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Student Handbook : Honours : Program Group : CU15

CU15 - Master of Sustainable Development

CU15 - Master of Sustainable Development

At a Glance

Information on where the program is available, duration, units of credit as well as contacts for further information.

Aims - Structure

An outline of the programs aims, objectives and outcomes, as well as information on the structure of the program.

Course Plans

A detailed list of courses and electives required to complete the program.

Career Opportunities

Graduates from this program may advance their career into management, policy implementation, science and technology, or research and consultancy within Government and the public sector, such as environmental protection agencies, non-governmental organisations, environment / business consultants, private sector organisations - primary, manufacturing or service industries.

 

About Sustainable Development

The most pressing challenge facing non-metropolitan Australia is how to build an economically productive, socially viable, and ecologically sustainable future. Regional Australia is experiencing a period of major restructuring.

Regional industrial growth has slowed, about one fifth of primary producers are expected to leave agriculture within the next decade, many inland country towns are likely to contract, and there is increasing pressure on the agricultural and extractive industries to develop more sustainable forms of production.

There are also many opportunities for regional Australia: in niche marketing of goods for export; in value-adding before goods are sold; in the provision of public and private infrastructure; and in the creation of new industries in fields such as recreation, retirement and eco-tourism.

The tasks are to modify those forms of production which are environmentally harmful, and to ensure that the 'blend' of current forms of production with some of the new innovative options occurs in a manner which benefits regional Australians.

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