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This program aims to develop highly skilled professionals equipped with both theoretical understanding and hands-on expertise to address environmental issues at various scales, from community-level to worldwide concerns, both currently and in the years ahead. Leverage UWA's rich legacy of cross-disciplinary environmental research and our distinctive expertise in pioneering technological and policy-driven solutions.
With its strongly interdisciplinary nature, the curriculum offers students comprehensive knowledge of environmental systems while simultaneously exploring governance and management strategies. Participants will develop crucial competencies in data processing, laboratory and fieldwork techniques, as well as geographic information systems and satellite imaging. A key outcome is cultivating creative problem-solvers capable of evaluating specialized research, combining it with policy knowledge and emerging technologies to develop sustainable environmental strategies for the future.
(1) To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have— (a) a bachelor's degree, or equivalent as recognised by UWA; and (b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent; and (c) met the prerequisite for the chosen specialisation (2) For the Environmental Management or Environmental Economics specialisations an applicant must have completed prior studies at a tertiary level in either science, engineering, economics, natural resource management, urban and regional planning, or policy studies; or a related cognate discipline, as recognised by UWA (3) For the Catchments and Water or Environmental Rehabilitation or Sensing and Data Science specialisations an applicant must have completed prior studies at a tertiary level in either earth, environmental, engineering, biological or physical sciences; or a related cognate discipline, as recognised by UWA (4) For the Marine and Coastal specialisation an applicant must have completed prior studies at a tertiary level in either marine, environmental, engineering, biological or physical sciences; or a related cognate discipline, as recognised by UWA
English language requirements:
TOEFL (paper-based): 570 with a Test of Written English (TWE) of no less than 4.5
IBT TOEFL (Internet-based test score): 82 with 22 for writing, 20 for speaking, 20 for listening, and 18 for reading
IELTS (Academic): 6.5 (no band lower than 6.0)
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: C pass
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: B grade
Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic): Overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 64 in the Reading and Writing sections, 59 in the Speaking section and 54 in the Listening section