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Environmental Science
Master of EnvironmentMajorYear: 2017
Environmental Science
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Michael McCarthy (Botany)
Office for Environmental Programs
Ground Floor, Walter Boas Building (building 163)
Enquiries
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Environmental Science is offered as a major field of study in the Master of Environment degree.
The Environmental Science major will attract students seeking an interdisciplinary scientific perspective, for work largely in scientific and environmental careers. Graduates should be well placed to offer leadership through a solid understanding of environmental modelling, monitoring and assessment techniques, and application of technology.
This major will provide an appreciation for the role of modelling in environmental science; an overview of the range of environmental models in use; the skills required to model environmental systems and processes; an introduction to the construction and mathematical analysis of environmental models; and a high level of ability to analyse and evaluate environmental issues.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Master of Environment will have:
- Knowledge to undertake professional practice in environment or sustainability, including:
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- Specialised knowledge in an environmental discipline or field of practice, including knowledge of recent developments in this field
- Knowledge of the cross-disciplinary nature of environmental issues and professional practice to promote sustainable futures
- Knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to specialist field of environmental inquiry
- Skills for collaborative and creative problem solving in environmental practice, including:
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- Ability to critically analyse and synthesise environmental knowledge
- Ability to envision environmental change and propose pathways to realise this change
- Ability to communicate complex environmental knowledge and research effectively to a range of audiences
- Ability to work effectively in cross-disciplinary teams
- Technical skills for professional practice and research in field of specialisation
- Demonstrated capacity to:
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- Exercise well developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner in an environmental discipline or professional field
- Plan and execute a substantial project in an area of environmental research or practice
Upon completion of the Environmental Science major, students will be able to:
- Describe major current global environmental challenges facing scientists and policy-makers;
- Discuss the relevance of a range of scientific disciplines to environmental management including meteorology, ecology, toxicology, hydrology, geology and epidemiology;
- Analyse the role of various evidentiary approaches to supporting science-based arguments including empirical observation and analysis, modelling and use of expert opinion; and
Judge the merit of scientific arguments made in documents related to environmental policy
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Structure
Students will be required to complete the two core subjects, plus choose three subjects from the compulsory specialisation subject list. Students must also take at least 12.5 points of subjects from the compulsory capstone subjects. Students must also undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The selection of electives is made in consultation with the Environmental Science major coordinator.
A list of subjects with special needs within this specialisation can be found at: http://environment.unimelb.edu.au/courses/streams/environmental_science
To enter the 100 point Environmental Science major, students must have completed an Honours year in environmental science (or equivalent). Exceptions and suitability of these entry requirements are subject to the discretion of the major coordinator and the Office for Environmental Programs Selection Committee.
Subject Options
Core Subjects
Students are required to complete the subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90004 | Sustainability Governance and Leadership |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EVSC90017 | Global Environmental Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Compulsory Subjects
and choose 3 subjects from the list of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EVSC90014 | Environmental Risk Assessment | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90020 | Environmental Modelling | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90016 | |||
EVSC90019 | Graduate Seminar: Environmental Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Compulsory Capstone Experience
Students are required to complete at least 12.5 points from the following subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EVSC90019 | Graduate Seminar: Environmental Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90005 | Interdisciplinarity and the Environment |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
plus undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The recommended list of electives includes:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90009 | Participation and Negotiation |
July (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ABPL90032 | Building Services and Operations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90066 | Soil Science and Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90002 | Climate Affairs | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90004 | Current Topics in Atmospheric Research | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
BOTA90005 | Flora of Victoria | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BUSA90403 | Business Tools: Money People & Processes | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BUSA90471 | Business Tools: The Market Environment | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
CHEM90007 | Environmental Chemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEM90008 | Advanced Spectroscopy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEM90010 | Advanced Chemical Applications 1 | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENEN90005 | Environmental Management ISO 14000 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENEN90011 | Energy Efficiency Technology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENEN90027 | Energy for Sustainable Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENEN90028 | Monitoring Environmental Impacts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST70001 | Environmental Research Proj (50 Long) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90006 | Environmental Research Review (12.5) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90016 | Environmental Research Project (50) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
EVSC90009 | Problem Solving in Environmental Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRST90026 | Bushfire & Biodiversity | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FRST90032 | Forests, Carbon and Climate Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
FRST90034 | Ecological Restoration | September (On Campus - Creswick) |
12.5 |
GEOG90003 | Integrated River & Catchment Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL90005 | Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOM90008 | Foundations of Spatial Information |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
HORT90003 | Plants and the Urban Environment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
MAST90044 | Thinking and Reasoning with Data | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90045 | Systems Modelling and Simulation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90005 | Interdisciplinarity and the Environment |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT90012 | Industry Project in Science | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
NRMT90002 | Management of Plant and Animal Invasions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90004 | Science in Context | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
SCIE90005 | Ethics and Responsibility in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90007 | E-Science | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
SKIL90004 | Project Management in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
VETS90016 | Wildlife Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90072 | Data and Decision Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90171 | Leadership in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90019 | Graduate Seminar: Environmental Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90024 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Long |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90026 | Environmental Industry Research: 25 Long |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90020 | Environmental Industry Research (50) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST70002 | Environmental Industry Research: 50 Long |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
DEVT90008 | International Internship in Development |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
GEOG90007 | China Field Class PG | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
FRST90025 | Bushfire & Climate | February (On Campus - Creswick) |
12.5 |
EVSC90001 | Global Environment and Sustainability | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Notes
Other subjects may be approved at the discretion of the coordinator.
Links
http://www.environment.unimelb.edu.au/
Last updated: 30 January 2024