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Master of Environmental Science (MC-ENVSC) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
Contact
Course Coordinator - robyn.schofield@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
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Future students:
- Further information: http://science.unimelb.edu.au/
Principal Coordinator
Robyn Schofield
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
Knowledge:
- Demonstrate expertise in methods found in multiple discipline areas within environmental science;
- Demonstrate expertise in their chosen environmental challenge discipline area(s);
Skills:
- Critically analyse scientific data of the environment;
- Critically evaluate and design environmental monitoring programs;
- Synthesise and integrate methodologies found in physics, chemistry, biology and social scientific disciplines into a multi-disciplinary scientific framework;
- Communicate complex environmental information using written reports and oral presentations to specialists and non‐specialists
Application of knowledge and skills:
- Use various disciplinary approaches to analyse and critique environmental risk assessments found in different environment challenge areas;
- Apply an integrated scientific, economic and social approach to analyse and conduct environmental decision making;
- Apply scientific methods to frame, analyse and provide solutions to the environmental challenges faced by government, industry and communities;
Generic skills
- The ability to interact in a cross-cultural environment
- The ability to develop time and project management skills
- The ability to exercise critical judgement and operate in both a team environment and/or with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability
- The ability to exercise independent thinking and high-level problem solving skills
Graduate attributes
Graduates will:
- have the ability to demonstrate advanced independent critical enquiry, analysis and reflection;
- have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship;
- have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s);
- reach a high level of achievement in writing, research or project activities, problem-solving and communication;
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
- be able to examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines;
- have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment; and
- be able to initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces.
Last updated: 18 December 2020