Gain the interdisciplinary knowledge and practical skills you need for a career as an environmental manager. You’ll learn to minimise human impacts on the environment, manage resources sustainably, and conserve and restore habitats, biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Our program has a strong focus on tropical and subtropical and subtropical environments and per-urban areas, making it highly relevant to our region as well as your job prospects. In addition, you will specialise through your choice from a range of minors which include Coastal and Marine Environments, Urban Design and Town Planning, Global Environmental Security and Policy, Geospatial Analysis and Sustainability.

You'll get plenty of authentic learning experiences with field work activities and interactions with industry partners.

You'll also have the opportunity in your final year, where you can undertake a work placement or advanced research project related to environmental management, giving you necessary practical experience to enter the job market or pursue further studies.

In this program you will:

• Learn the skills and strategies to manage environment issues at local, regional and global scales
• Develop the ability to communicate complex information to inform and engage stakeholders
• Participate in lab and field work and interact with industry partners
• Obtain specialist knowledge aligned to your interests in environmental management
• Complete a work placement or advanced research project to jump start your career

Careers in the field of environmental management are diverse and include opportunities at local, state, national and international levels, in industry, government, conservation, and research organisations.
Careers in environmental management include environmental assessment and protection (air, water, land), natural resource management, sustainable procurement and corporate stewardship, communications and public awareness, environmental education, policy and legislation development, international negotiations relating to global issues, and research and development of environmental technologies.

Membership

Graduates can apply to become Associate Member of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) while they acquire relevant work experience. Graduates can apply for Full Membership in EIANZ after they have acquired two years of professional experience in one or more functional areas of environmental practice.