Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management CQ92

Program Overview

The primary objective of this program is to provide professional engineers and scientists with an understanding of environmental issues, problems, and solutions, and with the necessary knowledge and tools to integrate environmental considerations into all aspects of their work.

Entry

A degree in science, engineering or technology. Graduates from other disciplines will be considered provided that they have an appropriate technical background. However, entry to the Graduate Certificate program is intended to be flexible, so as to provide the opportunity for mature and experienced staff from within Australian industry to enter the program following assessment of their previous experience, and taking into account their record of prior learning. Prospective students who do not have the standard entry requirements should contact the University for advice.

Program Structure

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete four courses or 24 units of credit as outlined below:

Residential schools involve CQU staff and visiting experts, and often include seminars, field trips and other ‘hands on' activities.

Students should refer to the CQU Gladstone Residential School Timetable or the course profiles for residential school details for individual courses of study.

Electives

Students may replace either CHEM20063   Instrumentation & Monitoring or EVST20002   Land Management & Rehabilitation with an elective.

Individual non-standard student programs will be subject to approval by the program controlling Education Committee, which will take into account the student's past educational background, the level of the proposed alternative subjects, and their coherence with the overall objectives of the program.