Graduate Certificate in Green Infrastructure (GC-GRINFRA) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

After completing this course students should be able to:

• Articulate the many functional ecosystem services that green infrastructure can provide and the internal/external factors that influence the provision of these services
• Critically assess and predict the performance of urban green infrastructure based upon technical and design objectives and target ecosystem service benefit.
• Develop scenario-based green infrastructure strategies that are informed by realistic policy and public consultation and participation plans;
• Acquire skills in the analysis of technical and contract specifications and project management of multi-disciplinary and multiple stakeholder scenarios

Generic skills

• Be able to critically examine, synthesis and evaluate knowledge of a technical and strategic nature across a broad range of disciplines
• Be able to develop, plan, communicate and implement positive change within their institutions and local communities
• Develop a set of transferable and adaptive skills in mediating difficult work-place and community situations that require clear communication, negotiation and compromise

Graduate attributes

Graduates will:

• Be able to critically examine, synthesis and evaluate knowledge of a technical and strategic nature across a broad range of disciplines
• Be able to develop, plan, communicate and implement positive change within their institutions and local communities
• Develop a set of transferable and adaptive skills in mediating difficult work-place and community situations that require clear communication, negotiation and compromise