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.

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.

Professional recognition

Depending on your specialisation, you could be eligible to join the following professional bodies:

• Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand
• International Association for Impact Assessment
• Australasian Land and Groundwater Association
• Environmental Consultants Association
• Ecological Society of Australia
• Australian Marine Sciences Association
• Soil Science Australia
• Australian Society for Freshwater Science
• Australian Society of Plant Scientists
• Australian Coastal Society.