About this program
Our environment has many faces: cities, wilderness, agricultural lands, the oceans and everything in between.
The Graduate Certificate in Environment is a 6-month full time (or equivalent part-time) course that gives you the chance to explore our huge range of subjects that span the full breadth of this fascinating and diverse discipline.
You’ll 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.
Our graduates go on to effect real change in the world.
Diverse and multidisciplinary
We aim to be truly flexible and collaborative in our approach to teaching and, as such, our cohort is made up of students with a hugely diverse range of backgrounds, from commerce and economics to zoology.
You'll learn to work effectively in this multidisciplinary environment, and develop the technical and analytical skills you need to research and practice in your area of specialisation.
A global community
With 20 years of excellence in environment and sustainability, and 1500 alumni, the Office for Environmental Programs will help connect you to a global network, including industry leaders around Australia and abroad.
A course tailored for you
This course provides you with grounding knowledge in sustainability governance and leadership.
You’ll pair this with subjects chosen by you, in consultation with an academic advisor, that will help to hone your focus within the spectrum of environmental studies.
Whether you’ve come straight from your undergraduate studies, or are looking to enhance or change your current career, with expert academic advice throughout your degree, you’re bound to find an area that matches your passion.
Admission requirements
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The University of Melbourne - a distinctive contribution to society in research.
Established in 1853, The University of Melbourne is a public-spirited institution that makes distinctive contributions to society in research, teaching and knowledge transfer. As a fine academic institution, Melbourne honours its traditional promise to uphold the scholarly values of intellectual...
Why study at The University of Melbourne
Because the Melbourne Model allows you to combine over 100 areas of study, you’re free to shape the degree that’ll ultimately shape your world. You can blend psychology with artificial intelligence, wine making with international communications, music with biomedicine.
With such generous choice and scope, you’ll become the person who makes a difference: knowledgeable and well-rounded, in high demand globally, someone who can think critically and creatively, speak persuasively, adapt to new challenges and collaborate with your peers.
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