Graduate Certificate in Environmental Policy and Management

The Graduate Certificate in Environmental Policy and Management offers focused training for people who want to work on protecting the environment, on the premise that addressing environmental challenges takes informed, creative thinking about policy and practice as well as scientific knowledge.
Over six months you learn the fundamentals of environmental management, policy creation and sustainability, gain insight into how human activities affect natural environments, and explore critical topics including climate change and resource scarcity. Through practical experience and hands-on learning you develop the skills to tackle real-world environmental challenges.
The certificate builds advanced communication skills for influencing environmental decision-making, teaches you to develop policies and strategies for complex environmental problems, and strengthens creative and critical thinking. The program deliberately encourages innovative thinking, challenging you to consider new ways to address environmental problems.
It is designed for mid-career professionals, recent graduates, and people looking to specialise in environmental management, and electives let you align the study with your career goals.
The qualification is a stepping stone towards a graduate diploma or master's degree, and graduates are prepared to work in government and related sectors.
The program is 24 units — 12 units of core courses and 12 units of electives — taken full time over half a year at the Adelaide City Campus, with February and July intakes.