Environmental Policy Minor
Environmental Policy Minor - Overview
Offered By: |
ANU Joint Colleges of Science |
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Areas of Interest: |
Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Geography, Interdisciplinary Studies - Sustainability, Policy Studies, and Resource Management and Environmental Science |
Policy expertise is scarce in the rapidly expanding areas of natural resource management, urban environmental management, and sustainable development. There are significant career opportunities in all three levels of Australian government, as well as in the expanding regional organisations, and in the private sector. In particular, graduates with substantial policy skills matched with a sound background in areas such as climate science, water science, landscape ecology and similar areas are highly sought after, in Australia and internationally. The minor in Environmental Policy offers foundational knowledge in public policy, placed firmly within the context of some of the big challenges in areas such as climate impacts and adaptation, landscape management and water resource management, Details of environmental policy positions that many former ANU students are now working in are at: <http://fennerschool-people.anu.edu.au/richard_baker/resources/formernow.html>.
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
A total of 6 units from the following compulsory course:
ENVS3028 Environmental Policy
A total of 18 units to be chosen from the following courses including:
- A maximum of 6 units from:
ENVS2007 Economics for the Environment
- A minimum of 12 units chosen from the following 3000 level courses:
ENVS3020 Climate Change Science and Policy
ENVS3033 International Environmental Policy
LAWS3103 Law and the Environment
SOCY3123 Policy and Program Evaluation
Advice to Students:
What 1st year courses should you enrol in? Students interested in Environmental Policy are encouraged to take as part of their degree program at least one of ENVS1001 Environment and Society: Geography of Sustainability and ENVS1008 Sustainable Development.
Science students undertaking this minor in a combined degree will be restricted to courses offered or approved by Science.
Students should seek further course advice from the academic convener of this Environmental Policy minor.
The information published on the Study at ANU 2013 website applies to the 2013 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2012 website.
