Master of Environmental Science (MC-ENVSC) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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;

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.