Master of Sustainability - Sustainable Regional Development

Sustainable Regional Development is critical to the economic performance of both developed and developing countries, especially in the face of globalisation, population growth, economic structural adjustments and climate change. Two thirds of Australia’s export earnings come from regional industries such as agriculture, tourism, retail, services and manufacturing. As such, demand has risen sharply for professionals with the ability to undertake regional socioeconomic and environmental planning that looks to the long-term competitive advantages of regional areas, and propose appropriate policy responses.The specialisation is appropriate for developed and developing country contexts, and the second year research project can be focused on international (overseas) regional development situations. Graduates will develop an in-depth understanding of the key biophysical, socioeconomic, geographic and infrastructure factors that influence the development of regions, as well as the strategic and technological tools to analyse and act on information to sustainably guide regional economic development.

Bachelor degree in related discipline with a WAM (or equivalent average grade indicator) of 60 ORGraduate Certificate or Honours Degree in a related discipline with a WAM (or equivalent average grade indicator) of 60 ORBachelor degree in any discipline with a WAM (or equivalent average grade indicator) of 60 AND two years relevant work experience OREvidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent.Academic