Course details

Summary

Turn your interest in the environment into a career

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Environmental Studies) will give you the equivalent of an undergraduate major in environmental studies without completing a second bachelor’s degree.

What is it Like?

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Environmental Studies) is a bridging tool for graduates in other subjects to get the equivalent of a major in environmental studies. You can then apply for a postgraduate qualification in environmental studies if you wish.

See the big environmental picture

With Massey’s Graduate Diploma in Arts (Environmental Studies) you’ll explore the dynamic relationship between human society and our environment. It’s a relationship that’s always changing. You’ll learn to think critically and understand the big picture, rather than seeing environmental questions simply as problems that can be solved easily with a technological fix.

Tailor a programme that’s just for you

With a GDipArts (Environmental Studies), you can explore environmental studies from a scientific, social, cultural or economic point of view, depending on your interests.

Careers

With a Graduate Diploma in Arts (Environmental Studies) you’ll be prepared for a meaningful and important career.

Our society is becoming more environmentally aware, and career opportunities in this area are growing. Many local, regional and national government agencies and community organisations employ people to focus specifically on aspects of the environment and how it can be preserved. Potential career fields include:

• Allocation of water resources
• Ecological restoration
• Endangered species management
• Waste and toxic substances management
• Weed and pest management
• Climate change and carbon management policies

Requirements

Pass at least 90 credits in Environmental Studies

• With at least 60 credits at 300-level

The remaining 30 credits (two courses) for the Graduate Diploma in Arts:

• must come from the Bachelor of Arts degree schedule
• at least 15 credits must be a 300-level course
• may include further Environmental Studies courses

Entry criteria

• Bachelors degree

English language requirements:

IELTS score of 6.0 (no band less than 5.5)
TOEFL iBT score of 80 overall (min 19 in Writing)
PTE Academic score of 50 Overall (min 42 in communicative skills)
Cambridge English score of 170