What is Faculty of Development Studies (FDS)

FDS is capitalized on the Graduate Program in Development Studies, which has been training development practitioners, policy makers, researchers and students since 2006. Since Cambodia needs more well-rounded development thinkers and doers, FDS is birthed at the right time and in the right place.

FDS envisions to produce qualified human resources who are critical about development issues and innovative in solutions for development challenges. These people will perform a crucial role in the development industry at national, regional and global levels.

We see “development” as complex and intertwined economic, social, political, cultural and environmental issues. It is multi-disciplinary, multi-stranded and multi-actor. It is both a process and an end itself. We tackle these issues in three inter-related Departments: Community Development, Economic Development, and Natural Resource Management and Development.

We have over 40 faculty members who have been trained in various development models, approaches, theories and practices in Asia, Europe and America. Many of us have extensive instruction, research and work experiences in the ambit of development.

If you want to become critical and competent in research and practice as a community developer, a development economist or an NRM expert, and want to challenge yourself in the arena of development after graduation, welcome on board!

Admission

Admission of scholarship students is administered by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport based on sound results of the High School exam in Mathematics and Social Science subjects. Private students are selected by RUPP.

The application period is 15 September-30 October 2014. Application forms can be obtained at the Studies Office (Room 117 Building A).

Assessment

Assessments are based on the nature of respective subjects. However, students are encouraged to have formal written and/or oral examinations. Where applicable, the allocation of marks should be 10% for attendance, 20% for individual homework, 10% for a presentation of the individual homework and 60% for written and/or oral examinations. At the end of year 3, there is an industrial/community replacement during the academic year break, where students are exposed to working experience worth 2 credits based on their replacement certificate and the merit of a report about their activities. Year 4 students can either sit for an exit exam or conduct a thesis to complete the graduation requirement.

Foundation Year of FDS

Notes: Courses with * are major courses. The rest are general courses.

Resources

Classrooms are located in Campus I. There are several libraries within the Campus, including the Hun Sen Library and FDS resource collection. Further, students can have access to some open-source online resources.