Master of Environmental Science - Catchments and Water

The course seeks to create sought after professionals who have the knowledge and practical skills to manage and solve environmental challenges, from local to global, now and into the future. Tap into UWA's long history of multidisciplinary research into environmental systems, and benefit from our unique experience in identifying innovative technology and policy based solutions.The course is highly inter-disciplinary, providing students with a rigorous understanding of environmental processes, in parallel to studies in environmental policy and management approaches. Throughout the course students gain important skills in data analysis and interpretation, lab and field methods, plus GIS and remote sensing. Importantly, you will become an innovative thinker who can critically assess advanced research in your chosen area of specialisation, and integrate this with your knowledge of policy and cutting-edge technologies, to identify solutions for ensuring the long-term sustainability of our environment.

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have a a bachelors degree or equivalent as recognised by UWA and b the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent and c met the prerequisite for the chosen specialisation 2 For the Environmental Management or Environmental Economics specialisations an applicant must have completed prior studies at a tertiary level in either science engineering economics natural resource management urban and regional planning or policy studies or a related cognate discipline as recognised by UWA 3 For the Catchments and Water or Environmental Rehabilitation or Sensing and Data Science specialisations an applicant must have completed prior studies at a tertiary level in either earth environmental engineering biological or physical sciences or a related cognate discipline as recognised by UWA 4 For the Marine and Coastal specialisation an applicant must have completed prior studies at a tertiary level in either marine environmental engineering biological or physical sciences or a related cognate discipline as recognised by UWA