Environmental management

This multidisciplinary study area blends fundamental biophysical science with social science and management. Environmental managers examine the causes of complex global issues such as climate change, pollution and land clearing, and develop ways to manage and solve them.

As an undergraduate, you’ll gain a foundation in environmental sciences with an added focus on social and economic disciplines, decision making, problem solving and policy analysis.

As you progress through your degree program, you’ll put theory into practice on field trips and an industry placement program, and through either detailed case studies or a research thesis in your final year.

As a postgraduate, you’ll build on your skills and technical expertise.

Why choose environmental management at UQ? 

You’ll learn from world-leading experts and graduate with skills and knowledge that apply to a range of careers.

Expect to find employment within consultancies, mining companies, government departments, land care groups or NGOs in a variety of sectors, including national parks and wildlife conservation, environmental assessment and compliance, natural resource management, policy development, mining and environmental tourism.

Our degree programs offer flexible study plans and learning options, and a range of majors, extended majors and program structures.

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