The School of Social and Environmental Enquiry Environmental Studies

Postgraduate programs in Environmental Studies

 

Coursework programs

We offer access to undergraduate Environmental Studies subjects via the Graduate Certificate in Arts (Environmental Studies) and the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Environmental Studies). These programs aim to provide a general understanding of key concepts and issues in Environmental Studies.

One or two Environmental Studies subjects can also be taken via the University's Community Access Program (CAP).

Graduates from other institutions who have majored in Environmental Studies are eligible to apply for the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Environmental Studies) which is equivalent to the Honours program and provides a pathway to higher degree research for students who have not completed a four year BA (Honours) with a research component in Environmental Studies. For more information regarding the application process, please visit Faculty of Arts Future Students website.

 

Official descriptions of the coursework programs are also listed in the University Postgraduate Catalogue:

Graduate Certificate in Arts (Environmental Studies)

Graduate Diploma in Arts (Environmental Studies)

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Environmental Studies)

 

The Office for Environmental Programs (OEP) at the University coordinates a number of postgraduate coursework programs ranging from certificates to the Master of the Environment. The latter program includies subjects from the faculties of Arts, Architecture Building and Planning, Economics, Education, Engineering, Land and Food Resources, Medicine and Science. SSEE contributes to the teaching of core subjects in the program, such as Environmental Impact Assessment and Social Impact Assessment, as well as coordinating streams in Development.

 

Research only degrees

Supervision is currently available in the following areas:

  • biogeography(restoration ecology, site rehabilitation, fire ecology, plant dynamics)
  • aquatic ecology (stream ecology, pollution monitoring)
  • palaeoecology and Aboriginal archaeology (landscape changes, human impacts on natural environments)
  • environmental hydrology (river rehabilitation, environmental flows, water body management)
  • coastal management (land management, geomorphology, erosion, planning and resource management)
  • environmental politics (environmental public policy, political ecology)
  • economic development (environmental valuation, environmental management systems)
  • regional economic development (economic development in southeast Asia and the Pacific, industrialisation in northeast Asia, industrial restructing)
  • environmental decision-support systems (expert systems, intelligent GIS, land suitability maps, environmental visualisation, computerised strategising)
  • the social dimensions of environmental problems (politics of heritage, feminism and environmentalism, urban planning)

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    The Faculty of Arts administer entry to the Master of Arts in Environmental Studies (thesis only). The Master of Arts degree is designed for students to develop advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained research. Students produce a 30 000-word thesis dealing with an area of geography and demonstrating the ability to present a coherent hypothesis on an issue in geography, supported by research and analysis.

    The School of Graduate Research administers entrance the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program. The PhD is the major research degree offered by the University of Melbourne and requires the completion of a thesis of about 80 000 words.

    The PhD is administered by the School of Graduate Studies.

     

    Please consult the following websites for information about the research degrees and how to apply:

    Faculty of Arts (Master of Arts information)

    Faculty of Arts (PhD information)

    School of Graduate Research (PhD information)

    University of Melbourne Postgraduate Studies Catalogue - Master of Arts (Environmental Studies)

     

    Specific enquiries regarding eligibility for enrolment, the topic of research and supervisory arrangements:

    Dr Peter Christoff

    Environmental Studies coordinator

    221 Bouverie Street

    The University of Melbourne

    Victoria 3010 Australia

     

    T: +61 3 8344 9319

    F: +61 3 9349 4218

    E: peterac@unimelb.edu.au

     

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