Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management

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Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management

  • Objectives The primary objective of this program is to provide professional engineers and scientists with an understanding of environmental issues, problems and solutions and with the necessary knowledge and tools to integrate environmental considerations into all aspects of their work.
  • Entry requirements A degree in science, engineering or technology. Graduates from other disciplines will be considered provided that they have an appropriate technical background. However, entry to the Graduate Certificate program is intended to be flexible, so as to provide the opportunity for mature and experienced staff from within Australian industry to enter the program following assessment of their previous experience and taking into account their record of prior learning. Prospective students who do not have the standard entry requirements should contact the University for advice.

    Electives

    Individual non-standard student programs will be subject to approval by the program controlling Education Committee, which will take into account the students past educational background, the level of the proposed alternative subjects and their coherence with the overall objectives of the program.
  • Academic title Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management
  • Course description
    About Environmental Management

    CQUniversity's Environmental Management programs are designed to enable practitioners to integrate pro-active environmental management strategies into their everyday professional roles. The programs are offered from the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health.

    The programs aim to provide professional engineers and scientists with an in-depth understanding of environmental issues, problems and solutions. They also aim to provide the necessary knowledge and tools to integrate environmental consideration into all aspects of professional scientific and engineering roles.


    Career Opportunities

    This program extends the knowledge and expertise of engineers and scientists in environmental management. It may also redirect their employment prospects in managerial and policy positions in government and the private sector working as environmental management systems managers, auditors, policy analysts, environmentalist, park rangers and natural resource managers.


    Program Structure

    To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete 4 courses/24 units of credit.

    Core courses
    Course Code     Course Name
    ENEV20001     Air Quality Management I
    EVST20012     Water Management I
    EVST20002     Land Management and Rehabilitation

    1 elective course selected from the following:
    Course Code     Course Name
    EVST20003     Environmental Risk Management
    ENEV20002    Waste Minimisation and Cleaner Production
    ENEV20005    Environmental Planning and Economics
    ENEV20003    Water Management II
    GEOH20006   App Demography: Towards Sustainable Populations
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