Offered By	Fenner School of Environment and Society
Minimum	72 units
Academic Contact	Catherine Gross
Academic Plan	7620XMENVR
CRICOS Code	072690F
UAC Code	832714(Master Environment (Research)) 835714(Master of Envirnmnt (Research))
Areas of Interest	Environmental Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies - Sustainability, and Resource Management and Environmental Science

The Master of Environment (Research) is a flexible interdisciplinary coursework and research degree which allows students to develop a program of advanced learning suited to their individual interests and skills in environment and sustainability.

The program is structured around a core of courses selected to provide breadth of current perspectives on environmental issues and approaches; and development of greater depth of knowledge in a specific area of specialisation. 

Master of Environment (Research) graduates can expect to:

• gain both a broad knowledge base about contemporary issues and challenges in environment and sustainability, and a high level of knowledge of a specific topic reflecting their interests,

• develop their independent learning, analytical and research, teamwork, and oral and written communication skills;

• have better developed networks relevant to their academic and professional interests;

• be better placed to respond to the challenges of environment and sustainability through their chosen careers; and

• have completed appropriate research training for entry to the PhD. 

 

The Master of Environment (Research) program allows students to take courses from across the ANU, to draw from the University's breadth and strength in the environment and sustainability domains; specialisations (a sample of which are listed below) reflect this breadth. The flexibility of course requirements for both the core and specialisation components of the degree allows programs to be structured to meet individual interests. Specialisations will develop students' analytical and communication skills to prepare them to undertake substantial independent research for a dissertation. Given the flexibility of the degree, each student is required to discuss their proposed program with a Fenner School Graduate Advisor, who will help develop and must approve the program.

All international applicants for the Master of Environment (Research) need to include two professional referee reports with their application.

Admission Requirements

A three-year undergraduate degree with an average of 75% in at least half of later-year courses, or a fourth-year Honours degree with a grade of at least 70%, from an Australian university; or the equivalent from another university.

Students who maintain an average of at least 70% in 36 of the 48 units in the program may choose to continue in research component of the program which requires a further 24 units of research in ENVS8000F or ENVS8000P Masters Dissertation.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.