Environmental Studies

• Thesis 15,000 words (50 points)
• Honours coursework (50 points)

Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.

Students who complete the postgraduate diploma should:

• possess knowledge of environmental systems and processes and what happens to environmental systems under stress;
• develop skills in using techniques that (a) measure components of environmental systems and (b) assess the environmental impact of different environment users;
• have a knowledge of environmental valuation and the relationships between development and the environment;
• understand the broad social, economic and regulatory frameworks in which environmental problems are resolved;
• possess knowledge of the current processes of economic and social change in the Asia-Pacific region;
• develop skills in assessing the relation between these processes and environmental capacity.

Thesis subject

Honours coursework