Program summary
Program overview
Admission requirements
Program structure
Program requirements
Enquiries

Program summary

Award abbreviation: GDClimateChangeAdaptation
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 Semester 2 (not available until Semester 2, 2007)
CRICOS code: not applicable

Program overview

Graduates of this program will be well equipped to meet existing and emerging professional challenges and will be able to:

• appreciate international understanding of global warming and the emerging trends in vulnerability assessment and management of climate change
• better understand international and national obligations, commitments to applying vulnerability assessment processes, and integrated management systems as they relate to climate change
• proactively address the implications of environmental and climate change for environmental and natural resources management
• utilise integrated adaptive assessment and management tools and techniques to achieve continuous improvement in environmental and natural resource outcomes 
• more effectively assess and manage climatically induced change as related to complex agricultural, industrial, infrastructure, recreation and urban development proposals for projects using statutory and best practice processes and procedures
• utilise environmental simulation modelling and decision support tools and prepare assessment and management plan documentation that meets professional and statutory requirements, and
• gain accreditation as an environmental and EA/EIA practitioner from the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) or equivalent overseas accreditation body

Admission requirements

To be eligible for entry into this program, students will have completed the Graduate Certificate in Climate Change Adaptation. A student entering the Graduate Diploma 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

3 required courses
ENS700 Environmental and Resource Economics
ENS705 Using Spatial Information
ENS714 Climatic & Hydrological Systems Dynamics

Select 1 elective course
Plus select 1 course from:
ENS701 Estuary and Wetland Systems Dynamics
ENS702 Economic Tools and Techniques
ENS703 Governance, Engagement and Capacity Building
ENS704 Applied Regional and Community Engagement Project
ENS706 Applied Spatial Analysis and Decision Making
ENS707 Professional Research Project
ENS709 Environmental and Sustainability Auditing Project
ENS715 Applied Climatic and Hydrological Systems Project
ENS725 Applied Coastal Systems Project
ENS744 Socioeconomic Impact Assessment and Planning
ENS749 Geospatial Visualisation and Decision Support Systems

Program requirements

1. Refer to the Academic Rules.
2. Refer to explanation of terms.

Enquiries

Associate Professor Peter Waterman
Tel: +61 0418 628431 (mobile)
peter.waterman@usc.edu.au

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