Graduate Certificate of Environmental and Resource Economics at Australian National University

The Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management offers transformative thinking at local and global scales to prepare graduates to become reflexive leaders, change-agents, and advocates. You'll rigorously, critically, and creatively engage with sociocultural and political-economic causes of, and responses to, todays human-inclusive environmental challenges. In addition to the programs key focus on conceptual tools, you'll have the opportunity to develop an array of experiential and practical tools to inform ethical and restorative sustainability leadership in professional and change-making contexts. The program is structured around a transdisciplinary integration and bridging of social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, creative arts, and participatory community and place-based approaches. The experience of moving among diverse knowledge systems empowers you to communicate complex ideas, to nurture personal and collective societal capacities to rethink and reshape the world, and to partner with others in reparative and regenerative ways.

Develop the analytical and strategic skills to tackle today's most vital and challenging global issues, such as climate change, pollution and land clearing. UQ is recognised as Australia's premier university for the study of the increasingly important field of environmental management. Our lecturers are involved in decision-making for institutions such as the Nature Conservancy, the Royal Society of London, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the World Health Organisation. During your six month full-time program, you'll learn how to analyse and implement strategies that balance social equity, environmental sustainability and economic needs, and develop essential techniques and methods for resolving sustainable development issues. This program is ideal if you want to enhance your skills and technical expertise even if you haven't previously studied environmental management as you'll graduate with the tools to take on the highly complex considerations that impact environmental management, plus the ability to create meaningful change. Program highlights Access unique biodiversity hotspots and fascinating ecosystems, ranging from coral reefs to World Heritage rainforests. Take advantage of innovative opportunities for marine and terrestrial research and interactive field- and lab-based learning. Gain practical experience while enhancing your report-writing and project management skills. Organise your study around your professional and personal commitments, with the option to complete many courses online.

Our environment has many faces: cities, wilderness, agricultural lands, the oceans and everything in between. The Graduate Certificate of Environment has many faces too. It's a 6-month full time (or equivalent part-time) course that gives you the chance to explore a huge range of subjects that span the full breadth of this fascinating and diverse discipline. You'll start to develop specialised knowledge and technical skills in an environmental discipline or field of practice, and graduate with the confidence to use this know-how to create positive changes in our environment.