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Graduate Diploma in Environment (GD-ENV) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
Coordinator
David M. Kennedy
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: environment.unimelb.edu.au/courses/postgrad_diploma
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the GD-ENV Graduate Diploma in 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
- Knowledge of the cross-disciplinary nature of environmental issues and professional practice to promote sustainable futures
- 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 effectively to a range of audiences
- Ability to work effectively in cross-disciplinary teams
- Technical skills for professional practice in field of specialisation
- Demonstrated capacity to exercise well developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner in an environmental discipline or professional field.
Generic skills
Skills for collaborative and creative problem solving in environmental practice, including:
- 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 effectively to a range of audiences
- Ability to work effectively in cross-disciplinary teams
- Technical skills for professional practice in field of specialisation
Graduate attributes
The Graduate Diploma in Environment enables students to become:
- Academically excellent, with in-depth knowledge of a specialist environmental discipline, the capacity to solve environmental problems, and remain self-directed in their learning in this field.
- Knowledgeable across disciplines, with a critical appreciation of the variety of disciplines that contribute to environmental practices, and the ability to evaluate this knowledge in collaborative contexts.
- Leaders for sustainable futures, with excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, who are respectful of diversity in cultural experiences of environmental change and have a capacity to initiate positive change and advocate for sustainable societies.
Last updated: 7 November 2024