GraduateEnvironmental Science

Graduate Diploma of Environment

Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

About this program

The Graduate Diploma of Environment is a graduate program at the Australian National University in Canberra, run through the ANU College of Systems and Society, taken over 1 year full-time (48 Units). Coursework includes a minimum of 12 units from completion of courses from the following list. Graduates are expected to demonstrate a broad knowledge of contemporary issues and challenges in environment and sustainability. ANU is a research-intensive, Group of Eight university based in Australia's capital, and international students in this program study alongside a large Canberra-based policy, research and public-service community.

Fees & duration

Duration1 yr
Tuition (international)A$56,100
Application feeA$150

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall (L6)
PTE58 overall

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Course structure

Study plan in 107 parts

  • The Graduate Diploma of Environment requires the completion of 48 units
  • A minimum of 12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
  • ENVS6025
6 units
  • Complex Environmental Problems in Action
  • ENVS6528
6 units
  • Environmental Policy
  • ENVS8016
6 units
  • Contemporary Perspectives in Environment-Society Interaction
  • ENVS8019
6 units
  • Thinking in Systems
  • A minimum of 24 units from completion of courses from any of the following lists
  • which can be taken from one list or multiple lists:
  • Research Methods
  • ANTH8019
6 units
  • Social Analysis and Community Politics
  • EMDV8102
6 units
  • Research Methods for Environmental Management and Development
  • ENVS6103
6 units
  • Introduction to Environmental and Social Research
  • ENVS6202
6 units
  • Environmental Measurement
  • Modelling and Monitoring
  • Application
  • EMDV8103
6 units
  • Impact Assessment and Evaluation for Environmental and Development Projects
  • ENVS6015
6 units
  • GIS and Spatial Analysis
  • ENVS6345
6 units
  • Social Applications of GIS
  • ENVS8048
6 units
  • Topics in Environment and Society
  • MATH6102
6 units
  • Environmental Modelling and Integrated Assessment
  • MATH6103
6 units
  • Scientific and Industrial Modelling
  • SCOM6031
6 units
  • Misinformation
  • Disinformation
  • and Risk
  • SCNC8000
6 units
  • Science Internship
  • Agricultural Innovation
  • ENVS6223
6 units
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems
  • ENVS6224
6 units
  • Agricultural Systems
  • ENVS6342
6 units
  • Agricultural Innovation
  • ENVS8018
  • Partnership Research for Agricultural and Natural Resource-Based Development
  • Biodiversity Conservation
  • ENVS6021
6 units
  • Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders
  • ENVS6024
6 units
  • Biodiversity Conservation
  • ENVS6201
6 units
  • Wildlife
  • Vegetation and Landscape Ecology
  • BIOL6178
6 units
  • Recovering Threatened Species and Ecosystems
  • Climate
  • ENVS6204
6 units
  • Climate and Its Applications
  • ENVS6307
6 units
  • Science
  • Society
  • and Policy
  • ENVS6303
6 units
  • Past
  • Present and Future
  • ENVS6308
6 units
  • Fire in the Environment
  • ENVS6529
6 units
  • Palaeo-Environmental Reconstruction
  • ENVS8003
6 units
  • Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation
  • EMSC6021
  • Fundamentals of Climate Science
  • Environmental Policy
  • EMDV8078
6 units
  • Environmental Economics for Public Policy
  • EMDV8104
6 units
  • Environmental Governance
  • ENVS6033
6 units
  • International Environmental Policy
  • ENVS6315
6 units
  • Essentials of Environmental Law
  • ENVS6307
6 units
  • Science
  • Society
  • and Policy
  • IDEC8053
6 units
  • Environmental Economics
  • LAWS8280
6 units
  • Land
  • Water and Biodiversity Law
  • Natural Resource Management
  • EMDV8101
6 units
  • Transformative Approaches to Sustainability
  • ENVS6022
6 units
  • Water Science
  • ENVS6026
6 units
  • Managing Forested Landscapes
  • ENVS6304
6 units
  • Land and Catchment Management
  • ENVS6555
6 units
  • Water Management
  • ENVS6223
6 units
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems
  • ENVS6021
6 units
  • Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders
  • Sustainable Futures
  • ENVS6020
6 units
  • Human Ecology
  • ENVS8605
6 units
  • Sustainable Urban Systems
  • EMDV8082
6 units
  • Food Security and Agricultural Policy

Career & PR pathway

Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status

Environmental ConsultantANZSCO 234312

Primary outcomeMLTSSLCSOL

On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491. VETASSESS wants a bachelor's or higher in a highly relevant field plus at least a year of relevant post-qualification work. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.

Assessed by VETASSESS

On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via VETASSESS assessment.

Assessed by VETASSESS

List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.

Admissions

The Graduate Diploma of Environment is an exit Award only and is not available for direct admission.

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