Master of Sustainability

Postgraduate

In Canberra (Australia)

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Canberra (Australia)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

COURSE VIDEO Anya Solovieva shares her story about the opportunities postgraduate study has opened up for her. 1:10 By tackling key global issues, the Master of Sustainability will equip you to further your career in diverse areas from environmental science to finance, from law to urban planning, and from sustainable building design to public health. You’ll learn about energy conservation, population health, food security, sustainability policy, and sustainability analysis tools.



In this one-and-a-half-year postgraduate course you will boost your education with an understanding of complex sustainability challenges and discover tools to measure, report on and identify solutions to these challenges.



The Master of Sustainability builds on the Graduate Diploma with a capstone experience that will put you to work in teams to research current sustainability problems in collaboration with industry (including your own job, if appropriate), aiming to deliver sustainable solutions to the industry partners.



Offering excellent flexibility, the sustainability program lets you tailor your subjects to suit your background and career interests. First, you will build a foundation in sustainability, with core units including health and population, energy and resources, food and water security, policy and governance, social change, and sustainability analysis tools. Then, you will broaden your study of sustainability by choosing your electives across a range of areas or focus on one aspect by choosing related electives and designing your Masters course capstone project in that area.



By joining the sustainability program at the University of Sydney, you will be part of a truly multidisciplinary experience. Six faculties across the University deliver core content, and nine faculties teaching into the program’s electives. You will be guided by the University’s experts, who are leaders in their fields internationally, and also from...

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Study plan

You may undertake the course on a full time or part time basis. Full time study is normally undertaken over three semesters.

To qualify for the Master of Sustainability a candidate must complete 72 credit points, including:

  • 36 credit points of core units of study; and
  • 12 credit points of elective units of study from the remaining core or elective units of study; and
  • 24 credit points of Capstone experience units of study

A sample study plan for a full time student might involve four units of study in the first semester, comprising: three core units plus one elective unit; then three more core units plus one elective in second semester; and four capstone experience units of study in the third semester. Your individual study plan will of course depend on the availability of units in a given semester. Example study plans themed by discipline area are available for guidance.


  • Graduate Certificate in Sustainability
  • Graduate Diploma in Sustainability

Master of Sustainability

Price on request