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Governance, Policy and Markets
Master of EnvironmentMajorYear: 2019
Governance, Policy and Markets
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Adam Bumpus, Faculty of Science and Dr Ben Neville, Faculty of Business and Economics
Overview
Governance, Policy and Markets is offered as a major field of study in the Master of Environment degree.
Who drives the laws that determine our environmental future? And how can positive change be effectively communicated, or policy influenced through regulation, better governance and the media?
The development and marketing of environmental policy is vitally important in effecting changes in government, corporate bodies, and across the environmental sector. The Governance, Policy and Markets major looks at existing national and international legal and political frameworks relevant to the environment, enhances your skills in policy-making, business management and marketing, and gives you the tools to incorporate these skills and work systems in the workplace.
This major is most appropriate for professionals engaged in helping organisations develop economically viable environmental agendas and communicating these effectively to the public, or for those wishing to enter this sector.
Students can expect to find employment in a wide range of organisations such as government authorities, environmental consulting companies and industry and assist them in development, ongoing management and marketing of change in environmental agendas as well as the identification of opportunities that result from environmental initiatives.
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 for professional 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 Governance, Policy and Markets specialisation, students will be able to:
- Analyse national and international legal and political frameworks relevant to the environment
- Apply skills in policy-making, business management and marketing to promoting positive change in government, corporate bodies, and across the environmental sector
Integrate knowledge from across diverse environmental disciplines to propose effective strategies for positive environmental policy
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Structure
Students will be required to complete three core subjects, plus choose three subjects from the compulsory specialisation subject list. Students in the 200 point pathway must also take at least 12.5 points of subjects from the compulsory capstone subjects – these subjects enable students to complete an independent project related to professional practices in environmental governance, policy or communication. Students in the 100 point pathway will not normally be required to complete this component. Students must also undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The selection of electives is made in consultation with the Governance, Policy and Markets major coordinator. More information about this stream can be found here:
http://environment.unimelb.edu.au/study/specialisations/governance-policy-and-markets
Subject Options
Core Subjects
Students must complete the following core subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90004 | Sustainability Governance and Leadership |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT90005 | Interdisciplinarity and the Environment |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Compulsory Specialisation Subjects
Students must complete three of the following subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ECON90016 | Environmental Economics and Strategy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90165 | Social Entrepreneurship | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90017 | Environmental Policy Instruments | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90208 | Sustainable Business Practices | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70068 | Environmental Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90015 | Business and Government | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Compulsory Capstone Experience
Students must complete at least 12.5 points from the following compulsory capstone subjects - please note that if you select either a 25 or 50 point research project that spreads across two semesters you must enrol into the Part 1 and Part 2 subjects over consecutive semesters. Students completing the 100 point pathway will normally be exempt from this requirement.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENST90006 | Environmental Research Review (12.5) |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
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 |
ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90020 | Environmental Industry Research (50) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
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 |
ENST90035 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Pt1 |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90036 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Pt2 |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90037 | Environmental Research Project - 50 Pt1 |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90038 | Environmental Research Project - 50 Pt2 |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90039 | Environmental Industry Research - 25 Pt1 |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90040 | Environmental Industry Research - 25 Pt2 |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90041 | Environmental Industry Research - 50 Pt1 |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90042 | Environmental Industry Research - 50 Pt2 |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Elective Subjects
Students should make up the balance of the award with electives. Subjects in the list below are recommended. Other subjects may be taken with the approval of stream coordinator.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NRMT90003 | Social Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70068 | Environmental Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90009 | Participation and Negotiation | No longer available | |
GEOG90021 | Conservation and Cultural Environments | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90006 | Environmental Education | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENEN90005 | Environmental Management ISO 14000 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90004 | Climate Change Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90017 | Environmental Policy Instruments | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90018 | Managerial Psychology |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90031 | Project Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MKTG90009 | Advertising | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90007 | Communities and Ecosystem Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90015 | Business and Government | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90004 | Contemporary Social Problems | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90030 | Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MECM40006 | Public Relations and Communications |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FOOD90026 | The Politics of Food | No longer available | |
SOCI90011 | Foundations of Social Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90208 | Sustainable Business Practices | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90031 | Public Policy Lobbying Strategies | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACCT90031 | Sustainability Reporting & Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90022 | Managing Organisational Change | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
DEVT90003 | The Political Ecology of Development | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
ECON90016 | Environmental Economics and Strategy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
HPSC90010 | Environment and Knowledge | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90010 | Strategic Political Communication | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90165 | Social Entrepreneurship | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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 |
ENST70001 | Environmental Research Proj (50 Long) | No longer available | |
ENST70002 | Environmental Industry Research: 50 Long | No longer available | |
ENST90006 | Environmental Research Review (12.5) |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
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 |
ENST90020 | Environmental Industry Research (50) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST90024 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Long | No longer available | |
ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90026 | Environmental Industry Research: 25 Long | No longer available | |
GEOG90007 | China Field Class PG | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90019 | Consumerism and the Growth Economy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Last updated: 30 January 2024