The Master of Environmental Science and Technology equips you with the skills to manage environmental projects while providing an in-depth understanding of the relevant methods and technologies. Our world is facing an ever-increasing number of environmental issues. Solving these problems requires experts who can provide ethical, high-level specialist advice to industry, government and community sectors. The skills required to become a specialist in this area include: an understanding of the science relating to environmental change an ability to interpret data knowledge of current and emerging technologies capabilities to design and conduct research communication skills for a wide range of audiences ability to function with a high-level of autonomy This program has been designed to provide you with these skills, giving you a competitive edge in the current environmental industry job market. Development of these attributes will be an integral part of your progression through the program. A research project toward during the final year of your studies will consolidate your learning. How you will learn The main modes of delivery will be through lectures, online delivery, tutorials and some laboratory and field work. All courses will have an online presence. You will be expected to contribute to tutorial discussions as professionals. There will be some field work in intensive mode. International student visa holders can only study full-time. Career The growing global focus on environmental issues has led to a considerable expansion in environment-related jobs. Employment growth in the field has grown considerably over the last five years, so professionals with a postgraduate qualification in environmental science and technology are in high demand. Graduates with a multidisciplinary skill set have a broad range of career options within the public and private sectors including environmental management, research, and policy development. There is a shortage of qualified environmental science professionals who can provide high-level advice to workplaces including environmental consultancies, government agencies, resource management, research and education, oil, mining and manufacturing industries. Further study When you successfully complete this program, you may be eligible for entry into an RMIT Masters by Research or Doctoral (PhD) program.