Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change
Ensuring we identify, develop and implement solutions to improve the health of our environment and sustain our climate is a priority for every country in the world.
You will be better prepared to change the direction of our planet’s climate problems with a qualification from South Australia’s no.1 university for sciences. Our degrees will equip you for a career solving complex environmental problems.
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Start your career
Pave your way into a career in environment, sustainability and climate change. Explore these career options and the University of Adelaide degrees that will get you there.
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- Architect
Climate responsive building design. Designing smarter buildings that take into account thermal energy management and regional weather patterns.
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- Coastal engineer
Coastal Engineers protect sensitive coastal environments through the design of harbours, jetties, wharves and sea walls. Allowing the use of these areas for shipping, infrastructure and recreational use. - Conservationist
Earth is home to 7 billion people — and we’re careless. Businesses dump waste into oceans. Loggers cut down precious forests. Animal species die out. Conservationists protect/preserve natural resources from depletion, destruction and/or extinction.
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- Environmental project officer
Preserve the natural world for future generations by developing and implementing strategy and systems for environmental management and sustainability.
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- Marine biologist
Work across the globe to manage marine populations, and develop long-term programs for monitoring environmental pollution.
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- Parks management
Park rangers promote the awareness, understanding and appreciation of the natural and cultural features of parks, as well as advising of park rules and regulations.
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Progress your career
Environmental policy stops this from happening: rainforest protections, national parks, fishing guidelines, wildlife sanctuaries. Environmental policy maker’s problem-solve and protect. They stand between the environment and processes that exploit it.
Progress your career in environment, sustainability and climate change industries with a well-recognised postgraduate qualification from SA’s #1 university:
- Graduate Certificate in Environmental Policy and Management
- Graduate Certificate in Science
- Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Civil and Environmental)
- Graduate Diploma in Environmental Policy and Management
- Graduate Diploma in Science
- Master of Agribusiness
- Master of Architecture with Master of Landscape Architecture
- Master of Engineering (Civil and Environmental)
- Master of Environmental Policy and Management
- Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business
- Master of Planning
- Master of Planning (Urban Design)
- Master of Planning (Urban Design) with Master of Landscape Architecture
- Master of Science
- Professional Certificate in Environmental Policy and Management