Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Environmental Studies)

Comments about Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Environmental Studies) - On Campus - Parkville - Victoria

• Objectives
  Students who complete the postgraduate diploma should:
  
  * possess knowledge of environmental systems and processes and what happens to environmental systems under stress;
  * develop skills in using techniques that (a) measure components of environmental systems and (b) assess the environmental impact of different environment users;
  * have a knowledge of environmental valuation and the relationships between development and the environment;
  * understand the broad social, economic and regulatory frameworks in which environmental problems are resolved;
  * possess knowledge of the current processes of economic and social change in the Asia-Pacific region;
  * develop skills in assessing the relation between these processes and environmental capacity.
• Academic title
  Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Environmental Studies)
• Course description
      * Thesis 15,000 words (50 points)
      * Honours coursework (50 points)
  
  Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
  
        
  Thesis subject
  
  Subject     Semester     Credit Points
  121-520  Environmental Studies Thesis
  An approved topic/research project selected in consultation with the supervisor/s. The student will also write a research proposal and give an oral presentation on the proposed research.     Semester 1, Semester 2     50
  
  Honours coursework
  
  Subject     Semester     Credit Points
  121-431  Environmental Studies Coursework
  This subject comprises three components: a course of lectures and seminars on the principles and practice of environmental or social impact assessment; preparation of an extended review of the literature related to the subject matter of the student&a...     Semester 1, Semester 2     50