GraduateEnvironmental Science

Master of Climate Change

Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

About this program

The Master of Climate Change is a graduate program at the Australian National University in Canberra, run through the ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, taken over 1.5 years full-time (72 Units). Coursework includes a minimum of 30 units from completion of climate change courses from the following list. Graduates are expected to gain and apply advanced knowledge in particular aspects of climate change, and a broad knowledge of current issues in and approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation from both science and policy perspectives. ANU is a research-intensive, Group of Eight university based in Australia's capital, and international students in this program study alongside a large Canberra-based policy, research and public-service community.

Cost & duration

Duration1.5 yr
Tuition (international)A$56,900
Application feeA$0

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall (L6)
PTE58 overall

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Course structure

192 terms of coursework

  • The Master of Climate Change requires completion of 72 units which must consist of:
  • Completion of the following pre-sessional component:
  • CRWF7900
  • Graduate Academic and Research Skills for Public Policy
  • POGO7901
  • Graduate Preparatory Social, Political and Policy Analysis
  • A minimum of 30 units from completion of climate change courses from the following list:
  • EMDV8007
  • Communicating for Environment and Climate Policy
  • EMDV8080
  • International Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • EMDV8081
  • Domestic Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • ENVS6204
  • Climate and Its Applications
  • ENVS6307
  • Climate Change: Science, Society, and Policy
  • ENVS8003
  • Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation
  • POPH8318
  • Human Health, Environment and Climate Change
  • A minimum of 6 units from completion of research methods courses from the following list:
  • EMDV8102
  • Research Methods for Environmental Management and Development
  • ENVS6025
  • Complex Environmental Problems in Action
  • A minimum of 6 units from completion of research project courses from the following list:
  • EMDV8014
  • Research in Environmental and Climate Change Policy
  • EMDV8066
  • Research Project
  • ENVS8013
  • Research in Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation
  • ENVS8100
  • Independent Research Project
  • A minimum of 18 units from completion of climate and environment courses from the following list:
  • Environment and Society Interactions
  • EMDV8011
  • Environmental Markets
  • EMDV8013
  • Development and Environment in the Anthropocene
  • EMDV8017
  • Toxic: Environmental Pollution and Waste
  • EMDV8018
  • Australian Environmental Policy: Problems, Practices, Politics
  • EMDV8101
  • Transformative Approaches to Sustainability
  • EMDV8104
  • Environmental Governance
  • ENVS6013
  • Society and Environmental Change
  • ENVS8016
  • Contemporary Perspectives in Environment-Society Interaction
  • NSPO8033
  • Climate, Environment and National Security
  • Decision Making: Skills and Tools
  • EMDV8103
  • Impact Assessment and Evaluation for Environmental and Development Projects
  • ENVS6015
  • GIS and Spatial Analysis
  • Governance and Policy
  • EMDV8104
  • Environmental Governance
  • EMDV8124
  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
  • ENVS6033
  • International Environmental Policy
  • ENVS6315
  • Essentials of Environmental Law
  • ENVS6528
  • Environmental Policy
  • NSPO8033
  • Climate, the Environment and National Security
  • POGO8401
  • Foundations in Public Policy
  • POGO8402
  • The Political and Institutional Architecture of Public Policy
  • POGO8403
  • Cases in Contemporary Public Policy
  • Climate Science and Impacts
  • EMDV8124
  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
  • EMSC6021
  • Fundamentals of Climate Science
  • ENVS6303
  • Climate Change: Past, Present and Future
  • Natural Resources
  • EMDV8079
  • Water Justice, Management and Governance
  • EMDV8082
  • Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy
  • ENVS6555
  • Water Management
  • Study Tour
  • ENVS6017
  • Vietnam Field School
  • ENVS6205
  • Island Sustainable Development: Fiji Field School
  • Economic Analysis and Thought
  • EMDV8078
  • Environmental Economics for Public Policy
  • IDEC8000
  • Government, Markets and Global Change
  • IDEC8089
  • Energy Economics
  • Communication and Engagement
  • ENVS6021
  • Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders
  • POGO8083
  • Policy Advocacy
  • POGO8136
  • Participating in Public Policy: Citizen Engagement and Public Talk
  • Energy
  • ENGN6516
  • Energy Resources and Renewable Technologies
  • IDEC8089
  • Energy Economics
  • POGO8212
  • Governing the Energy Transition
  • A maximum of 12 units from the completion of other contextual courses from the following:
  • Environment and Society Interactions
  • EMDV8009
  • Asia Pacific Environmental Conflicts
  • ENVS6020
  • Human Ecology
  • SCOM6027
  • Science Politics
  • Decision Making: Skills and Tools
  • EMDV8008
  • Research Proposal
  • IDEC8026
  • Quantitative Policy Impact Evaluation
  • IDEC8088
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis: Principles and Practice
  • POGO8045
  • International Policy Making in the Shadow of the Future
  • POGO8096
  • Policy Research
  • Governance and Policy
  • BUSN7017
  • Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Reporting
  • LAWS8474
  • Climate Law
  • MGMT7007
  • Sustainable Business Strategy: Net Zero and Beyond
  • POGO8045
  • International Policy Making in the Shadow of the Future
  • SCOM6027
  • Science Politics
  • Climate Science and Impacts
  • BIOL6125
  • Plants and Global Climate Change
  • EMSC8706
  • Introduction to Natural Hazards
  • ENVS6308
  • Fire in the Environment
  • ENVS6529
  • Palaeo-Environmental Reconstruction
  • Natural Resources
  • EMDV8009
  • Asia-Pacific Environmental Conflicts
  • ENVS6024
  • Biodiversity Conservation
  • ENVS6223
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems
  • Economic Analysis and Thought
  • IDEC8003
  • Issues in Development Policy
  • IDEC8022
  • Economic Development
  • IDEC8053
  • Environmental Economics
  • POGO8213
  • The Global Trading System
  • Communication and Engagement
  • BUSN7017
  • Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Reporting
  • SCOM6027
  • Science Politics
  • SCOM8014
  • Communicating Science with the Public
  • SCOM8088
  • Engagement for Policy Impact
  • A maximum of 6 units from completion of professional development & internship courses from the following:
  • ANIP6503
  • Australian National Internships Program A
  • CRWF8019
  • Public Policy and Professional Internship
  • CRWF8020
  • Public Policy Professional Experience
  • CRWF8021
  • Applied Policy Project

Admissions

Applicants must present one of the following: Bachelor or international equivalent with GPA 5/7; or Bachelor or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or Bachelor or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 and a GC or international equivalent with a GPA of 4/7; or Graduate Diploma or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7; or 48 units of courses in a postgraduate program with a GPA of 4/7; or Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA of 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or Graduate Records Examination (GRE) General test, completed no more than 5 years before the time of application, with a minimum score of 155 for Verbal Reasoning, 155 for Quantitative Reasoning and 4.0 in Analytical Writing and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or A minimum of 10 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program. The GPA for a Bachelor program will be calculated from (i) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades and/or (ii) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades other than those from the last semester (or equivalent study period) of the Bachelor degree. The higher of the two calculations will be used as the basis for admission. Ranking and English Language Proficiency: At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry. In line with the University's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors. Applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') that is calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes. If required, ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of: a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes; and/or demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency Prior to enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their Bachelor degree reassessed, to confirm minimum requirements were met. Further information: English language admission requirements and post-admission support Diversity factors: As Australia’s national university, ANU is global representative of Australian research and education. ANU endeavours to recruit and maintain a diverse and deliberate student cohort representative not only of Australia, but the world. In order to achieve these outcomes, competitive ranking of applicants may be adjusted to ensure access to ANU is a reality for brilliant students from countries across the globe. Assessment of qualifications: Unless otherwise indicated, ANU will accept all Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications or international equivalents that meet or exceed the published admission requirements of our programs, provided all other admission requirements are also met. Where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program. Find out more about the Australian Qualifications Framework: www.aqf.edu.au . Unless otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications of the same level or higher. ANU uses a 7-point Grade Point Average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out more about how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities: www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/admission-criteria/tertiary-qualifications .

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