Environmental Management

Overview

This two-year Environmental Management program from University of Queensland covers scientific, economic, planning and business principles to enhance your skills and technical expertise. Industry experts will share with you essential techniques and methods for resolving sustainable development issues.

Tailor your study program to fit your career aspirations. Choose courses from areas such as conservation biology, regulatory frameworks, natural resource management, environmental impact assessment, or coastal processes and management.

Get a competitive edge by taking part in international study opportunities, research projects and industry placements. This program is ideal if you're seeking a new direction or haven't previously studied environmental management.

Develop your decision-making and problem-solving abilities, and graduate with the tools to take on the highly complex considerations that impact environmental management and the ability to create meaningful change.

Career outcomes

Graduate equipped with scientific knowledge and skills relevant to a large number of managerial, research, administrative and educational roles in Australia and abroad.

Your insight into sustainability will be highly sought after within consultancies, private companies, government departments, landcare and catchment management groups, and national and international non-government organisations. 

Graduates typically work in fields including:

• national parks and wildlife conservation

• environmental assessment and compliance

• natural resource management, including coastal, river and catchment systems

• policy development

• government and commercial consultancies dealing with environmental planning and management

• mining

• environmental tourism

• environmental management

• education and research.