Program summary
Program overview
Admission requirements
Program structure
Program requirements
Enquiries

Program summary

Award abbreviation: GDIntegCoastZoneMgt
Degree type: postgraduate coursework program
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: 1 year part-time
Fee type: domestic fee-paying places
Total courses: 4
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2 (not available until Semester 2, 2007)
CRICOS code: not applicable

Program overview

Graduates of this program will be well equipped to meet existing and emerging professional challenges and will be able to:

• appreciate international trends in environmental assessment and management as applied to the coastal areas
• better understand international and national obligations and commitments to applying environmental assessment processes and integrated management systems to coastal areas, in particular World Heritage Areas, RAMSAR wetlands and areas accorded protected area status
• proactively address the implications of environmental and climate change on coastal environments;
• utilize the integrated adaptive assessment and integrated management tools and techniques designed to achieve continuous improvement in environmental outcomes in coastal zones
• more effectively assess and manage complex agricultural, industrial, infrastructure, recreational and urban development proposals for projects in coastal areas using statutory and best practice processes and procedures
• utilise environmental simulation modelling and decision support tools and prepare assessment and management plan documentation that meets professional and statutory requirements, and
• gain accreditation as an environmental and EA/EIA practitioner from the Environmental Institute of Australian and New Zealand (EIANZ) or equivalent overseas accreditation body

Admission requirements

To be eligible for entry into this program, students will have completed the Graduate Certificate in Integrated Coastal Zone Management. A student entering the Graduate Diploma program will normally be required to hold an undergraduate degree, or equivalent, from a recognised higher education institution. Entry by non-graduates who have extensive relevant industry experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Dean, Faculty of Science, Health and Education.

Program structure

Required courses:
ENS700 Environmental and Resource Economics
ENS705 Using Spatial Information
ENS724 Coastal Systems Dynamics

Elective course
Plus select 1 course from:
ENS701 Estuary and Wetland Systems Dynamics
ENS702 Economic Tools and Techniques
ENS703 Governance, Engagement and Capacity Building
ENS704 Applied Regional and Community Engagement Project
ENS706 Applied Spatial Analysis and Decision Making
ENS707 Professional Research Project
ENS709 Environmental and Sustainability Auditing Project
ENS715 Applied Climatic and Hydrological Systems Project
ENS725 Applied Coastal Systems Project
ENS744 Socio-economic Impact Assessment and Planning 

Program requirements and notes

1. Refer to the Academic Rules. 
2. Refer to explanation of terms.

Enquiries 

Associate Professor Peter Waterman
Tel: +61 0418 628431
peter.waterman@usc.edu.au

Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Tel: +61 7 5430 2869
Email: sheinfo@usc.edu.au