Are you seeking to make a positive impact on future global environmental policy and practice? The world is changing; sustainability and environmental management have become crucial issues, presenting significant opportunities and challenges for business, government and civil society.

The Graduate Diploma in Environmental Managements interdisciplinary and applied set of courses outline some of the main decision-making frameworks and tools related to environmental management. You'll also gain discipline-specific knowledge for a range of environmental professions.

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Alumni are working as environmental and sustainability leaders in prominent positions within outreach and education, policy and regulation, arts and performance, law and planning, conservation and restoration, research and consultancy, and organisation and mobilisation in Australia and internationally in a wide range of NGOs, in non-profit and for-profit industries, and across levels of government.

Potential careers

• Environmental Managers
• Environmental Scientists
• Environmental Consultants
• Field Officers
• Ecologists
• Parks and Land Managers
• Policy Specialists
• Renewable Energy Specialists
• Environmental Planner

Bachelor degree (or equivalent qualification) in any discipline with a record of academic achievement equivalent to a UNSW credit average of 65%.

IELTS: 7.0 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest); TOEFL IBT (Internet Based): 94 overall (min. 25 in writing, 23 in reading, listening and speaking); Pearson (PTE - Academic): 65 overall (min. 54 in each subtest); C1 Advanced Cambridge: 185 overall (min. 169 in each subtest); C2 Proficiency Cambridge: 185 overall (min. 180 in each subtest); UNSW Global University English Entry Course (UEEC): Successful completion with a minimum overall grade of B and a minimum grade of C in the writing component.