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Master of Environmental Science (MC-ENVSC) // Course structure
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Contact
Course Coordinator - robyn.schofield@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: http://science.unimelb.edu.au/
Principal Coordinator
Robyn Schofield
Course structure
Students must complete a total of 200 credit points, comprised of:
- Core Subjects (50 points)
- Environmental Science Discipline Subjects (75 - 100 points)
- Broadening Environmental Studies Subjects (up to 25 points)
- Professional Skills (between 25 and 50 points)
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Course structure notes:
- EVSC90017 Global Environmental Change must be taken in the first semester of enrolment
- EVSC90019 Graduate Seminar: Environmental Science must be taken in the final semester of enrolment
- EVSC90031 Industry Project in Environmental Science will be taken in the second year of study
- Outstanding students may replace the Industry Project with EVSC90032 Environmental Science Research Project, depending upon the availability of a suitable project and supervisor.
Subject options
Core Subjects (50 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EVSC90017 | Global Environmental Change | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
EVSC90019 | Graduate Seminar: Environmental Science | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
EVSC90031 | Industry Project in EnvironmentalScience | Year Long |
25 |
Environmental Science Discipline Subjects (75 - 100 points)
Students will select between 75 and 100 points of elective subjects. Students who have not completed the equivalent of EVSC30002 must complete EVSC90009. Students who have not completed the equivalent of EVSC30003 must complete EVSC90014. Students may be eligible to take up to 25 points of undergraduate subjects to meet prerequisite requirements. These electives can be chosen from the following subjects:
Broadening Environmental Studies Subjects (up to 25 points)
These electives can be chosen from the following subjects:
Professional Skills (between 25 and 50 points)
Students will select at least 25 points of the following professional skills elective subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACTL90004 | Insurance Risk Models | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
BUSA90403 | Business Tools: Money People & Processes | September |
12.5 |
COMP90038 | Algorithms and Complexity |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
12.5 |
COMP90059 | Introduction to Python Programming | Summer Term |
12.5 |
EDUC90839 | Science in Schools | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
ENEN90031 | Quantitative Environmental Modelling | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
ENEN90032 | Environmental Analysis Tools | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
ENGR90029 | Analysing Energy Systems | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
GEOM90008 | Foundations of Spatial Information |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
12.5 |
LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
12.5 |
MAST30011 | Graph Theory | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
MAST30025 | Linear Statistical Models | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
MAST90007 | Statistics for Research Workers | Winter Term |
12.5 |
MAST90044 | Thinking and Reasoning with Data | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
MAST90045 | Systems Modelling and Simulation | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
PHYC30021 | Laboratory and Computational Physics 3 |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
12.5 |
SCIE90005 | Ethics and Responsibility in Science | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
SCIE90013 | Communication for Research Scientists | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020