Study@CQU 2003

Postgraduate Programs

Master of Sustainable Development CU15

Duration: 1.5 years full-time - up to 6 years part-time.
Mode & Location: external online
Fees: full-fee-paying
Courses/Units of Credit: 10 courses/80 units of credit
Faculty: Arts, Health & Sciences (ISRD)
Entry: direct
Exit Awards: Graduate Diploma of Sustainable Development
Contact: Program Administrator on 07 4930 9054 or email msd-isrd@cqu.edu.au

Program Overview

This program is designed to:

Entry

Applicants should have either:

Applicants who do not have tertiary qualifications may enter the program through the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma of Sustainable Development.

Program Structure

To satisfy the requirements of this award, students must complete 10 courses or 80 units of credit as outlined below. If students choose the project option, they must complete a project (two courses) as well as three courses from one of the three streams. If they choose the 'no project' option, they must complete three courses from any one of the three streams, and two electives from any of the remaining nine stream courses on offer. The five core courses must be completed within the degree. To provide a foundational basis, the five core courses must be taken before, or concurrently with, others.

Course aims, topics covered and assessment overview are detailed at http://www.isrd.cqu.edu.au/isrd/awards/pages/fs.htm.

All students are required to complete:

5 compulsory core courses:
SOCL20077   Theories and Concepts of Sustainable Development
MGMT20083   Models of Sustainable Development
EVST20009   Thinking Systemically and Sustainably
COIS20064   Scholarly Information Sources (CU15)
SOCL20075   Researching Sustainability
Students can choose between OPTION 1 or OPTION 2
OPTION 1
Project: None
Electives: 2 courses from any of the 3 streams
OPTION 2
Project: 2 courses
GENE20116   Special Project (CU15)
Specific Stream: 3 courses
Electives: None
Electives can be chosen from:
Natural Resources Stream
EVST20001   Land Management and Rehabilitation (CU15)
EVST20010   Water Management (CU15)
ENEV20007   Energy, Resources and Environment (CU15)
ENEV20008   Environmental Engineering (CU15)
Economics Stream
ECON20025   Economics of Environmental Resources (CU15)
LAWS20039   Environmental Law and Regulation
TOUR20003   Sustainable Tourism Development (CU15)
ECON20021   Economics of Regional Development
Community Stream
SOCL20059   Ecology, Culture and Politics
CULT20005   Cultural Policy (CU15)
SOWK20005   Communities: Social Policy, Planning and Action Overview
WELF20040   Working with Communities (CU15)

Computing Requirements

It is a requirement of enrolment in this program that all students will have access to the Internet.

CQU CRICOS Provider Codes: QLD - 00219C; NSW - 01315F; VIC - 01624D

This handbook was correct as at: 16-06-2003

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