Master of Environmental Science and Management

Rule A Core Units

12 credit points
 

Complete the following units:

• Applied Research Skills in Environmental and Rural Science (ERS501) – 6 credit points

• Research Synthesis in Environmental and Rural Science (ERS502) – 6 credit points

A candidate shall:

• hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification; or

• hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification in a relevant discipline*; or

• hold an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Bachelor with Honours qualification in a relevant discipline*.

*Relevant disciplines include, but are not limited to:

• Botany

• Ecology

• Environmental Science

• Geology

• Zoology

English Language Requirements

All applicants must meet a minimum of one of the following criteria:

• English is the applicant's first language; or

• Satisfactory completion, within five years of the date of application for admission to UNE, of at least one year of full-time or equivalent full-time study at senior secondary, post-secondary or tertiary level in a country in which English is the primary official language or co-official language and in which English was the sole medium of instruction and assessment for the particular period of study claimed; or

• A pass grade or better in an English language subject at Australian Year 12 level or overseas equivalent; or

• An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5*; or

• Equivalent Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 213 in the computer-based test or at least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component*; or

• A Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50*

International Fees

$33,856*

Environmental scientists are required to manage the competing demands of government agencies, industry and community groups to address issues relating to food security, pollution, climate change and conserving threatened species, particularly in rural and regional Australia. The Australian Government’s Job Outlook projects strong future growth in the field.
 

Advanced skills and specialised knowledge in environmental science may lead to enhanced opportunities in:

• research and education

• water and land management

• environmental protection

• biodiversity conservation

• environmental consultancy

• environmental planning and policy development.