GraduateEnvironmental Science

Master of Environmental Management and Development

Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

About this program

The Master of Environmental Management and Development is a graduate program at the Australian National University in Canberra, run through the ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, taken over 2 years full-time (96 Units). Coursework includes 24 units from completion of compulsory courses from the following list. Graduates are expected to identify and critically analyse the complexity of environmental and development issues and the key issues that comprise them. 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.

Fees & duration

Duration2 yr
Tuition (international)A$56,900
Application feeA$150

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall (L6)
PTE58 overall

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Course structure

Study plan in 156 parts

  • The Master of Environmental Management and Development requires the completion of 96 units
  • Completion of the following pre-sessional component:
  • CRWF7900
  • Graduate Academic and Research Skills for Public Policy
  • POGO7901
  • Graduate Preparatory Social
  • Political and Policy Analysis
  • 24 units from completion of compulsory courses from the following list:
  • EMDV8078
  • Environmental Economics for Public Policy
  • EMDV8101
  • Transformative Approaches to Sustainability
  • EMDV8102
  • Research Methods for Environmental Management and Development
  • EMDV8104
  • Environmental Governance
  • A minimum of 36 units from completion of environmental management and governance courses from the following list:
  • ANTH8007
  • Anthropological Perspectives
  • EMDV8007
  • Communicating for Environment and Climate Policy
  • EMDV8009
  • Asia-Pacific Environmental Conflicts
  • EMDV8011
  • Environmental Markets
  • EMDV8013
  • Development and Environment in the Anthropocene
  • EMDV8017
  • Environmental Pollution and Waste
  • EMDV8018
  • Problems
  • Practices
  • Politics
  • EMDV8047
  • Land Rights and Resource Development
  • EMDV8079
  • Water Justice
  • Management and Governance
  • EMDV8080
  • International Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • EMDV8081
  • Domestic Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • EMDV8082
  • Food Security and Agricultural Policy
  • EMDV8103
  • Impact Assessment and Evaluation for Environmental and Development Projects
  • EMDV8124
  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
  • A maximum of 36 units from completion of courses from within or across the following elective area lists:
  • Research
  • (maximum of 30 units from this list)
  • EMDV8008
6 units
  • Research Proposal
  • EMDV8014
6 units
  • Research in Environmental and Climate Change Policy
  • EMDV8016
24 units
  • Thesis
  • EMDV8066
12 units
  • Research Project
  • Internships and leadership
  • (maximum of 6 units from this list)
  • ANIP6503
  • Australian National Internships Program A
  • CRWF8019
  • Public Policy and Professional Internship
  • CRWF8020
0 units
  • Public Policy Professional Experience
  • CRWF8021
  • Applied Policy Project
  • Study tours
  • (maximum of 6 units from this list)
  • ENVS6017
  • Vietnam Field School
  • ENVS6205
  • Fiji Field School
  • Climate change
  • EMDV8011
  • Environmental Markets
  • EMDV8014
  • Research in Environmental and Climate Change Policy
  • EMDV8080
  • International Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • EMDV8081
  • Domestic Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • ENVS8003
  • Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation
  • IDEC8089
  • Energy Economics
  • POGO8212
  • Governing the Energy Transition
  • Security
  • hazards and disaste
  • rs
  • EMDV8009
  • Asia Pacific Environmental Conflicts
  • EMDV8017
  • Environmental Pollution and Waste
  • EMDV8082
  • Food Security and Agricultural Policy
  • EMDV8124
  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
  • NSPO8033
  • Climate
  • the Environment and National Security
  • Food
  • agriculture and resource management
  • EMDV8082
  • Food Security and Agricultural Policy
  • ENVS6015
  • GIS and Spatial Analysis
  • ENVS6021
  • Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders
  • ENVS6024
  • Biodiversity Conservation
  • ENVS6223
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems
  • ENVS6304
  • Land and Catchment Management
  • ENVS6342
  • Agricultural Innovation
  • IDEC8018
  • Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Economic analysis
  • EMDV8011
  • Environmental Markets
  • EMDV8080
  • International Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • EMDV8081
  • Domestic Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • IDEC8000
  • Government
  • Markets and Global Change
  • IDEC8018
  • Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • IDEC8053
  • Environmental Economics
  • IDEC8089
  • Energy Economics
  • International aid and development
  • EMDV8047
  • Land Rights and Resource Development
  • IDEC8003
  • Issues in Development Policy
  • POGO8004
  • Poverty Reduction
  • POGO8072
  • Development Theories and Themes
  • Policy
  • law and governance
  • BUSN7017
  • Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Accountability and Reporting
  • LAWS8189
  • Fundamentals of Environmental and Sustainability Law
  • LAWS8264
  • International Law of the Environment
  • POGO8076
  • Corruption and Anti-corruption
  • POGO8083
  • Policy Advocacy
  • POGO8136
  • Citizen Engagement and Public Talk
  • POGO8401
  • Foundations in Public Policy
  • POGO8403
  • Cases in Contemporary Public Policy

Career & PR pathway

Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status

Environmental ConsultantANZSCO 234312

Primary outcomeMLTSSLCSOL

On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491. VETASSESS wants a bachelor's or higher in a highly relevant field plus at least a year of relevant post-qualification work. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.

Assessed by VETASSESS

On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via VETASSESS assessment.

Assessed by VETASSESS

Environmental EngineerANZSCO 233915

MLTSSLCSOL

On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186.

Assessed by Engineers Australia

List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.

Admissions

Applicants must present one of the following: A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 5/7 A Bachelor degree 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 A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 and a Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA of 4/7 A Graduate Diploma or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7 48 units of courses in a postgraduate program with a GPA of 4/7 A 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 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 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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