ENVIRSEC02 Environmental security
Faculty of Science
Environmental security (ENVIRSEC02) is a specialisation worth 48 credit points, listing 31 units, taught at Clayton. It is offered in 2 courses: Master of Environment and Sustainability; and Master of Environment and Sustainability (Double Masters with Shanghai Jiao Tong University).
- Credit points
- 48
- Units
- 31
- Campus
- Clayton
- Offered in
- 2 courses
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Requisite map
Overview
In this specialisation you will examine the threats posed to society by different forms of environmental change, such as climate change and resource depletion, and the responses needed to ensure sustainability for life support. You will draw on relevant global policy to understand the scientific evidence base required for effective environmental security policy and management across all levels of government and society. The specialisation is designed to equip you with professional skills and with the knowledge and skills to help society mitigate and adapt to global environmental change, so securing a sustainable future.
Availability
Environmental security is listed in S6002 Master of Environment and Sustainability at Clayton as a postgraduate specialisation.
Structure
Specialisation preparatory studies24 credit points
- BIO2011Ecology and biodiversityNo reviews yet6 cp
- BIO2030Food security in a changing worldNo reviews yet6 cp
- BIO2040Conservation biologyNo reviews yet6 cp
- CHM3960Environmental chemistryNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE2111Introduction to climate scienceNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE3022HydrogeologyNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE3132Future climates: Projections, impacts and adaptationNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE3321Soils and land managementNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE3331Water and the landNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE3342Biogeochemical cyclesNo reviews yet6 cp
- ENV2022Environmental field skills and monitoringNo reviews yet6 cp
- FSC5040Food, nutrition and healthNo reviews yet6 cp
- FSC5041Advanced food, nutrition and human healthNo reviews yet6 cp
- FSC5070Future food supply and securityNo reviews yet6 cp
- GCH5010Introduction to green chemistryNo reviews yet6 cp
- GCH5020Business model design for innovative and sustainable technologiesNo reviews yet6 cp
- SCI2030Indigenous science: Science through the eyes of Australia’s first peoplesNo reviews yet6 cp
Specialist studies24 credit points
Environmental security electives
- APG5428Environmental governance and citizenshipNo reviews yet6 cp
- APG5122Corporate sustainability managementNo reviews yet6 cp
- BTF5910Corporate sustainability regulationNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE5258Geographical information systems (GIS) for environmental scienceNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE5900Landscape, environment and sustainability in ItalyNo reviews yet6 cp
- ENS5340Transforming cities for sustainabilityNo reviews yet6 cp
- ENS5510Innovation to influence system changeNo reviews yet6 cp
- ENS5530Leading change for sustainable developmentNo reviews yet6 cp
- MGF5020Business ethics in a global environmentNo reviews yet6 cp
- LAW5464Negotiation and influence: Strategy and skillsNo reviews yet6 cp
- FSC5070Future food supply and securityNo reviews yet6 cp
- BEX5060Challenges in global agribusinessNo reviews yet6 cp
Courses that offer it
Learning outcomes
- 1
demonstrate advanced and integrated knowledge of the biological, chemical, and physical basis of global environmental change, its impacts on the natural environment and its implications for society
- 2
apply expert skills and specialised knowledge to analyse and interpret the science required for policy and environmental management within the field of environmental security
Common questions
Which courses offer Environmental security?
2 courses in 2024: Master of Environment and Sustainability; and Master of Environment and Sustainability (Double Masters with Shanghai Jiao Tong University).