Postgraduate: Course rule and topic information

Graduate Certificate in
Environmental Management

(GradCertEnvMgmt)

Program of Study

INTRODUCTION

The Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management is an 18-unit program which is part of the Graduate Program in Environmental Management offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences on a fee-paying basis.

It articulates with the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management and the 72-unit Master of Environmental Management, and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards.

Students who complete the Graduate Certificate normally receive credit for up to 18 units of topics should they choose to proceed to the Graduate Diploma.

COURSE AIMS

The Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management introduces students to contemporary theory and practice in environmental management, and to the study of environmental processes and systems. Students may also undertake some study of environmental economics, philosophy or politics.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

Credit may be granted, on application, for comparable prior studies.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2007]

A student's program of study must be prepared by the Program Approver.

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management, a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Students must complete:

ENVS8001	Managing Environments	6
	and 12 units chosen from the following, of which at least 6 units must be chosen from the topics in Group A:
	Group A
ENVS8003	Environmental Systems	6
ENVS8004	Australian Environmental Change	6
ENVS8005	Advanced Physical Geography	6
	Group B
ENVS8006	Introduction to Environmental Economics	6
ENVS8007	Environmental Economics	6
ENVS8009	Environmental Politics	6

or any other topic approved by the program approver.

Except with permission of the Faculty Board:

the program must be completed within four consecutive semesters;
no topic may be attempted more than twice;
a student may not include a topic which repeats work previously undertaken.