Our environment has many faces: cities, wilderness, agricultural lands, the oceans and everything in between.
The Graduate Certificate in Environment is a 6-month full time (or equivalent part-time) course that gives you the chance to explore our huge range of subjects that span the full breadth of this fascinating and diverse discipline.
You鈥檒l develop specialised knowledge and technical skills in an environmental discipline or field of practice, and graduate with the confidence to use this know-how to create positive changes in our environment.
Our graduates go on to effect real change in the world.
Diverse and multidisciplinary
We aim to be truly flexible and collaborative in our approach to teaching and, as such, our cohort is made up of students with a hugely diverse range of backgrounds, from commerce and economics to zoology.
You'll learn to work effectively in this multidisciplinary environment, and develop the technical and analytical skills you need to research and practice in your area of specialisation.
Career outcomes
Our graduates go on to work as: strategy and policy advisors, environmental planners, project officers, sustainability specialists, private consultants, environmental scientists, ESD consultants, risk management specialists, entrepreneurs, waste management specialists.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
March 2025
Parkville Campus
Grattan Street,
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,
Victoria,
3010, MELBOURNE, Australia
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
July 2025
Parkville Campus
Grattan Street,
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,
Victoria,
3010, MELBOURNE, Australia
To be considered for entry, you must have completed:
An undergraduate degree in a cognate discipline with a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 65 per cent, or equivalent, or
An undergraduate degree in any discipline with a WAM of at least 65 per cent, or equivalent, and 2 years of documented professional experience since graduation related to the degree.
English language requirements:
IELTS (academic English Only): 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
TOEFL Internet-based test: 79 + ; Writing 21; Speaking 18; Reading 13; Listening 13;
Pearson Test of English Academic: 58 + no communicative skill below 50
Cambridge English: Advanced/ Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): 176 + no skill below 169.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
The University of Melbourne offers unparalleled industry-integrated teaching and learning to set students up for success.
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