Coursework
Master of Climate Science
- CRICOS code: 106786B
Where will this take me?
Overview
You’ll have the skills to work in the growing fields of climate risk and environmental consulting so you can become a working climate scientist, or combine your learnings to apply climate knowledge to a broad range of occupations. Work in areas relevant to climate science and a changing climate can be diverse, including:
- Energy: engineering, urban design and manufacturing can help companies adapt, cities to expand and people to live in sustainable ways.
- Economics: including financial risk measurements and business management to help companies adapt.
- Finance: banking, insurance, actuarial management are all related to developing adaptable technologies and sustainable cities.
- Government: policy and priorities are going to be a defining factor in our ability to adapt and battle climate change.
- Transport: help people participate in a society that values our climate and is accessible.
- Research: we need to understand how we got here and research what we can do about our climate future.
Your future job title could include:
- Climatologist
- Climate Scientist
- Climate Policy Analyst
- Environmental Consultant
- Resource Manager
The Master of Climate Science and the University of Melbourne are connected with organisations such as:
- The ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes
- Bureau of Meteorology (BoM)
- CSIRO
If you’re looking for experience with research, you’ll be able to connect with research projects like:
- Developing the primary greenhouse gas emissions scenarios for global climate predictions
- Forming Australian and localised climate projections
- Understanding climate extremes in a warming world.