The Faculty of Resource Science and Technology (FRST) and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSH) jointly offer a capacity building academic programme for the promotion of sustainable land use and natural resource management in Malaysia (SLUSE-M). This programme confers either a Master in Environmental Management (Development Planning) or Master in Environmental Science (Land Use and Water Resource Management). Master in Environmental Management (Development Planning) or MEMD is offered by FSSH while FRST offers Master in Environmental Science (Land Use and Water Resource Management) or MELW.

The programme is modeled on and implemented in parallel to a similar programme initiated by a Danish consortium of universities (SLUSE-D). SLUSE-M applies natural and social scientific theories and methodologies in developing interdisciplinary approaches to understand the problems and finding solutions related to sustainable use of natural resources. This capacity building initiative is realized through the improvement and integration of education, training and research involving students and academic staff of UNIMAS, in collaboration with other local and foreign universities and agencies.

SLUSE-M programme offers three main components as follows:

1. Joint SLUSE module;
2. Joint Experiential module; and
3. Core module which would stream students into two possible majors of either MEMD or MELW.

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Joint field course is considered one of the highlights of the SLUSE programme where students are given the opportunity to apply their interdisciplinary knowledge in research methodologies in the context of real-life issues while allowing for intercultural exposure and academic discourse between international and Malaysian students. See here to view Joint Field Course conducted in 2024.