Program summary
Program overview
Admission requirements
Program structure
Notes
Program requirements
Enquiries

Program summary

Award abbreviation: GCClimateChangeAdapt
Degree type: postgraduate coursework program
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: 1 year part-time
Fee type: domestic fee-paying places
Total courses: 4
Commence: Semester 1 or 2 (subject to enrolment numbers)
Program code: SC501
CRICOS code: TBA

Program overview

The Graduate Certificate in Climate Change Adaptation is designed for practitioners working as environmental and natural resource managers.

The Graduate Certificate is offered in intensive short course mode and:

• provides an in-depth understanding of the natural and human induced forcing factors responsible for the rapid rates of environmental and climate change
• provides practitioners with practical skills in problem solving as related to adaptive environmental assessment and integrated management systems
• equips practitioners with the theoretical understanding and practical tools to enable them to more effectively integrate best practice vulnerability assessment tools and techniques with nationally and internationally endorsed environmental management systems

Skills will be acquired through a combination of readings, lectures, group discussions, practical projects and use of interactive modelling tools.

Admission requirements

A student entering the Graduate Certificate program will normally be required to hold an undergraduate degree, or equivalent, from a recognised higher education institution. Entry by non-graduates who have extensive relevant industry experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Dean, Faculty of Science, Health and Education.

Program structure

4 required courses:

ENS710 Climate Change Assessment A - Theory and Practice *
(Duration: 2 weeks on campus)
ENS711 Climate Change Assessment B - Practical Application *
(Duration: 1 week preparation off campus and 1 week on campus)
ENS712 Climate Change Management A - Theory and Practice *
(Duration: 2 weeks on campus)
ENS713 Climate Change Management B - Practical Application *
(Duration: 1 week preparation off campus and 1 week on campus)

Notes

* Subject to enrolment numbers

Program requirements

Students are required to successfully complete 4 courses as specified in the Graduate Certificate in Climate Change Adaptation program structure. Refer to the Academic Rules for further information.

Enquiries

Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Tel: +61 7 5430 2869
Email: sheinfo@usc.edu.au