Master of Environment

Our environment has many faces: cities, wilderness, agricultural lands, the oceans and everything in between.

The Master of Environment has many faces too. We offer 12 different streams of study, from climate change to environmental management and science, to public policy, to sustainable cities and more, including a tailored stream that you can design yourself.

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.

The Master of Environment is a 200-point program (typically 16 subjects), made up of:

• Core subjects (25 points)
• Elective subjects (175 points) from one of 12 specialisations, selected in consultation with an academic advisor.

Elective subjects can include an applied research project, an industry internship, or an overseas field trip.

Our graduates go on to work as: strategy and policy advisors, environmental planners, project officers, sustainability specialists, private consultants, environmental scientists, ESD consultants, risk management specialists, entrepreneurs, waste management specialists.

Employers in this field include:

• Government departments of agriculture, environment and policy, including Parks Victoria
• Local government
• Environmental consultancies and start-ups
• Education and community development providers
• Not-for-profits and non-governmental organisations
• International aid agencies, including the United Nations.

Start-year (March) 2021 intake
Timely applications: 30 November 2020
Late applications: 31 January 2021

Mid-year (August) 2021 intake
Timely applications: 30 May 2021
Late applications: 30 June 2021