Course code: 0095 + Mid-year entry available + 1 year
full-time, 2 years part-time + On-campus (Clayton)
Coordinator: Sharron Pfueller
This course is designed to meet the needs of graduates from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds who wish to enhance their qualifications for careers in environmental policy and analysis, planning, consulting, education, advocacy and management. It is also designed for those who wish to broaden and deepen their understanding and experience to enable societal and individual change and responsible action to support sustainability. Its comprehensive set of core units provides the knowledge and skills to critically analyse problems of environment and sustainability and to propose realistic solutions in both personal and professional settings. Team-based research projects give students the opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary context and to combine theory and practice in responding to local and global issues at individual, community, corporate and government levels. Electives cater for a wide range of specialised needs and interests.
A bachelors degree in any discipline. Those without a bachelors degree but with other tertiary qualifications or relevant professional experience at senior level may apply but must provide a CV, a 1000-word statement and the names of two professional referees.
Students complete 48 points of coursework, including 24 points of core units and 24 points of elective units chosen in consultation with a member of academic staff.
The School of Geography and Environmental Science can
provide a list of other electives offered across the university. If required,
electives may be chosen from level 3 offerings, but only to a maximum of 12
points.
Environmental science units currently vary between student contribution amount
(SCA) (previously HECS) band one and two; elective and foundation units range
from SCA band one to three.
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