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Master of Environmental Management Articulated Set

By coursework

+ Award nomenclature

Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management
GradCertEnvMgt
Graduate Diploma of Environmental Management
GradDipEnvMgt
Master of Environmental Management
MEnvMgt

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Master of Environmental Management (4708EM)
Distance Education Albury-Wodonga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Master of Environmental Management

Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)

Duration of course is 0.5 EFTY for students who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management

Graduate Diploma of Environmental Management [exit point only]

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Duration of course is 0.5 EFTY for students who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management

Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management [exit point only]

Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)

  • Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
  • This course may utilise a three session per year teaching calendar. Students should consult the Enrolment Pattern for availability of subjects in Session 3, or contact their Course Coordinator.
  • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    Master of Environmental Management

    Applicants would normally hold a three year Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline or have extensive relevant industry experience to the satisfaction of the course coordinator. Students wishing to apply for admission based on relevant industry experience should discuss requirements with the course coordinator prior to applying.

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    Master of Environmental Management

    Credit is awarded in either the Master degree for subjects completed in the Graduate Diploma of Environmental Management.

    Articulation

    The Master, the Graduate Diploma [exit point only] and the Graduate Certificate [exit point only] make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

    Graduation requirement

    Master of Environmental Management

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

    Graduate Diploma of Environmental Management [exit point only]

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

    Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management [exit point only]

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

    Course structure

    Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management (exit point)
    Students select 4 subjects (32 points) from the list below.
    Note students wishing to exit with a Graduate Certificate level must choose only post-graduate subjects (i.e. subject code numbers 400 or higher) unless they have permission from the Courses Director.

    BIO312 Landscape Ecology
    BIO326 Vegetation and Disturbance Management
    BIO327 Wildlife Ecology and Management
    BIO401 River and Floodplain Ecology
    BIO402 River Restoration and Protection
    BIO416 Conservation Biology
    BIO430 Avian Biology
    BIO439 Behavioural Ecology
    BIO461 Applied Ecological Conservation
    BIO521 Restoration Ecology
    ENM308 The Challenge of Sustainable Development
    ENM422 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
    ENM433 People in the Global Environment
    GEO303 Climatology
    LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
    PKM307 Environmental Planning
    PKM562 Environmental Policy
    SPA405 Image Analysis
    SPA406 GIS Applications
    SPA415 Principles of Geographic Information Systems
    SPA417 Remote Sensing of the Environment

    Graduate Diploma of Environmental Management (exit point)
    Students select 8 subjects (64 points) from the list below.
    Note students wishing to exit with a Graduate Diploma can only have a maximum of 2 undergraduate subjects (i.e. subject code numbers 399 or lower)unless they have permission from the Courses Director.

    BIO312 Landscape Ecology
    BIO326 Vegetation and Disturbance Management
    BIO327 Wildlife Ecology and Management
    BIO401 River and Floodplain Ecology
    BIO402 River Restoration and Protection
    BIO416 Conservation Biology
    BIO430 Avian Biology
    BIO439 Behavioural Ecology
    BIO461 Applied Ecological Conservation
    BIO521 Restoration Ecology
    ENM308 The Challenge of Sustainable Development

    ENM422 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
    ENM433 People in the Global Environment
    GEO303 Climatology
    LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
    PKM307 Environmental Planning
    PKM562 Environmental Policy
    SPA405 Image Analysis
    SPA406 GIS Applications
    SPA415 Principles of Geographic Information Systems
    SPA417 Remote Sensing of the Environment

    Master of Environmental Management
    In addition to the subjects completed for the Graduate Diploma (exit point only) students must complete an additional 4 subjects (32 points). Students may select subjects from the Graduate Diploma Subject Pool and from the capstone subjects listed below ensuring that at least one of the Masters subjects is from the capstone list.

    Capstone List
    ENM509 Managing Projects and Resources
    ENM413 The Principles and Practice of Field Ecology
    SPA501 Advanced GIS Applications and Modelling

    Enrolment pattern

    A 'normal' part-time load for distance education is two subjects (16 points) per semester.
    S
    ubjects offered in Session 30

    Students select from the following subject list:
    BIO326 Vegetation and Disturbance Management
    BIO312 Landscape Ecology
    BIO401 River and Floodplain Ecology
    BIO416 Conservation Biology
    BIO430 Avian Biology
    BIO461 Applied Ecological Conservation
    ENM308 The Challenge of Sustainable Development
    ENM433 People in the Global Environment
    PKM307 Environmental Planning
    PKM562 Environmental Policy
    SPA415 Principles of Geographic Information Systems
    SPA417 Remote Sensing of the Environment

    Subjects offered in Session 60
    BIO327 Wildlife Ecology and Management
    BIO402 River Restoration and Protection
    BIO439 Behavioural Ecology
    BIO521 Restoration Ecology
    ENM422 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
    GEO303 Climatology
    LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
    SPA405 Image Analysis
    SPA406 GIS Applications

    Subjects offered in Session 90
    It is optional for students to undertake studies in this semester. The School offers a limited number of subjects.
    Students may opt to exit after completion of 32 subject points with the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management qualification.
    Students may opt to exit after completion of 64 subject points with the Graduate Diploma of Environmental Management qualification.

    Additional enrolment for Masters qualification
    Complete 4 subjects (64 points) selected from the Graduate Diploma Subject Pool or from the capstone list

    Session 30
    Elective (selected from the subject pool)
    Elective (selected from the subject pool)

    Session 60
    Elective (selected from the subject pool) or capstone subject
    Elective (selected from the subject pool) or capstone subject

    + Residential School

    Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

    BIO326 Vegetation and Disturbance Management
    BIO327 Wildlife Ecology and Management
    BIO401 River and Floodplain Ecology
    BIO402 River Restoration and Protection

    Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

    Contact

    For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

    The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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