Master of Science specialisation in Environmental Science - Research 240

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From studying the environmental effects of human activity to applying scientific knowledge and skills to preserve and restore our natural heritage – Environmental Science seeks solutions to pressing environmental problems.
You will focus on real-world problems, the biological, chemical and physical processes that underlie them, and ways in which humans interact in these issues. You will gain skills in understanding and processing scientific information. You will analyse and model environmental data, and communicate that information, including the risk and uncertainty involved in it, to better preserve and restore our natural environment.

Postgraduate study in Environmental Science focuses on a scientific approach to environmental problem solving in natural and managed environments.
Areas of research interests open to exploration include:
- Applied Estuarine Ecology
- Modelling of Environmental Systems
- Environmental Data Analysis
- Assessing Environmental Effects
- Air Quality and Atmospheric Processes
- Environmental pollutants
- Aquatic Ecological Assessment
- Biodiversity Management and Conservation
- Restoration and Landscape Ecology
- Applied Terrestrial Ecology
- Water and Society

Our Environmental Science graduates are employed in a diverse range of careers in research and development, including local and regional government and non-governmental organisations.

Complete 240 points comprising:

30 points for all Compulsory Courses, and
At least 60 points from Group 1 Elective Courses, and
0 to 30 points from Group 2 Elective Courses, and
120 points for all Thesis

Compulsory Courses

Complete 30 points for ALL of the following:

ENVSCI 701 - Research Practice in Environmental Science (15 points)

ENVSCI 711 - Environmental Impact Assessment (15 points)

Group 1 Elective Courses

Complete at least 60 points from the following:

ENVSCI 701 - Research Practice in Environmental Science (15 points)

ENVSCI 704 - Modelling of Environmental Systems (15 points)

ENVSCI 705 - Handling Environmental Data (15 points)

ENVSCI 706 - Special Topic (15 points)

ENVSCI 707 - Directed Study in Environmental Science (15 points)

ENVSCI 708 - Ecosystem Dynamics (15 points)

ENVSCI 713 - Air Quality and Atmospheric Processes (15 points)

ENVSCI 714 - Environmental Pollution (15 points)

ENVSCI 716 - Applied Freshwater Ecology (15 points)

ENVSCI 734 - Restoration and Landscape Ecology (15 points)

ENVSCI 737 - Applied Terrestrial Ecology (15 points)

ENVSCI 738 - Water Sensitive Cities (15 points)

MARINE 707 - Applied Estuarine Ecology (15 points)

Group 2 Elective Courses

Complete 0 to 30 points from the following:

EARTHSCI 705 - Geohazards (15 points)

EARTHSCI 720 - Environmental Geochemistry (15 points)

ENVMGT 742 - Social Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (15 points)

ENVMGT 744 - Resource Management (15 points)

GEOG 745 - Applied Fluvial Geomorphology (15 points)

GEOG 746 - Applied Coastal Geomorphology (15 points)

GEOG 749 - Applied Climate Science (15 points)

GEOG 771 - Spatial Analysis and Geocomputation (15 points)

MARINE 703 - Marine Protected Areas (15 points)

Up to 30 points may be substituted from other approved 700 level courses.

Thesis

Complete 120 points for ALL of the following:

ENVSCI 796A - MSc Thesis in Environmental Science (60 points)

ENVSCI 796B - MSc Thesis in Environmental Science (60 points)