Graduate Diploma of Sustainable Development CU16

Program at a glance

Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Mode & Location: external online
Courses/Units of Credit: 6 courses/48 units of credit
Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Health & Sciences
Entry: direct (more info)
Accreditation: not applicable
Residential School: not applicable
Practicum/Work placement: not applicable
Exit awards: Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Development
Interim awards: not applicable
Contact: Program Administrator on 07 4930 9054 or email msd-isrd@cqu.edu.au
International students: This program is only available to international students studying by distance education in their home country. International students cannot enrol on Australian campuses, as components of the program are available only in flexible mode.
CRICOS program codes: not applicable

Program aim

This program is designed to:

Program structure

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete six courses or 48 units of credit as outlined below. Students must undertake three core courses and are then required to take two courses from one of the three streams, and one elective - which can come from any of the streams. Each stream consists of four courses. To provide a foundational basis, the three core courses must be taken before, or concurrently with, others. There is no residential school for any course.

For more information please visit the Institute for Sustainable Regional Development website at http://www.isrd.cqu.edu.au.

Students are required to complete:

Course Code Course Title
SOCL20077 Theories and Concepts of Sustainable Development
MGMT20083 Models of Sustainable Development
EVST20009 Thinking Systemically and Sustainably

Natural Resources Stream

Course Code Course Title
EVST20001 Land Management and Rehabilitation (CU15)
EVST20010 Water Management (CU15)
ENEV20007 Energy, Resources and Environment (CU15)
ENEV20008 Environmental Engineering (CU15)
EVST20021 Environmental Management Systems and Sustainable Development

Community Stream

Course Code Course Title
SOCL20059 Ecology, Culture and Politics
CULT20005 Cultural Policy (CU15)
SOWK20005 Communities: Social Policy, Planning and Action Overview
WELF20040 Working with Communities (CU15)

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Entry

Applicants should have either:

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

Computing requirements

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