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Master of EnvironmentMajorYear: 2018
Education
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Maurizio Toscano (Education)
Office for Environmental Programs
Ground Floor, Walter Boas Building (building 163)
Enquiries
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Education is offered as a major field of study in the Master of Environment degree.
The creation of sustainable societies depends on fostering social change, whether through education, organisational and policy change or changes or individual behaviour. The Education major develops knowledge and skills in education and change processes, enabling graduates to become agents of change within their organizations, communities and institutions, and to foster these skills in others.
Students will develop knowledge of historical, philosophical, socio-cultural, and psychological influences on environmental decision making and action. They will develop skills for social transformation for sustainability, drawing on studies in community organisation, project management and conflict resolution, and communication.
Students can expect to find employment in positions related to education and social change, such as environmental training officer positions in corporations, government agencies, in consulting companies, in teaching and in development agencies.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Master of Environment will have:
• Knowledge to undertake professional practice in environment or sustainability, including:
- 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:
- 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 forprofessional practice and research in field of specialisation
• Demonstrated capacity to:
- 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 successful completion of the Education specialisation, students will be able to:
- Analyse the historical, philosophical, socio-cultural, and psychological factors influencing environmental decision making in a given context;
- Propose strategies for using education and other transformative processes to encourage sustainable societies; and
- Collaborate with professionals across disciplines and sectors to design and implement educational and social change programs.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Structure
Students will be required to complete three core subjects. Students must also undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The selection of electives is made in consultation with the Education major coordinator.
Subjects with special needs within this specialisation can be found at http://environment.unimelb.edu.au/courses/streams/education
Subject Options
Core Subjects
Students are required to complete the core subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90004 | Sustainability Governance and Leadership |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT90005 | Interdisciplinarity and the Environment |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90006 | Environmental Education | March (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 | No longer available | |
GEOG90021 | Conservation and Cultural Environments | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
DEVT90041 | Development Research Design & Assessment | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90626 | Transforming Sustainability Education | No longer available | |
ENST70001 | Environmental Research Proj (50 Long) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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 |
EVSC90014 | Environmental Risk Assessment | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HPSC90010 | Environment and Knowledge | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70068 | Environmental Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90003 | Social Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90007 | Statistics for Research Workers | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90001 | Development Project Management & Design | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90009 | Advertising | 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 |
EVSC90017 | Global Environmental Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90004 | Climate Change Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90019 | Consumerism and the Growth Economy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90230 | Environmental Challenges & Global Health | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90243 | No longer available | ||
NRMT90007 | Community Natural Resource Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90030 | Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90165 | Social Entrepreneurship | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90016 | Environmental Economics and Strategy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90017 | Environmental Policy Instruments | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90729 | Conducting Educational Research | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
EDUC90638 | Education, Knowledge and Power | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90001 | Global Environment and Sustainability | Not available in 2018 | 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