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Overview

This program provides an introduction to the frameworks, tools, and basic disciplinary knowledge relevant to environmental management.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Undertake independent and collaborative enquiry and work effectively with others
  • Scholars
2.
Apply a range of problem solving skills.
  • Leaders
  • Scholars
3.
Communicate effectively to a range of audiences
  • Professionals
  • Leaders
  • Global Citizens
4.
Identify some of the disciplinary areas related to environmental decision-making, such as environmental law, economics, ecosystem management, physical sciences (physics and chemistry), social sciences and engineering.
  • Scholars
  • Professionals
5.
Recognise international environmental issues.
  • Professionals
  • Global Citizens
6.
Identify frameworks and tools for environmental management and policy and how to apply these
  • Scholars
  • Global Citizens

Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure
24 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 24 UOC as a standalone program.

  1. Core Course (6 UOC)
  2. Disciplinary Knowledge Courses (12 UOC)
  3. Elective (6 UOC)

Core Course

You must take 6 UOC of the following courses:

IEST5001
6 UOC
Frameworks for Environmental Management

Disciplinary Knowledge Courses

You must take at least 12 UOC, up to a maximum of 18 UOC of the following courses.

If you complete 18 UOC of Disciplinary Knowledge Courses then you are not required to complete an elective.

Selection will be from those for which you cannot demonstrate sufficient background.

IEST5008
6 UOC
Protected Area Management
IEST7300
6 UOC
Environmental Management: Physical Science Fundamentals
IEST7500
6 UOC
Environmental Management: Engineering Fundamentals
IEST6001
6 UOC
Field Ecology for Environmental Management
IEST7100
6 UOC
Environmental Management: Economics Fundamentals
IEST7200
6 UOC
Environmental Management: Law Fundamentals
IEST7400
6 UOC
Environmental Management: Social Science Fundamentals

Elective

You can take up to a maximum of 6 UOC of the following courses.

ARCH7162
6 UOC
Environment
BEES5001
6 UOC
Topics in Biological Science
BEES5002
6 UOC
Topics in Ecological Science
BEES5003
6 UOC
Topics in Geography
BENV7721
6 UOC
Planning and Land Policy
BENV7724
6 UOC
Transport, Land Use and Environment
BENV7728
6 UOC
Geographical Information Systems and Urban Informatics
BIOS6671
6 UOC
Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources
COMD5000
6 UOC
NGOs, Civil Society and Development
CVEN9611
6 UOC
Urban Hydrology and Stormwater Management
CVEN9612
6 UOC
Catchment and Water Resources Modelling
CVEN9620
6 UOC
Channels, Rivers and Estuaries
CVEN9630
6 UOC
Groundwater Hydrology and Resources Analysis
CVEN9640
6 UOC
Coastal Engineering
CVEN9856
6 UOC
Water Treatment
CVEN9857
6 UOC
Wastewater Treatment
CVEN9885
6 UOC
Transport and Transformation of Contaminants
GEOS3733
6 UOC
Environmental Geophysics
GEOS9011
6 UOC
Environmental Impact Assessment
GEOS9012
6 UOC
Remote Sensing Applications
GEOS9016
6 UOC
Principles of Geographic Information Systems and Science
GMAT9600
6 UOC
Principles of Remote Sensing
GMAT9606
6 UOC
Microwave Remote Sensing
GSOE9017
6 UOC
Managing Energy Efficiency
IEST5002
6 UOC
Tools for Environmental Management
IEST5005
6 UOC
Environmental Communication
IEST5007
6 UOC
Environment and Development
IEST5021
6 UOC
Corporate Environmental Sustainability Reporting
IEST5500
6 UOC
Understanding Environmental Policy
IEST6001
6 UOC
Field Ecology for Environmental Management
IEST6909
6 UOC
Environmental Management Systems
IEST7100
6 UOC
Environmental Management: Economics Fundamentals
IEST7200
6 UOC
Environmental Management: Law Fundamentals
IEST7400
6 UOC
Environmental Management: Social Science Fundamentals
LAWS8069
6 UOC
Natural Resources Law
LAWS8319
6 UOC
International Environmental Law
LAWS8366
6 UOC
Environmental Markets
MATH5285
6 UOC
Fluids, Oceans and Climate
MECH9720
6 UOC
Solar Thermal Energy Design
MINE8780
6 UOC
Environmental Management for the Mining Industry
MNNG9902
6 UOC
Environmental Contaminants
MSCI5004
6 UOC
Oceanographic Processes
MSCI5005
6 UOC
Topics in Marine Biology and Ecology
MSCI9001
6 UOC
Conservation in Aquatic Ecosystems
PLAN7123
6 UOC
Urban Planning and Infrastructure
SOLA9004
6 UOC
Sustainable and Renewable Energy
SOLA9012
6 UOC
Renewable Energy Policy
SOLA9016
6 UOC
Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries
SUSD0001
6 UOC
Sustainable Development and the Urban Environment
SUSD0002
6 UOC
Building Ecology and Life Cycle Thinking
SUSD0003
6 UOC
Energy and the Built Environment
SUSD0004
6 UOC
Sustainability and Habitability
SUSD0009
6 UOC
Environmental Auditing
SUSD0010
6 UOC
Managing the Sustainable Built Environment
UDES0001
12 UOC
Urban Design Studio 1
UDES0002
12 UOC
Urban Design Studio 2
UDES0008
6 UOC
Planning and Urban Development

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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

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Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Pathways

Articulation Arrangements

Graduate Diploma - GradDip5499 - Environmental Management
Master of Environmental Management - MEM8623 - Environmental Management

Additional Information

Further Information

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Program Fees

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