Program summary
Program overview
Admission requirements
Program structure
Notes
Program requirements
Enquiries
Program summary
Award abbreviation: GCClimateChangeAdapt
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 2 (subject to enrolment numbers)
Program code: SC501
CRICOS code: not available to international students on student visas
Program overview
The Graduate Certificate in Climate Change Adaptation is designed for practitioners working as environmental and natural resource managers.
The Graduate Certificate is offered in intensive short course mode and:
- provides an in-depth understanding of the natural and human induced forcing factors responsible for the rapid rates of environmental and climate change
- provides practitioners with practical skills in problem solving as related to adaptive environmental assessment and integrated management systems
- equips practitioners with the theoretical understanding and practical tools to enable them to more effectively integrate best practice vulnerability assessment tools and techniques with nationally and internationally endorsed environmental management systems
Skills will be acquired through a combination of readings, lectures, group discussions, practical projects and use of interactive modelling tools.
Admission requirements
A student entering the Graduate Certificate 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.
International students need to refer to the English language requirements.
Program structure *
2 required courses:
ENS710 Adaptive Assessment A: Theory and Practice #
(Duration: 2 weeks on campus)
ENS711 Adaptive Assessment B: Practical Application #
(Duration: 1 week preparation off campus and 1 week on campus)
Plus select 2 courses from:
ENS712 Integrated Management A: Theory and Practice
ENS713 Integrated Management B: Practical Application
ENS700 Environmental and Resource Economics
ENS701 Estuary and Wetland Systems Dynamics
ENS702 Economic Tools and Techniques
ENS703 Governance, Engagement and Capacity Building
ENS704 Applied Regional and Community Engagement Project
ENS705 Using Spatial Information
ENS706 Applied Spatial Analysis and Decision Making
ENS707 Professional Research Project
ENS708 Environmental and Sustainability Auditing
ENS709 Environmental and Sustainability Auditing Project
ENS714 Climatic and Hydrological Systems Dynamics
ENS715 Applied Climatic and Hydrological Systems Project
ENS724 Coastal Systems Dynamics
ENS725 Applied Coastal Systems Project
ENS744 Socio-economic Impact Assessment and Planning
ENS745 Applied Estuary and Wetland Systems Dynamics Project
ENS746 Applied Socio-economic Assessment Project
ENS747 Marine Resource Management
ENS748 Marine Resource Project
ENS749 Geospatial Visualisation and Decision Support Systems
ENS751 Geospatial Applications Project
ENS752 Geospatial Field Data Collection
WPL710 Workplace Learning I
WPL720 Workplace Learning II
Notes
* Subject to final approval
# Subject to enrolment numbers
Program requirements
Students are required to successfully complete 4 courses as specified in the Graduate Certificate in Climate Change Adaptation program structure. Refer to the Academic Rules for further information.
Enquiries
Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Tel: +61 7 5430 2869
Email: sheinfo@usc.edu.au