University of Newcastle
Graduate Certificate in Environmental and Business Management
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
The program focuses on environmental professional development in the areas of sustainability and environmental management.
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate in Environmental and Business Management provides a unique combination of environmentally focused courses with management and business skills that can be applied in the corporate arena.
The program includes a business management component with a focus on key business areas such as organisational behaviour, project planning, marketing and commercialism. With the growth in the importance of environmental management and sustainability in the business sector, a greater number of people in the near future will require a combination of environmental and business skills.
Key facts
What you will study
The Graduate Certificate in Environmental and Business Management requires students to successfully complete 40 units, comprised of:
- 20 units of core courses.
- 10 units of courses chosen from Electives A.
- 10 units of courses chosen from Electives B.
Core courses (10 units each)
- Business and the Natural Environment
- Environmental Management
Electives A (10 units each)
- Environmental Legislation and Policy
- Applied Natural Resource Management
Electives B (10 units each)
- Organisational Behaviour and Design
- Marketing Management and Planning
- Human Resource Management
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Financial and Management Accounting
- Economics of Competitive Advantage
- Corporate Finance
- Fostering Healthy Organisations
- Understanding People in Organisations
- Systems Thinking for an Integrated Workforce
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
Students with an AQF Level 7 bachelor's degree or an AQF Level 8 bachelor honours degree are eligible for admission to the program. In special circumstances, an applicant holding other acceptable academic or professional qualifications and relevant work experience may be admitted as a candidate for the program.
English language requirements
All applicants must demonstrate that they meet the following English proficiency requirements:
- IELTS Overall Minimum: 6.5
- IELTS Sub Test Minimum: 6
Contact the university for further information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Depending on your area of specialisation, you may wish to transition into:
- Policy development
- Natural resource management
- Environmental and social impact assessment
- Systems modelling
- Business roles in the environmental sector
- Sustainability roles in business
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the program students will have:
- Apply knowledge and skills in environmental and business management across a range of contexts for ethical professional practice.
- Review, analyse and synthesise information that demonstrates the cross-disciplinary links between business and the environment as they apply to professional practice or highly-skilled work.
- Provide technical and creative solutions to environmental problems in a business context using an evidence-based approach.
- Interpret, justify and communicate combined concepts of environmental and business management, theoretical propositions and methodologies to a variety of specialist or non-specialist audiences.
- Initiate, plan and implement projects that combine elements of environmental management and business management both autonomously and as part of a team using an adaptive management framework.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual fee in 2025 : $15,455 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Indicative annual fees are based on a full-time study load of 40 units.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of courses studied per trimester.
- Choice of courses.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.