Courses in Sustainable Development
The Years 2005 -2015 mark the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
The following list of sustainability courses in Australia was initially sourced from a the CSIRO paper, updated and expanded upon...
ANU: School of Resources Environment & Society (SRES)
Postgraduate courses at the Fenner School of Environment and Society
ANU: ACEL Courses in Environmental Law
A selection of courses can be taken as PD short courses or as part of a graduate degree in the Law Faculty at the Australian Centre for Environmental Law (ACEL), ANU. Courses in Environmental Law are also taught in Melbourne.
Central Queensland University – Graduate courses in sustainable environmental management
Postgraduate programs in the Institute for Sustainable Regional Development and the Centre for Environmental Management
Charles Sturt University Distance Education
Postgraduate courses are available in: Ecotourism; Environmental Conservation; Environmental Management; Parks, Recreation & Heritage; Restoration Ecology; River Restoration & Management; Sustainable Agriculture; and Sustainable Management. See postgraduate courses at the Faculty of Science and Agriculture
Curtin University of Technology
The Centre of Excellence in Cleaner Production, offers two world-class, multidisciplinary professional Masters programs – Sustainability Management and Cleaner Production – in addition to specialized undergraduate units in sustainable production & consumption and engineering sustainable development.
Deakin University
The Faculty of Science and Technology at Deakin University offers a Bachelor of Environmental Science (Environmental Management) to provide knowledge of the functioning and management of the complex interactions between the biological, physical, social, economic and political worlds.
Environmental managers work with natural, rural and urban systems and their communities. They monitor environmental health - to guard against the degrading impacts of overuse and waste disposal - as well as planning activities and developing policy to achieve the best outcome for the environment and our society.
While studying Deakin's Bachelor of Environmental Science (Environmental Management) you will experience a combination of hands-on and theoretical learning and have access to state-of-the-art facilities including sustainability assessment tools and a Global Information Systems (GIS) laboratory.
Edith Cowan University
School of Natural Sciences (SONS) Masters of Environmental Management offers a fully online course to build skills & knowledge for integration of environmental planning, conservation & monitoring into broader organizational decision making.
Flinders University of SA
Postgraduate Environmental Qualifications A range of courses are offered towards Bachelors and Masters Degrees and Graduate Diploma and Certificate in the School of Geography, Population & Environmental Management.
International – Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
Applications are open for the Masters of Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability program. This is a trans-disciplinary program taught in English based on an intellectually rigorous and scientifically relevant model for systematic progress towards an attractive sustainable society.
Macquarie University, Sydney
Offers courses in Environmental Education and Sustainable Development. The University also hosts ARIES, the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability, see their site for publications reviewing policy and practice of environmental education for sustainability.
Monash University
Linked Postgraduate Coursework Programs in Environment and Sustainability Each offers opportunities for students to study electives and undertake projects in topics of special interest.
- Master of Environment & Sustainability
- Master of International Development & Environmental Analysis
- Master of Corporate & Environmental Sustainability Management
Murdoch University
The Institute for Sustainability Technology & Policy (ISTP) Undergraduate Degrees in Sustainable Development, Masters by Coursework Degree in Ecologically Sustainable Development, an associated Masters in City Policy, and PhD programs covering a wide variety of sustainability issues from a policy perspective. A feature of the ISTP approach is the involvement of students in practical applications of sustainability (e.g., the recently developed WA State Sustainability Strategy).
Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
Permaculture Design Certificate; 13-day residential courses
Rangelands Australia – at the University of Queensland
Gatton Campus Australia’s only postgraduate coursework programs in Rangelands Management for land managers, government advisors and facilitators. Qualifications include a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and Masters of Rangelands Management.
River Styles
The River Styles Short Course develops understanding for better decision making in river management and rehabilitation.
RMIT
Graduate programs in Rural & Regional Sustainability, Use “Rural and Regional Sustainability” in the search facility to search courses.
Swinburne University of Technology – National Centre for Sustainability
Graduate Certificate in Sustainability - find detailed course brochure and application for this predominantly online course.
The Natural Edge Project
Offer an Engineering Sustainable Solutions Program: Training materials and courses available.
University of Melbourne
Graduate Environmental Program – a multi-disciplinary, cross-faculty program that helps students turn their interests and concerns into practical actions for environmental sustainability, social equity and profitability.
University of New South Wales
- Institute of Environmental Studies (IES): Masters, Graduate Diploma & Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management, based on a sustainable development framework.
- Mining Research Institute: A range of graduate diploma and certificate courses with relevant sustainability content.
University of South Australia
School of Natural & Built Environments Environmental Management and Sustainability – Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters courses in a range of aspects of environmental management for domestic and international applicants.
Institute for Sustainable Systems & Technologies (ISST)
The Institute for Sustainable Systems includes the Sustainable Energy Centre, Transport Systems Centre, Agricultural Machinery Research & Design Centre, and Centre for Industrial & Applied Mathematics. Courses for Graduate Certificate in Energy management are offered by the Sustainable Energy Centre.
University of Tasmania
School of Geography & Environmental Studies - Environmental postgraduate coursework (Certificate, Diploma, Masters) by distance education or on Campus.
University of Technology, Sydney
National Centre for Groundwater Management (NCGM) - Postgraduate courses & distance education in hydrogeology.
Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF)
ISF offers Doctoral & Masters by Research programs in Sustainable Futures.
University of Western Australia
Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences Fully online Postgraduate Courses in NRM Policy & Planning – Especially suited to people in rural and regional areas. Examines key issues, institutions and policies for NRM in Australia as well as local and regional NRM planning.