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Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management: Grad Dip

Program Duration

Grad Dip - 2 sessions full-time (1 year) or 4 sessions part-time (2 years).

We aim to provide as much flexibility as possible in the delivery to suit students’ needs. The mandatory courses are available in distance mode and a number of potential electives are available in distance or short-course mode.

Program Requirements

Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management are required to complete a program totalling 48 units of credit. This is made up of:

2 compulsory core courses each of 6 units of credit (= 12 UOC);
normally 4 fundamental knowledge courses each of 6 units of credit, but see note * below (= 24 UOC);
the remaining units of credit (generally 12) to be taken as electives or a combination of electives and a project.

This program is designed for people wishing for a solid grounding in the frameworks (especially sustainability), tools and basic disciplinary knowledge relevant to environmental management. It is fully articulated with the Master of Environmental Management. It can be taken over 2 sessions full-time or 4 sessions part-time.

Core courses

IEST5001: Frameworks for Environmental Management (to be taken at the start of the Program)
IEST5002: Tools for Environmental Management

Both of the core courses is 3 hours per week, and worth 6 units of credit. For more details on the content of these courses, please see the Course Information page in the Current Students section.

Fundamental Knowledge Courses

BIOS9001: Fundamental Knowledge in Environmental Management: Ecology
CHEM7300: Fundamental Knowledge in Environmental Management: Physical Science
CVEN9895: Fundamental Knowledge in Environmental Management: Engineering
ECON5125: Fundamental Knowledge in Environmental Management: Economics
HPSC5520: Fundamental Knowledge in Environmental Management: Social Science
LAWS3439: Fundamental Knowledge in Environmental Management: Law

Each of the core courses is worth 6 units of credit. For more details on the content of these courses, please see the Course Information page in the Current Students section.

To deal with the fact that students will bring very different knowledge bases to the program and may need to fill knowledge gaps in order to achieve basic ‘environmental literacy’, 6 ‘fundamental knowledge’ courses form an important part of the program. Students will be required to take those Fundamental Knowledge courses for which they cannot demonstrate sufficient background.

Note * Students will normally be required to take 4 fundamental knowledge courses with the 4 selected on the basis of their disciplinary background and experience. The fundamental knowledge courses to be taken will be determined following discussion of academic qualifications and experience with the Program Coordinator.

Where students can demonstrate sufficient disciplinary background or experience they may, with the permission of the Program Coordinator, take fewer than 4 Fundamental Knowledge courses with additional electives in their place. In some cases, students may be required to take more than 4 fundamental knowledge courses if there is a demonstrated need in terms of basic disciplinary knowledge.

Electives

The remainder of units of credit (usually 12 UOC) is to be taken are electives, which may be selected from a University-wide list. Choice of electives is through consultation with the Program Coordinator and based on previous experience, needs and timetabling constraints. For more details on the content of these courses, please see the Course Information page in the Current Students section.