Environmental Management courses

About Environmental Assessment And Management in Murdoch University

Course Description

As an environmental or an allied-area professional (e.g. biologist, geologist, engineer), you’ll need a clear understanding of the underlying principles involved in environmental assessment and management to promote sustainable development.

Using practical examples relevant to environmental professionals, you’ll be provided with multidisciplinary training of the key principles and techniques underpinning environmental management and assessment processes, including impact assessment procedures, environmental policy formation and implementation, decision making processes and public engagement techniques.

4 reasons to study a Graduate Certificate in Environmental Assessment and Management at Murdoch

• Broaden your skills and add value to your undergraduate qualifications in environmental or marine science or conservation biology, and learn about environmental impact assessment, policy and law.
• Increase your networking opportunities through Murdoch’s industry and research connections.
• Fit study around your work commitments by choosing to study on-campus, online, full-time or part-time with this highly flexible and practically-oriented degree.
• Looking to complete a Master? On completion of this course, you could be eligible for entry into our one-year Master of Environmental Science.

Develop your skills

Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:

• principles of environmental impact assessment
• environmental assessment and management
• comparative environmental policy and law 
• policies, procedures and techniques of environmental management.

Your career

After completing this degree, you will be able to pursue careers in environmental consulting, monitoring and management, the resources sector, or in federal, state and local government departments with portfolios in environment, water, energy and mining, agriculture, biodiversity conservation, coastal management and planning.

Careers could include:

• Environmental Scientist – Impact Assessment and Management
• Environmental Consultant
• Environmental Project Coordinator
• Environmental Officer.

Academic qualification equivalents:

• Entry into a masters degree requires you to have completed an undergraduate qualification that is comparable to
  an Australian bachelor degree, honours degree or graduate diploma..

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS     :   overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0
• TOEFL   :   90 with no band less than 20
• PTE         : 58 with no band below 58

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Murdoch University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

The tuition fee varies with course and degree. The cost of the complete program for some courses is tabulated below:

Cost of Living depends upon the lifestyle and preferences of the person. Approximately living expenses in Perth can be estimated to 500 AUD per week. Let us have a look at various expenses estimated per week:

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