Master of Environment

Course 441MS (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus:	2010 - Parkville
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Graduate/Postgraduate

Coordinator

Associate Professor Simon Batterbury

Contact

The Office for Environmental Programs

Director: Dr Simon Batterbury

Associate Director: Mr Arnaud Gallois and Dr Natalie Jamieson

Manager: Dr Helen Duckham
Administrative Assistants: Mr Pete Morgan and Ms Hannah King

Email: query-environment@unimelb.edu.au
T: +61 3 8344 5073
F: +61 3 8344 5650

Course Overview:	The Master of Environment is a flexible, multidisciplinary course. Depending on their academic background, interests and career aspirations students can choose from over 160 subjects taught by 10 different faculties. The course is 100 points (equivalent to eight subjects or one full time-year of study). Students wishing to enrol in the Master of Environment but who do not have the requisite qualifications or experience may be selected to enrol in the Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.
Objectives:	Students who complete the Master of Environment will have: An advanced understanding of the ideas concerning environmental issues Advanced skills and techniques applicable to changing and managing the environment An ability to evaluate and synthesise research and professional literature in the chosen stream or focus of study An advanced understanding of the international context and sensitivities of environmental assessment
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	After completion of the first 8 subjects (100 points) there is the option of undertaking: one of eleven specialist streams, or the tailored program. Specialist streams Streams are paths of study designed by experts in the field and approved by the programs academic and external advisors. Streams available are: • Development • Conservation, Restoration and Landscape Management • Integrated Catchment Management • Energy Studies • Waste Management • Public Health • Education • Governance, policy and communication • Sustainable cities sustainable regions • Sustainable forests • Energy efficiency modelling and implementation The streams offer a choice of compulsory subjects, in addition to two core subjects. The tailored program n the tailored program students complete two core subjects. Additional subjects are chosen depending on academic background. Note that prerequisites may apply. An academic advisor will help you develop your study plan.
Majors/ Minors/ Specialisations	Majors - Areas of Specialisation (Streams) Development Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Development Conservation, Restoration and Landscape Management Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Conservation, Restoration and Landscape Management Integrated Water Catchment Management Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Integrated Water Catchment Management Energy Studies Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Energy Studies Waste Management Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Waste Management Public Health Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Public Health Education Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Education Governance, Policy and Communication Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Governance, Policy and Communication Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions Sustainable Forests Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Sustainable Forests Energy Efficiency Modelling and Implementation Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Energy Efficiency Modelling and Implementation Climate Change Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Climate Change
Subject Options:	The Tailored Program Students who opt for a tailored program can design their own course from the subjects listed below, subject to approval from their acadmic advisor. Cross Faculty subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: MULT90005 Trans-disciplinary thinking & learning Semester 2 12.50 MULT90004 Sustainability Policy and Management March 12.50 950-602 Introductory Environmetrics Not offered in 2010 ENST90006 Environmental Research Review Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 ENST90007 Environmental Research Topic Semester 1, Semester 2 25 ENST90016 Environmental Research Project Semester 1, Semester 2 50 ENST70001 Environmental Research Proj (long) MYE Semester 1, Semester 2 50 Arts Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 121-408 Civil Society, NGOs and the State Not offered in 2010 DEVT40005 Research Methods for Development Semester 2 12.50 DEVT40006 Gender Issues in Development Semester 2 12.50 DEVT90001 Project Management & Design Semester 1 12.50 DEVT90002 Internship in Development January, Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 DEVT90008 International Internship January, Semester 1, Semester 2 25 DEVT90009 Understanding Development Semester 1 12.50 136-506 Pacific History, Environment & Science Not offered in 2010 136-527 Environment and Knowledge Not offered in 2010 PHIL90015 Issues in Professional & Applied Ethics Semester 2 12.50 136-527 Environment and Knowledge Not offered in 2010 PHIL90015 Issues in Professional & Applied Ethics Semester 2 12.50 POLS40004 Justice, Democracy and Difference Semester 1 12.50 PPMN40002 Organisations and Management Semester 2 12.50 SOCI90002 Foundations of Social Policy Semester 1 25 SOCI90004 Contemporary Social Problems Semester 2 12.50 ENST90005 Environmental Policy Semester 2 12.50 SOCI90003 Comparative Social Policy Semester 2 12.50 POLS90009 International Relations Internship Semester 1, Semester 2 25 166-548 International Political Economy Not offered in 2010 POLS90015 Business and Government Semester 2 12.50 Melbourne School of Land and Environment Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 121-511 Management of Australian Ecosystems Not offered in 2010 12.50 GEOG90003 Integrated River & Catchment Management Semester 2 12.50 121-525 The Political Ecology of Development Not offered in 2010 12.50 ENST90002 Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation Semester 2 12.50 EVSC90015 Environmental Impact Assessment Semester 1 12.50 ANTH90001 Heritage and Cultural Environments Semester 2 12.50 ENST90004 Climate Change Politics and Policy Semester 1 12.50 207-408 Managing Urban Green Space Not offered in 2010 HORT90003 Plants and the Urban Environment Semester 1 12.50 207-416 Management of Australia's Fauna Not offered in 2010 HORT90007 Managing Trees in Urban Landscapes June 12.50 HORT90009 Urban Horticultural Flora Semester 2 12.50 NRMT90002 Management of Plant and Animal Invasions Semester 2 12.50 EVSC90001 Global Environment and Sustainability February 12.50 NRMT90003 Social Research Methods Semester 1 12.50 207-508 Conservation Genetics Not offered in 2010 12.50 207-509 Case Studies in Catchment Management Not offered in 2010 AGRI90066 Soil Science and Management Semester 1 12.50 NRMT90007 Community Natural Resource Management Semester 2 12.50 HORT90011 Social & Therapeutic Horticulture April 12.50 GEOG90007 Development and Environment in China June 25 207-835 Agroforestry Not offered in 2010 MAST40001 Research Philosophies and Statistics Semester 1 12.50 NRMT90014 Sustainable Landscapes Semester 1 12.50 208-502 Sustainable Food and Fibre Production Not offered in 2010 MAST90008 Research Philosophies & Statistics Semester 1 12.50 AGRI90057 Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation June 12.50 GEOG90006 Fundamentals & Management of GIS Semester 1 12.50 AGRI90068 Project Evaluation February 12.50 FRST90015 Forest Ecosystems February 12.50 FRST90016 Trees in a Changing Climate May 12.50 FRST90020 Silviculture & Forest Dynamics August 12.50 FRST90021 Sustainable Forest Management October 12.50 FRST90022 Forests and Water August 12.50 220-502 Bushfire & Climate Not offered in 2010 12.50 FRST90026 Bushfire & Biodiversity September 12.50 220-506 International Forest Policy Not offered in 2010 12.50 FRST90030 Forests in the Asia Pacific Region November 12.50 FRST90031 Timber in the Built Environment June 12.50 FRST90032 Forests, Carbon and Climate Change June 12.50 DEVT40003 Geopolitics & Development Not offered in 2010 12.50 FRST90033 Farm Trees & Agroforestry April 12.50 FRST90034 Ecological Restoration July 12.50 FRST90035 Forest Internship Project Year Long 25 220-721 Environmental Properties & Wood Products Not offered in 2010 Veterinary Science Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: VETS90016 Wildlife Management Semester 1 12.50 Business and Economics Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: MGMT90019 Strategic Management Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 MKTG90009 Advertising Semester 2 12.50 MGMT90031 Project Management Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 MGMT90022 Managing Organisational Change March 12.50 MGMT90018 Human Resource Management Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 MGMT90030 Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 ECON90002 Microeconomics Semester 1 12.50 ECON40012 Development Economics Semester 2 12.50 ECON90016 Environmental Economics and Strategy Semester 1 12.50 Engineering Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 421-516 Hydraulics and Hydrology Not offered in 2010 ENEN90025 Design of Environmental Systems Semester 2 12.50 421-522 Environmental Engineering Design Not offered in 2010 421-523 Occupational Health and Safety Basics Not offered in 2010 421-525 Field Data Acquisition and Analysis Not offered in 2010 CVEN90027 Geotechnical Applications Semester 2 12.50 CVEN90012 Hydrological Processes 1 Semester 1 12.50 CVEN90014 Hydrological Processes 2 Semester 1 12.50 421-602 Air Quality Control Not offered in 2010 ENEN90005 Environmental Management ISO 14000 Semester 2 12.50 421-605 Managing Water Borne Risks Not offered in 2010 ENEN90006 Solid Wastes to Sustainable Resources Semester 1 12.50 421-616 Technology Assessment Not offered in 2010 421-626 Design of Energy Systems Not offered in 2010 CVEN90019 Sustainable Water Resources Systems July 12.50 ENEN90011 Energy Efficiency Technology Semester 2 12.50 421-640 Water Supply and Waste Water Management Not offered in 2010 CVEN90020 Research Topic Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 421-668 Sustainable Irrigation System Management Not offered in 2010 ENEN90014 Sustainable Buildings September 12.50 421-673 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Not offered in 2010 ENEN90016 Engineering for Sustainable Environments February 12.50 421-681 Management for the Environment Not offered in 2010 421-682 Engineering Systems Management Not offered in 2010 421-697 Heating, Ventilation and Airconditioning Not offered in 2010 421-711 Solar Energy Not offered in 2010 451-607 Land Administration (Masters) Not offered in 2010 GEOM90006 Spatial Analysis Semester 2 12.50 GEOM90005 Remote Sensing Semester 2 12.50 GEOM90008 Foundations of Spatial Information Semester 1 12.50 ENEN90027 Energy for Sustainable Development Semester 1 12.50 Education Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EDUC90013 Teaching With Information Technology Semester 2 25 485-833 Multimedia and the Web for Education Not offered in 2010 25 EDUC90006 Environmental Education Semester 1 12.50 EDUC90623 Education, Experience and Place Semester 2 12.50 EDUC90624 Framing Education for Sustainability Semester 1 12.50 EDUC90626 Transforming Sustainability Education Semester 2 12.50 Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 505-500 Health, Ethics and Society Not offered in 2010 505-502 Culture, Health and Illness Not offered in 2010 505-520 Database Systems in Epidemiology Studies Not offered in 2010 POPH90066 Women and Global Health July 12.50 POPH90071 Aboriginal Health: Past to Present Semester 1 12.50 POPH90075 Living Longer: Global Perspectives Semester 1 12.50 POPH90086 International Child Health November 12.50 POPH90088 Disability in Developing Countries September 12.50 POPH90090 Health Program Evaluation 2 Semester 2 12.50 POPH90094 Health Economics 1 Semester 1 12.50 POPH90095 Economic Evaluation 2 Semester 2 12.50 505-922 Research Methods in Social Health Not offered in 2010 POPH90112 Infectious Disease Epidemiology Semester 1 12.50 POPH90135 Drugs and Society: a global perspective September 12.50 POPH90137 Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India January, November 12.50 505-966 Environmental Health Services Evaluation Not offered in 2010 POPH90142 Epidemiology & Analytic Methods 1 March 12.50 POPH90143 Epidemiology & Analytic Methods 2 April 12.50 POPH90144 Linear & Logistic Regression July 12.50 POPH90145 Survival Analysis & Regression for Rates September 12.50 POPH90146 Study Design in Epidemiology May 12.50 POPH90190 HIV and AIDS:An Evolving Global Response Semester 1 12.50 512-545 Enviromental Psychology 5 Not offered in 2010 Science Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EVSC90009 Problem Solving in Environmental Science Semester 2 12.50 EVSC90010 Environmental Risk Assessment Semester 1 12.50 EVSC90016 Environmental Monitoring and Audit Semester 2 12.50 EVSC90017 Global Environmental Change Semester 1 12.50 BOTA90005 Flora of Victoria February 12.50 606-608 Restoration Ecology Not offered in 2010 12.50 CHEM90007 Environmental Chemistry Semester 2 12.50 MAST90007 Statistics for Research Workers February 12.50 GEOL90005 Hydrogeology Semester 1 12.50 ATOC90002 Climate Affairs Semester 2 12.50 654-608 Conservation Biology Not offered in 2010 12.50 BIOL90002 Biometry July 12.50 Architecture, Building and Planning Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ABPL90120 Building Sustainability September 12.50 ABPL90132 Land Use and Urban Design Semester 2 12.50 ABPL90135 Analytical Methods Semester 1 12.50 ABPL90278 Comparative Urbanisation & Governance February 12.50 ABPL90016 Asset Management Semester 1 12.50 702-614 Regenerating Buildings Not offered in 2010 12.50 ABPL90152 Sustainable Tropical Housing October 12.50 ABPL90153 Complex Building Energy Modelling January 12.50 ABPL90032 Resource Friendly Building Operations Semester 1 12.50 ABPL90030 Project Evaluation and Management September 12.50 ABPL90086 Environmental Systems (PG) Semester 2 12.50 702-874 Investigation Program A (PG) Not offered in 2010 12.50 ABPL90049 Environmental Design Semester 1 12.50 ABPL90056 Transport Politics and Public Policy Semester 1 12.50 705-538 Planning Asia Pacific Cities Studio Not offered in 2010 12.50 705-624 Indigenous Conceptions of Landscape Not offered in 2010 12.50 ABPL90246 The Economy of Cities and Regions Semester 2 12.50 ABPL90022 Healthy Communities Semester 2 12.50 ABPL90009 Participation and Negotiation July 12.50 ABPL90065 Managing Global City Regions January 12.50 ABPL90064 Planning Urban Sustainability Semester 2 12.50 ABPL90062 Planning Theory & Governance (Masters) Semester 1 12.50 705-676 Landscape Heritage & Conservation Not offered in 2010 12.50 ABPL90078 Contemporary Landscape Theory Semester 1 12.50 ABPL90077 Transportation, Land Use and Urban Form Semester 1 12.50 705-835 Advanced Urban Planning & Design Not offered in 2010 12.50 Law Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: LAWS70028 International Trade Law June 12.50 LAWS70032 Infrastructure Delivery A April 12.50 LAWS70068 Environmental Law September 12.50 LAWS70141 Energy Regulation and the Law March 12.50 LAWS70149 Construction Risk September 12.50 LAWS70161 International Petroleum Transactions May 12.50 730-816 Water Law Not offered in 2010 LAWS70205 Project Finance October 12.50 LAWS70219 International Environmental Law September 12.50 LAWS70236 Indigenous Peoples, Land & Resource Law September 12.50 LAWS70239 Payment Matters in Construction Projects August 12.50 LAWS70293 Climate Change Law April 12.50 LAWS70314 Principles of Construction Law February, August 12.50
Entry Requirements:	• A four- or five-year undergraduate degree at Honours level in a relevant discipline; or • An undergraduate degree with an average of 70% or above in a relevant discipline and at least two years relevant work or professional experience. Applicants must provide documented evidence of relevant employment in the form of a letter from their employer on official letterhead. • Completion of the Graduate Diploma in Environment with an average of 70% or higher.
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this course are articulated in the Course Description, Course Objectives and Generic Skills of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/
Further Study:	Students who undertake research projects of 25 points or more may be eligible for RHD study.
Graduate Attributes:	Expertise in multidisciplinary understanding, analysis and research with an environmental focus. Collaborative approaches to environmental problem solving. Capacity to engage in critical social and sustainability questions.
Generic Skills:	Multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary knowledge and research of environmental relevance. Collaborative environmental management skills. Capacity for independent learning across disciplinary boundaries.
Links to further information:	http://www.environment.unimelb.edu.au

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Coordinator

Contact

Majors - Areas of Specialisation (Streams)

Development

Conservation, Restoration and Landscape Management

Integrated Water Catchment Management

Energy Studies

Waste Management

Public Health

Education

Governance, Policy and Communication

Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Regions

Sustainable Forests

Energy Efficiency Modelling and Implementation

Climate Change

The Tailored Program

Cross Faculty subjects

Arts Subjects

Melbourne School of Land and Environment Subjects

Veterinary Science Subjects

Business and Economics Subjects

Engineering Subjects

Education

Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

Science

Architecture, Building and Planning

Law