Graduate Certificate in Climate Adaptation (GCCA) - GCClim

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Program focus

The program is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and capabilities to respond by working within their professions to the challenges and opportunities that arise from global and regional climate changes. This includes a thorough appreciation of the impact of climatic changes and variability on natural and human systems such as the build environment, agricultural production systems, regional, national, and global economies. Adapting and mitigating to the impacts of climatic changes and variability is one of the most important and complex issues society is dealing with. It requires the skills and raises awareness of the importance to work across a range of professional disciplines and communicates an understanding of how scientific knowledge integrates with diverse socio-economic and political systems in order to achieve sustainable economic prosperity. This program allows students to enrol in natural resource management courses offered by the Australian National University via cross-institutional enrolment.

Program objectives

On completion of the award, students will be able to:

• demonstrate an in-depth understanding of global climatic and environmental changes

• describe the functioning of the global climate system

• apply the principles of climate adaptation across a range of professions

• assess the risks of climatic changes and climate variability

• evaluate opportunities that may arise from climate change and variability

• provide scientific literature reports

• express and communicate scientific knowledge and concepts across a range of professions

• display a thorough understanding of the impact of climate change and variability upon natural and human systems

• contribute within their profession to sustainable natural resource management and sustained economic growth.

Admission requirements

Applicants with the following qualifications may be accepted into the program:

• to be eligible for admission to this program, applicants must have a three-year degree from an Australian or other recognized university or equivalent.

International Applicants

International applicants must have met the University's English language requirements or have completed the University's ELICOS/EAP programs .

How to apply

Domestic students

Application for postgraduate programs may be made directly to USQ.

International students

This program is offered to international students. An international student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to USQ International for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and how to apply.

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and you as a student pay a student contribution amount, which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called HECS-HELP.

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.
Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who reside outside Australia pay full tuition fees.
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called FEE-HELP.

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.

Program structure

The program requires the completion of four of the listed courses. All courses are available in external mode and the mandatory core course for all students to complete within the GCCA Graduate Certificate in Climate Adaptation is CLI3302. At least two of the other courses need to come from USQ which are the climate change and adaptation courses listed below. A fourth course can be selected from (b) or (c) with a natural resource management sustainability focus from either ANU via cross-institutional enrolment or alternatively from USQ.

Students are required to contact the program coordinator for further advice if students wish to enrol in ANU courses via cross-institutional enrolment. Available courses from ANU include ENVS1001 Resources, Environment and Society: Geography and Sustainability and ENVS3028 Environmental Policy and Planning .

Required time limits

Students have a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 4 years to complete this program.

IT requirements

Students should visit the USQ Recommended Hardware and Recommended Software sites to check that their computers are capable of running the appropriate software and versions of Internet web browsers and to check the minimum and recommended standards for software.

Other program requirements

To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate in Climate Adaptation a candidate must complete a total of four units of study as prescribed above within four years of admission to the program. At least three units of study must be completed at USQ.

Exemptions

No exemptions are available for this program.

Recommended Enrolment Pattern

There is no set enrolment pattern for this program.