Masters Qualifying in Environmental Science with a research component

• General information
• Entry requirements
• Course structure
  • Core units
  • Electives and foundation units
  • Research project

General information

Program code: 1988 + Program fees: Local students -- HECS; international students -- $A13,500 pa + Coordinator: Associate Professor Frank Fisher + Environmental science units currently vary between HECS band one and two; elective and foundation units range from HECS band one to three
The program has been designed as the preliminary qualification for entry into the Master of Environmental Science by coursework and research. It provides for students seeking a HECS-funded program that offers a rigorous introduction to the thinking and methods required to undertake the Master of Environmental Science by coursework and research and offers an intensive introductory training in team and individual research. The length of the program is one year full-time or two-years part-time.

Entry requirements

Applicants should have a three-year bachelors degree or equivalent in any discipline with a credit average in the final year of their undergraduate degree. Preference will be given to applicants with at least two years suitable experience.

Course structure

Core units

• ENV401C Systems thinking and practice (6 points)
• ENV403C Interdisciplinary team research (6 points)
• ENV404C Environmental policy and action (6 points) (offered in alternate years)

or

• ENV422C Environmental assessment (6 points) (offered in alternate years)

Electives and foundation units

An elective and/or foundation unit to the value of 6 points. A foundation unit, to be taken where background is lacking and where it would be of assistance to either the research sequence or to the candidate's subsequent work, may be chosen from:

• ENV414F Ecological systems and management (6 points)
• ENV415F Law and the environment (6 points)
• ENV416F Introduction to economics (6 points)

Research project

• ENV405C Research project (24 points)

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