Sustainability Science Specialisation

Total units 24 Units

Areas of interest Sustainability, Sustainability Science, Sustainable Development
Specialisation code SUSC-SPEC

Academic career Postgraduate
Academic Contact AsPr Lorrae Van Kerkhoff

High quality, integrative research plays a critical role in identifying pathways towards sustainability. The Sustainability Science specialisation builds the fundamental understandings and skills necessary to develop research projects that effectively address complex problems at the intersection of environment and society. It focuses on research skills- and design-based courses, with key choices in areas of quantitative, qualitative and spatial approaches, and opportunities to extend and apply these methods in small-scale independent research. This is a 'hands-on' specialisation, with opportunities to conduct a range of research-based tasks. The specialisation is intended to complement topic- or discipline-focused specialisations. It is good preparation for the Masters Dissertation, and is recommended for students considering a career in sustainability-related research.

Learning Outcomes

Analyse critically, reflect on and synthesise complex research-based approaches to investigating a wide range of sustainability issues and management strategies in international and Australian contexts
Integrate, interpret and communicate different forms of research design, disciplinary knowledge and modelling approaches relevant to sustainability science and policy across disciplines both within and beyond academic domains
Apply a wide range of specialist and non-specialist written, oral and visual communication skills to effectively convey and discuss information about sustainability science and policy in multidisciplinary contexts, and
Engage with current research and scholarly practice in sustainability science, demonstrating autonomy, expert judgement, knowledge, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner