinthia’s leading educational and research institution. It opens its doors to the whole world and thrives on interculturality and people whose minds know no frontiers.

In contrast to the mass universities, the structure and the manageable scale of the university have positive effects in many respects: on research and its organisation, on teaching operations and on internal administration.

These benefits are compounded by the specific character of a genuine campus university. This compact structure is of considerable advantage for the organisation of student life (lecture halls, library, refectory, student dorm etc) and for cross-disciplinary research activities.
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Study in Klagenfurt

The Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt is the perfect alternative to mass universities. A stress-free campus atmosphere, top quality academic programmes, personal contact between students and staff, an active cultural scene and lively student life have led to excellent results for Klagenfurt in university ranking lists time and again.

A high quality of life and intercultural exchange thanks to international partnerships and joint-study programmes with other universities coupled with leisure and sports activities on and around Lake Wörthersee make life on campus both exciting and varied.

Universität Klagenfurt
Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre
Universitätsstrasse 65-67
9020 Klagenfurt
Austria

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mpa@uni-klu.ac.at

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