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Governance, Policy and Markets
Specialisation (formal)Year: 2026
Governance, Policy and Markets
Contact information
Coordinator
A/PROF Ben Neville - Management and Marketing
Email: banevi@unimelb.edu.au
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
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: 15 March 2026
Structure
200 credit points
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 specialisation coordinator.
Core Subjects
Students must complete the following core subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MULT90004 | Environmental Sustainability |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MULT90005 | Partnerships for Sustainable Futures | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENST90005 | Environmental Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Specialisation Subjects
Students must complete three of the following subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON90016 | Environmental Economics and Strategy | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| MGMT90165 | Social Entrepreneurship | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| MGMT90208 | Sustainable Business Practices | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70068 | Environmental Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ACCT90031 | Sustainability Reporting & Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON90081 | Energy Markets | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENST90004 | Climate Change Politics and Policy | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| FNCE90087 | Sustainable Investment | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90268 | Climate Law, Economics and Finance | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MKTG90049 | Marketing, Society and Sustainability | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PPMN90056 | Business and Government | March (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 |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
| GEOG90007 | China Field Class PG | Not available in 2026 | 25 |
| ENST90035 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90036 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90037 | Environmental Research Project - 50 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ENST90038 | Environmental Research Project - 50 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ENST90039 | Environmental Industry Research - 25 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90040 | Environmental Industry Research - 25 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90041 | Environmental Industry Research - 50 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ENST90042 | Environmental Industry Research - 50 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
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 specialisation 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 | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90315 | Participatory Planning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG90021 | Conservation and Cultural Environments | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90006 | Environmental Education |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90004 | Climate Change Politics and Policy | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90018 | Managing Behaviour in Organisations |
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 and Communications Strategy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NRMT90007 | Communities and Ecosystem Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI90004 | Critical Social Policy | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90030 | Managing Innovation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MECM40006 | Public Relations and Communications | No longer available | |
| FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| 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 | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ACCT90031 | Sustainability Reporting & Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVT90003 | The Political Ecology of Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON90016 | Environmental Economics and Strategy | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| HPSC90010 | Environment and Knowledge | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| MGMT90165 | Social Entrepreneurship | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
| 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 |
| ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LING90002 | Academic English for Graduate Studies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90371 | Design Activism | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| EDUC90848 | Applied Research Methodology |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| GEOG90020 | Participatory Risk Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOM90006 | Spatial Data Analytics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MKTG90049 | Marketing, Society and Sustainability | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENST90044 | Analysing Ecosystems and Their Values | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90279 | Organisational Change | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 15 March 2026