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Master of EnvironmentMajorYear: 2023
Environmental Science
Overview
Environmental Science is offered as a major field of study in the Master of Environment degree.
The Environmental Science major will attract students seeking an interdisciplinary scientific perspective, for work largely in scientific and environmental careers. Graduates should be well placed to offer leadership through a solid understanding of environmental modelling, monitoring and assessment techniques, and application of technology.
This major will provide an appreciation for the role of modelling in environmental science; an overview of the range of environmental models in use; the skills required to model environmental systems and processes; an introduction to the construction and mathematical analysis of environmental models; and a high level of ability to analyse and evaluate environmental issues.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Master of 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, 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:
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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 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:
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- 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 completion of the Environmental Science major, students will be able to:
- Describe major current global environmental challenges facing scientists and policy-makers;
- Discuss the relevance of a range of scientific disciplines to environmental management including meteorology, ecology, toxicology, hydrology, geology and epidemiology;
- Analyse the role of various evidentiary approaches to supporting science-based arguments including empirical observation and analysis, modelling and use of expert opinion; and
- Judge the merit of scientific arguments made in documents related to environmental policy
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Structure
Students will be required to complete the three core subjects, plus choose two 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 environment science. Students in the 100 point pathway will not normally be required to complete this component. Student must also undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The selection of electives is made in consultation with the Environmental Science major coordinator. More information about this stream can be found here:
http://environment.unimelb.edu.au/study/specialisations/environmental-science
To enter the Environmental Science stream, students must have completed the equivalent of at least 25 points of subjects (quarter of a full-time year of study) in one of the following areas: Biology, Chemistry or Earth Sciences.
Subject Options
Core Subjects
Students are required to complete the subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90004 | Environmental Sustainability |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EVSC90017 | Global Environmental Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90019 | Graduate Seminar: Environmental Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Compulsory Subjects
and choose 2 subjects from the list of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EVSC90014 | Environmental Risk Assessment | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90020 | Environmental Modelling | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENEN90028 | Monitoring Environmental Impacts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Compulsory Capstone Subjects
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 in the 100 point pathway will normally be exempt from this requirement.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EVSC90019 | Graduate Seminar: Environmental Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90006 | Environmental Research Review (12.5) |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90016 | Environmental Research Project (50) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90020 | Environmental Industry Research (50) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST90035 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90036 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90037 | Environmental Research Project - 50 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90038 | Environmental Research Project - 50 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90039 | Environmental Industry Research - 25 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90040 | Environmental Industry Research - 25 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90041 | Environmental Industry Research - 50 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90042 | Environmental Industry Research - 50 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
GEOG90007 | China Field Class PG | Not available in 2023 | 25 |
DEVT90008 | International Internship in Development | No longer available | |
SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
GEOG90022 | International Internship in Environment |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
25 |
Electives
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 |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90009 | Participation and Negotiation | No longer available | |
AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90066 | Soil Science and Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90002 | Climate Science for Decision-Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90004 | Current Topics in Climate Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BOTA90005 | Flora of Victoria | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEM90007 | Environmental Chemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEM90008 | Advanced Spectroscopy | No longer available | |
CHEM90010 | Advanced Chemical Applications 1 | No longer available | |
ENEN90005 | Environmental Management ISO 14000 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENEN90011 | Energy Efficiency Technology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENEN90027 | Energy for Sustainable Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENEN90028 | Monitoring Environmental Impacts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90009 | Problem Solving in Environmental Science | No longer available | |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRST90026 | Bushfire & Biodiversity | No longer available | |
FRST90032 | Forests, Carbon and Climate Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
FRST90034 | Ecological Restoration | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90003 | Integrated River & Catchment Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL90005 | Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOM90008 | Spatial Data Management |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
HORT90003 | Plants and the Urban Environment | No longer available | |
MAST90044 | Thinking and Reasoning with Data | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90045 | Systems Modelling and Simulation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90005 | Partnerships for Sustainable Futures |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT90012 | Industry Project in Science | No longer available | |
NRMT90002 | Biosecurity: Managing Invasive Species | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90004 | Science in Context | No longer available | |
SCIE90005 | Ethics and Responsibility in Science | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90007 | E-Science | No longer available | |
SKIL90004 | Project Management in Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
VETS90016 | Wildlife Management | No longer available | |
SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90072 | Data and Decision Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90014 | Environmental Risk Assessment | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90019 | Graduate Seminar: Environmental Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90020 | Environmental Modelling | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
DEVT90008 | International Internship in Development | No longer available | |
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 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90016 | Environmental Research Project (50) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST90020 | Environmental Industry Research (50) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST90024 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Long | No longer available | |
ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90026 | Environmental Industry Research: 25 Long | No longer available | |
EVSC90019 | Graduate Seminar: Environmental Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90007 | China Field Class PG | Not available in 2023 | 25 |
GEOG90020 | Participatory Risk Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90017 | Environmental Policy Instruments | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EVSC90026 | Modelling Species Distributions & Niches | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90171 | Leadership in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90033 | Climate Change Mitigation | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRST90025 | Patterns and Processes of Landscape Fire | February (Online) |
12.5 |
EVSC90001 | Global Environment and Sustainability | No longer available | |
FRST90078 | Conserving and Managing Native Forests | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
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