Graduate Certificate in Green Infrastructure (GC-GRINFRA)

Graduate CertificateYear: 2025 Delivered: On Campus (Burnley)

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Overview

Award titleGraduate Certificate in Green Infrastructure
Year & campus2025 — Burnley
Fees informationSubject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date
Study level & typeGraduate Coursework
AQF level 8
Credit points50 credit points
Duration12 months part-time

This Graduate Certificate will provide students seeking vocational specific skills, or professionals seeking skills development or new knowledge, with a deep understanding of the realistic functional benefits that urban green infrastructure can provide to many of the challenges in urban society. The suite of core and elective intensive subjects rely heavily on real life, problem-based learning to develop an applied science approach throughout the Graduate Certificate. This will better position recent graduates in the workplace, and better resonate with industry professionals through a case-study approach to the designed learning outcomes. The recommended subjects all build from a theoretical basis to the practical knowledge required to successfully develop green infrastructure strategies or plans, as well as practically manage the technical aspects of green infrastructure projects as well as local community participation, education and engagement.

Entry requirements

(1) To be considered for entry the applicant must have completed:

  • an undergraduate degree; and
  • documented relevant work experience (equivalent to two years of employment in a green infrastructure field)

Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.

(2) In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider

  • prior academic performance, and
  • the work experience

(3) The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.

(4) Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for postgraduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to providing support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Student Equityand Disability Liaison Unit website. http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity

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

Course structure

Compulsory core (12.5 points):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
HORT90039 Green Infrastructure for Liveable Cities
February (On Campus - Burnley)
 12.5

Two or more electives (25 - 37.5 points) from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
HORT90046 No longer available
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
EVSC90025 Water Sensitive Urban Design
February (On Campus - Burnley)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
SCIE90017 Science and Technology Internship
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
 12.5

Other optional electives from (12.5 points, if required):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
HORT90042 Managing Urban Trees
June (Dual-Delivery - Burnley)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
FRST90034 Ecological Restoration
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
HORT90011 Therapeutic Landscapes Not available in 2025 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90315 Participatory Planning
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90320 Building Resilient Settlements
November (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

HORT90039 must be one of the first two subjects completed.

Last updated: 27 February 2025