Overview
The world's governments have agreed to 17 challenging sustainable development goals to address poverty, justice and prosperity, while ensuring a healthy planet. How we reconcile these issues, and work with people to make changes to our current practices globally, nationally and locally sits at the heart of sustainable development that meets the needs of the present while safeguarding Earth's life support system on which the welfare of current and future generations depend.
This course will develop your practical skills so that you are equipped to effect changes towards sustainable development. You'll have options to develop your capabilities in a diverse range of areas including the environment, international politics and organisational management according to your professional needs.
KEY FEATURES
This course focuses on change-oriented processes for sustainable development, including organisational change, education and capacity building, and strategic planning.
You'll have opportunities to undertake a practical component either as work experience, consultancy practice or research.
This course is particularly suitable if you're working in an aid agency, non-governmental organisation, government agency, or business or international body that is concerned with issues of sustainable development.
You'll have the opportunity to study some units from the Macquarie University Graduate School of Management (MGSM) if you wish to work in organisational sustainability.
SUITABLE FOR
This degree is suitable for professionals working in the field of environment and development or sustainable development. It is particularly relevant to those involved in planning, financing and evaluating initiatives in sustainable development. Through its international case-study focus, the degree addresses the needs of professionals working in aid agencies, non-government organisations, government agencies, corporations and international bodies concerned with sustainability issues.
Career Opportunities
PROFESSIONS
Our graduates pursue careers:
EMPLOYERS
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
25 July 2022
Macquarie University
Balaclava Road,
North Ryde,
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY,
New South Wales,
2109, SYDNEY, Australia
AQF 8 or with two of the following:
AQF 7 degree in related field
AQF 7 Degree of WAM > 65
AQF7 with approved informal / formal learning
Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall with minimum 6.0 in each band, or equivalent.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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