Handbook

A Bachelor degree or equivalent from a recognised tertiary institution in a relevant field such as the Built Environment disciplines or related areas such as environmental science or engineering. Local and International students are eligible to apply. The program is particularly suited to professionals wanting to up skill after being in the field for several years.

In addition to consideration of academic qualifications, relevant professional experience may be taken into account for entry. In exceptional circumstances, where an applicant does not hold a formal qualification in one of the identified cognate disciplines but has at least 5 years relevant professional experience, they may be considered for entry. Relevant professional experience would normally be in roles such as building designer, environmental planner, construction project manager, environmental/sustainability project officer, building sustainability/energy efficiency assessor or built environment consultant with an environmental/sustainability focus.

Applicants will need to demonstrate that they have achieved the same knowledge and skills (learning outcomes) through their formal or informal learning as the qualifications listed for entry for this program. This may be evidenced by qualification certificates, records of assessment activities relating to course or program learning outcomes, examples of experience from the workplace, community, or other context which demonstrate relevant skills, knowledge or competencies, membership (or eligibility for membership) of professional organisations which require attainment of certain qualifications, or testimonials of skills, knowledge or competencies from workplace supervisors. Any relevant documentation should be attached to the application and will be considered by the Program Director.

The Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters programs are fully articulated programs which allow for flexibility in course selection and progression. A postgraduate coursework student enrolled in an articulated program may apply to progress from the Graduate Certificate through to Masters level with full credit for courses completed with a minimum 65 WAM in earlier programs in the sequence.

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression