Master of Environmental Management (Honours)

Postgraduate coursework in Environmental Management is undertaken in an integrated program comprising Graduate Certificate (http://www.newcastle.edu.au/program/11699.html), Masters (http://www.newcastle.edu.au/program/11700.html)and Masters (Honours)(http://www.newcastle.edu.au/program/11701.html) programs.

The program aims to produce graduates with the capability to constructively engage with the complex environmental concerns that confront contemporary societies. It emphasises the integration of theory and practice and provides an interdisciplinary grounding in sustainability, environmental management, impact assessment and policy. On completion of the program, the graduate will have a goood understanding of the key approaches in environmental management and decision-making, and well developed problem solving skills. the program is open to graduates from a wide range of backgrounds and experience. It caters for both mid-career professionals wishing to gain a postgraduate qualification, upgrade and extend skills and knowledge, or move into the environmental field, and suitably qualified graduates from cognate fields.

The Master of Environmental Management (Honours) will expand your understanding and engagement in contemporary environmental and social issues, but will also significantly broaden your career prospects in environmental management within both the public sector and business. If you are passionate about research, the Master of Environmental Management (Honours) will enable you to undertake a research project that could progress to a research higher degree.

The program is a sound basis for careers in the various fields of environmental management, environmental policy and sustainability with government agencies, industry, corporate sector, community organisations and consultancies.

Students who have satisfactorily completed the specified units of the Master of Environmental Management program may apply for admission to the Master (Honours) program.

Credit may be granted for coursework courses if they can be demonstrated to be directly equivalent in terms of content and depth of study to the corresponding courses in the environmental management program, and they were completed within the previous 5 years. Credit will be granted by the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Science and IT in accordance with the Rules Governing Postgraduate Coursework Awards.

International students are advised that a majority of this program is only available on-line or by distance learning with only the Environmental Management Project available on-campus. International Students must comply with the University of Newcastle's English Language Proficiency requirements. Consequently, no additional strategies in relation to English language beyond those provided by the University should be required.

The support structures of the Student Support Unit will be available to assist any students with a disability or chronic illness. The Faculty accepts responsibility, in liaison with the Student Support Unit, for providing reasonable accommodations to allow students with disabilities to complete the program.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students will draw on the assistance and support provided by the Wollotuka Indigenous Support Unit.

The program can be completed over eighteen months full-time or up to 6 years part-time. The initial coursework components for the Masters program is online, with courses offered on a trimester basis. The Environmental Management Project components of the degree can only be completed on-campus and on a semester basis.

The Masters (Honours) program comprises eight courses (80 units) consisting of at least four Group A directed courses (40 units), and at least two Group B directed courses (20 units) and up to two elective courses (20 units) with the addition of a research project (40 units) comprised of two compulsory Environmental Management Project courses.

Elective course choices may be taken from the Group A and Group B lists below or from any other available courses offered within the University (providing that those courses are open to all students).

Please refer to the Term dates at the University website, at: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/dates/