Corporate environmental management


Programs in corporate environmental management have been designed for students seeking to understand the social, commercial and environmental contexts in which business functions and to relate business practice and environmental outcomes.

Graduate Diploma of Corporate Environmental Management*

General information

Program code: 2528 · Course fee: Local students - $8800, international students - $A12,000· Coordinator: Doug Holmes
This is a graduate-level, full-fee-based course that enables candidates to engage in a structured program of management and environmental training. Students can choose from a wide range of management and environmental subjects from within the two participating departments. Entry is permitted with either a minimum three-year degree or the Faculty Certificate or Graduate Certificate in Corporate Environmental Management. The length of the course is normally one year full-time to two years part-time.

Entry requirements

Applicants must be holders of a bachelors pass degree from a recognised tertiary institution (or an equivalent qualification) and have a minimum of two years relevant work experience or the faculty certificate or graduate certificate with a minimum credit average.

Course structure

All students must undertake four of the five core subjects.

Core subjects

All students must take the following subjects:

Students must choose at least one of the following:

* THESE SUBJECTS ARE OFFERED IN ALTERNATE YEARS AND CAN BE UNDERTAKEN AS EITHER A CORE OR AN ELECTIVE.

Electives

Students must select four electives from the following list:

Environmental electives
Management electives

* HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Students who have fulfilled the requirements of the Faculty Certificate or Graduate Certificate in Corporate Environmental Management will be exempt from core units previously completed but should note that the points must be made up with electives from the above list.

Credit provision

A maximum of 50 per cent credit may be allowed, provided that the work for which credit is sought is relevant to the course and has been completed at graduate level. However, credit will not normally be allowed for core subjects or for subjects that have been used to take out another degree or an award. Credit for a maximum of 50 per cent may be allowed for a relevant Monash faculty certificate or graduate certificate with grades of credit average or above.

Graduate Certificate in Corporate Environmental Management

General information

Course code: 2527 · Course fees: Local students - $3300(full fee) · Coordinator: Doug Holmes
The program has been designed for students seeking to understand the social, commercial and environmental contexts in which business functions and to relate business practice and environmental outcomes. It is a graduate-level, full fee-based course that enables candidates to engage in a structured program of management and environmental training; permits candidates to choose from a wide range of management and environmental subjects from within the two participating departments; and offers graduates from the program the opportunity to advance to a Graduate Diploma of Environmental Science or a Graduate Diploma of Corporate Environmental Management. The length of the course is normally six months full-time (dependent on subject selection and availability) or one year part-time.

Entry requirements

Applicants must be holders of a three-year bachelors degree from a recognised tertiary institution (or an equivalent qualification) and have a minimum of two years work experience.

Course structure
Core subjects

* THESE SUBJECTS ARE OFFERED IN ALTERNATE YEARS AND CAN BE UNDERTAKEN AS EITHER A CORE OR AN ELECTIVE.

Electives

Students must choose four electives to the value of 12 points from the following:

* HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Articulation into graduate diploma

Students may articulate into the Graduate Diploma of Environmental Science or the Graduate Diploma of Corporate Environmental Management if they complete the graduate certificate with an average grade of credit or above. Subjects taken for the certificate program will be credited to the graduate diploma.

Faculty Certificate in Corporate Environmental Management

General information

Program code: 2529 · Program fees: Local students - $3300 (full fee) · Coordinator: Doug Holmes
The program enables candidates to engage in a structured program of management and environmental training; permits candidates to choose from a wide range of management and environmental subjects from within the two participating departments; permits entry without prior tertiary qualifications but substantial relevant work experience; and offers graduates from the program the opportunity to advance to a Graduate Diploma of Environmental Science or a Graduate Diploma of Corporate Environmental Management. The length of the program is normally six months full-time (dependent on subject selection and availability) or up to two years part-time.

Entry requirements

Applicants who do not hold a tertiary qualification must have a minimum of five years relevant work experience either as an owner manager or in a management/supervisory position(s) or a policy/coordination position(s) deemed appropriate, or experience administering expenditure in excess of $500,000 per annum for at least three years. Such applicants must provide a current curriculum vitae and also be recommended by their employer or, if self-employed, provide suitable references regarding their academic potential and managerial competency and submit a statement of up to 1000 words indicating their career objectives and reasons for applying for entry.

Course structure
Core subjects

Students must take two core subjects from the following:

* THESE SUBJECTS ARE OFFERED IN ALTERNATE YEARS AND CAN BE UNDERTAKEN AS EITHER A CORE OR AN ELECTIVE.

Electives

Students must choose four electives to the value of 12 points from the following:

* HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Articulation into the graduate diploma

Students may articulate into the Graduate Diploma of Environmental Science or the Graduate Diploma of Corporate Environmental Management if they complete the faculty certificate or graduate certificate with an average grade of credit or above. Subjects taken for the certificate programs will be credited to the graduate diploma.