Master of Environment

Master

In Canberra (Australia)

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Canberra (Australia)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Credits

    96

Equip yourself with the skills to tackle the big environmental problems facing contemporary and future society with the ANU Master of Environment.Studying at one of the top 10 universities in the world for environmental sciences, you’ll be exposed to current perspectives on environmental issues and approaches, and will develop depth of knowledge in a selected disciplinary area.You could choose to specialise in biodiversity conservation, climate science and policy, disaster studies, environmental policy, environmental studies and human ecology, geography, natural resource management, sustainability science or water science and management.Find out more about studying Environment, the degree structure, the university experience, career opportunities and student stories on our website.Get the inside story on what it’s like to be an ANU student by visiting our student blog.

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Location

Start date

Canberra (Australia)
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The Australian National University, ACT 0200

Start date

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About this course

A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0
Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 24 units (one semester) of credit. Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Bachelor degree with Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 48 units (one year) of credit.
Cognate Disciplines onmental Science, Science Communication, Sociology, Soil Science, Sustainability Science, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, Water Science
English Language Requirements
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Subjects

  • IT Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Management
  • Governance
  • Options
  • Ecology
  • Biodiversity
  • Economics
  • Climate Change
  • International
  • Law
  • University
  • School
  • Resource Management
  • IT Development
  • IT Management
  • Environmental Economics
  • Climate
  • Environmental Science
  • Conservation
  • Skills and Training

Course programme

The Master of Environment requires the completion of 96 units, of which:

A minimum of 24 units must come from completion of 8000-level courses

A minimum of 36 units must come from completion of courses in the subject area ENVS Environment and Society

The 96 units must consist of:

6 units from completion of Economic and Governance courses, listed below

6 units from completion of Environmental Science courses, listed below

6 units from completion of Society and Environment courses, listed below

6 units from completion of Research Methods courses, listed below

The Master of Environment requires the completion of 96 units, of which:

A minimum of 24 units must come from completion of 8000-level courses

A minimum of 36 units must come from completion of courses in the subject area ENVS Environment and Society

The 96 units must consist of:

6 units from completion of Economics and Governance courses, listed below

6 units from completion of Environmental Science courses, listed below

6 units from completion of Society and Environment courses, listed below

6 units from completion of Research Methods courses, listed below

24 units from completion of one of the following specialisations:

Biodiversity Conservation and Management
Climate Science and Policy
Disaster Studies
Environmental Policy
Environmental Studies and Human Ecology
Geography
Natural Resource Management
Sustainability Science
Water Science and Management

6 units from completion of ENVS8016 Contemporary Perspectives in Environment-Society Interaction

6 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ENVS6025 Complex Environmental Problems in Action
ENVS6306 Human Futures
ENVS8048 Topics in Environment & Society

12 units from completion of further courses from any of the following lists:

Economics and Governance
CRWF8000 Government, Markets and Global Change
ECON8040 Resource and Environmental Economics
EMDV8078 Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics
EMDV8079 Water Conflicts
EMDV8080 International Climate Change Policy and Economics
EMDV8081 Domestic Climate Change Policy and Economics
EMDV8104 Environmental Governance
EMDV8108 Applied Environmental and Resource Management
ENVS6033 International Environmental Policy
ENVS6315 Essentials of Environmental Law
ENVS6528 Environmental Policy
IDEC8017 Econometric Techniques
IDEC8018 Agricultural Economics and Resource Policy
IDEC8053 Environmental Economics
IDEC8088 Cost-Benefit Analysis: Principles and Practice
LAWS8123 Water Resources Law
LAWS8146 Environmental Land Use Planning Law
LAWS8280 Biodiversity Law and Policy

Environmental Science
EMDV8026 Introduction to Environmental Science
ENVS6022 Water Science
ENVS6024 Biodiversity Conservation
ENVS6026 Managing Forested Landscapes
ENVS6201 Biodiversity Science: Wildlife, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology
ENVS6204 Weather, Climate and Fire
ENVS6218 Environmental Science Field School
ENVS6223 Sustainable Agricultural Systems
ENVS6303 Climatology
ENVS6304 Land and Catchment Management
ENVS6307 Climate Change Science & Policy
ENVS6308 Fire in the Environment
ENVS6311 Severe Weather
ENVS6514 Ecological Assessment and Management
ENVS6529 Palaeo-Environmental Reconstruction
ENVS6555 Water Management
ENVS8003 Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation
ENVS8015 Contemporary Perspectives in Environmental Science

Society and Environment
ANTH8007 Key Concepts in Anthropology of Development
ANTH8008 Social Impact Assessment: Theory and Methods (Advanced)
ANTH8009 Development in Practice
ANTH8014 Mining, Community and Society
ANTH8019 Social Analysis & Community Politics
ANTH8021 Participatory Modelling for Development
ANTH8028 Social Impact Assessment: Theory and Methods
ANTH8030 Critically Assessing Contemporary Development Practice
ANTH8038 Critical Issues in Gender and Development
ANTH8042 Migration, Refugees and Development
ANTH8047 Land Rights and Resource Development
EMDV8001 Environmental Sustainability, Health and Development
EMDV8007 Environmental Policy and Communications
EMDV8101 State, Society and Natural Resources
ENVS6005 Sustainable Urban Systems
ENVS6013 Society and Environmental Change
ENVS6017 Vietnam Field School
ENVS6020 Human Ecology
ENVS6021 Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders
ENVS6108 Sustainable Development
ENVS6205 Island Sustainable Development: Fiji Field School
ENVS6301 Climate Change Science & Policy in Practice

Research Methods
ANTH8019 Social Analysis & Community Politics
EMDV8002 Methods for Environmental Decision-Making
EMDV8102 Research Methods for Environmental Management
EMDV8103 Environmental Assessment
ENVS6014 Qualitative Research Methods for Sustainability
ENVS6015 GIS and Spatial Analysis
ENVS6103 Introduction to Environmental and Social Research
ENVS6202 Environmental Measurement, Modelling and Monitoring
ENVS6315 Essentials of Environmental Law
MATH6102 Environmental Modelling and Integrated Assessment
MATH6103 Scientific and Industrial Modelling

24 units from completion of elective courses offered by the ANU

A course used to satisfy the requirements of one list may not be double counted towards satisfying the requirements of another list.

Master of Environment

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