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

Program summary

Award abbreviation: GCEnvChangeMgt
Degree type: postgraduate coursework program
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: 2 semesters part-time
Fee type: domestic fee-paying places
Total courses: 4
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2 (subject to enrolment numbers)
Program code: SC504
CRICOS code: to be advised

Program overview

The Graduate Certificate in Environmental Change Management is designed for environmental assessment and environmental impact assessment practitioners.

The Graduate Certificate is offered in intensive short course mode and will assist graduates to:

• follow international trends in environmental assessment and management
• better understand international and national obligations for environmental assessment and management
• use integrated adaptive assessment and management tools and techniques to achieve continuous improvement in environmental outcomes
• more effectively assess and manage complex industrial, infrastructure and urban development proposals using statutory and best practice processes and procedures

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:

ENS740 Environmental Assessment A  - Theory and Practice *
(Duration: 2 weeks on campus)
ENS741 Environmental Assessment B - Practical Application *
(Duration: 1 week preparation off campus and 1 week on campus)
ENS742 Environmental Management A - Theory and Practice *
(Duration: 2 weeks on campus)
ENS743 Environmental 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 Environmental Change Management 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