Recent significant changes to global climate change policy has meant a shift to a broader range of adaption and mitigation practices to counter climate change. This is driving a demand for professionals with climate change skills across the Asia Pacific region and in Australia.

Choose to specialise in Climate Change Management or Energy, Emissions and Environment as part of your course. The Climate Change Management specialisation will give you advanced training in climate change adaption and strategy, carbon policy, accounting and management as well as sustainability. The Energy, Emissions and Environment specialisation is specifically targeted at addressing ongoing demand for sustainable energy and the need for environmental management of energy projects.

You can complete the course with a focus on policy and/or the scientific aspects of environmental management in the energy industry.

7 reasons to study a Graduate Diploma in Energy and the Environment at Murdoch

• Murdoch University has been at the forefront of energy teaching and research since 1975 and offers the most comprehensive suite of postgraduate course on energy and carbon studies within Australia.
• There is a growing demand for graduates that have a broad range of skills across environmental, energy and climate change impact assessment and management.
• If you’re an environmental scientist looking to broaden your skill set and become a sustainability or climate change officer, this course combines energy and carbon studies with environmental science.
• Study on your terms with flexible full or part-time study arrangements. All units are offered completely online, allowing you to upskill while you are working.
• Learn from industry experts who have research expertise in the transition to a low carbon economy, energy efficiency in buildings and transport, renewable energy systems, and climate change resilience.
• Specialise your degree depending on your area of specialisation and career goals in either Climate Change Management or Energy, Emissions and Environment.
• Our graduates are held in high esteem by government agencies and organisations all over the world.  They have secured jobs with the United Nations, the Red Cross, Mercy Corps, GHD, AECOM, Rio Tinto, GE, and Honeywell among others.

Develop your skills

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

• undertaking climate change impact and risk assessment
• developing climate change adaptation and resilience strategies
• analysing climate change policy for corporate or government entities
• calculating a greenhouse gas inventory and reporting emissions.

This course is designed to provide graduate training for Australian and international professionals working, or wishing to work, in the areas of climate change management or sustainable energy and environmental management.

You could expect to gain employment in the following industries and organisations:

• power generation
• renewable energy manufacturing and installation
• government departments
• international aid
• economic regulatory authorities
• energy efficiency and environmental consultancies
• carbon accounting
• energy and environmental consultancies
• university and private industry research organisations
• local councils.

Professional recognition

Successful completion of the unit PEN590 Energy Systems gives you provisional accreditation by the Clean Energy Council for design of stand-alone photovoltaic systems.