96.2% employed within four months of graduating.
Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023-2025, Postgraduate Agriculture and Environmental Studies.
Degree overview
Pursue your passion
Our program is geared toward the emerging requirement for sound environmental management as part of the overall business process. It includes a unique blend of environmental courses that focus on key principles of environmental management, sustainability and climate change.
There are core business courses that will broaden your understanding of topics such as:
- Human resource management
- Corporate finance
- Project management.
Upon graduating, you will gain a unique combination of environmental and business skills. This will prepare you to pursue your passion for environmental science or to gain a deeper understanding of the environmental issues influencing your workplace.
World top 200
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for Environmental Sciences
91.1% of students
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rated teaching practices positively
Career opportunities
Our program provides you with the combination of knowledge and skills that are useful for enhancing or changing career paths. High-level business management skills within an environmental context are highly important. We will continue to make graduates from this program attractive to future employers.
Depending on your area of specialisation, you may wish to transition into:
- Policy Development
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
- Systems Modelling
- Business roles in the environmental sector
- Sustainability roles in business.
What you will study
Our program will provide you with an understanding of current environmental issues that impact the decisions you make as a manager. This also includes how managing these issues can be integrated into broader corporate strategies.
You will learn the theory, philosophy and practice of environmental management within a policy and problem solving framework. You will also have the opportunity to learn basic legislative and policy requirements for environmental protection in Australian and international contexts. You will gain an understanding of how global climate change influences policy development, relevant to business practice.
Courses to support your drive and direction include:
- Business and the Natural Environment
- Environmental Management
- Environmental Legislation and Policy.
Scholarships
Scholarships
Scholarships
If you are a current student, or planning to study with us, we encourage you to apply for all scholarships you meet the criteria for.
Scholarships are available for current, future and international students, Asylum seekers, Graduate research, abroad and exchange study and opportunities with external providers.
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