Our Programs
Be a part of shaping the future of our environment and find out what you can do to make a difference. Learn the skills you need to create change out in the field and connect with industry while you study.
Join us on Zoom on Wednesday 17 November to learn more about our range of graduate courses tackling different aspects of the environmental challenges that face us all. Register now
Our environment has many faces: cities, wilderness, agricultural lands, oceans and everything in between. Find out how you can make change in the world with a specialisation in one of 12 areas.
| Duration | 2 years full-time / 4 years part-time |
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| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM) | 31 January 2022 - Deadline Extended |
| Closing date (INT) | Closed |
Specialise in streams like climate change, public health, sustainable cities and more to develop your knowledge and technical skills.
| Duration | 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time |
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| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM) | 31 January 2022 - Deadline Extended |
| Closing date (INT) | Closed |
Tailor your course to research, industry experience or field work and use this know-how to create positive changes in our environment.
| Duration | 6 months full-time / 1 year part-time |
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| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM) | 31 January 2022 - Deadline Extended |
| Closing date (INT) | Closed |
The only course of its kind in Australia. As our cities get bigger, greening them is ever more critical. Be part of designing, managing and advocating for green spaces that keep our cities liveable.
| Duration | 2 years full-time |
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| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM) | 31 January 2022 - Deadline Extended |
| Closing date (INT) | Closed |
Looking for a career change with a focus on plants? Be part of designing, managing and advocating for green spaces that keep our cities liveable.
| Duration | 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time |
|---|---|
| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM) | 31 January 2022 - Deadline Extended |
| Closing date (INT) | Closed |
The Graduate Certificate of Urban Horticulture is a perfect introduction to the foundations of designing, creating, managing and advocating for urban green spaces.
| Duration | 1 year part-time |
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| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM) | 31 January 2022 - Deadline Extended |
| Closing date (INT) | Closed |
Climate change is going to affect every industry. Understand how the climate system works and why it is changing so you can be a part of shaping how our cities, workplaces and lifestyles adapt.
| Duration | 2 years full-time / 4 years part time |
|---|---|
| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM) | 31 January 2022 - Deadline Extended |
| Closing date (INT) | Closed |
Help the world face environmental change as you build on your scientific background. You'll complete an industry-based project with one of our partners in a government, not-for-profit or consulting organisation to demonstrate your know-how.
| Duration | 2 years full-time / 4 years part-time |
|---|---|
| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM) | 31 January 2022 - Deadline Extended |
| Closing date (INT) | Closed |
Be a part of making a difference - from research in a lab to managing fields or a forest - you can find your calling. Build your network with professional skills and internship subjects.
| Duration | 2 years full-time / 4 years part-time |
|---|---|
| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM) | 31 January 2022 - Deadline Extended |
| Closing date (INT) | Closed |
Upskill your experience in managing trees in urban spaces. This course is designed for working professionals with intensive subjects to study urban forest management, tree function, plant selection, pests and disease and environmental stresses.
| Duration | 6 months full-time / 1 year part-time |
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| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM) | 30 November 2021 |
Plan for and manage bushfire risk to humans, biodiversity and the built environment in a changing climate to help shape the Australian landscape
| Duration | 1 year part-time |
|---|---|
| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM|INT) | 30 November 2021 |
Whether you're a seasoned professional or a newly-inspired green thumb, this course has practical experience and excursions to help turn that green thumb into a budding career.
| Duration | 1 year part-time |
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| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM) | 31 January 2022 - Deadline Extended |
Plan, design and manage vegetation in urban environments and develop your skills in a cross disciplinary course tailored to your interests.
| Duration | 1 year part-time |
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| Mode | Temporarily online |
| Closing date (DOM | INT) | 30 November 2021 |
Why study at the University of Melbourne?
Learn alongside horticulture experts at our beautiful Burnley campus, the centre of horticulture teaching and research since 1891
Subjects include optional applied research projects, industry internships or field trips
Ranked #22 in the world for Environmental Sciences*
* QS World University Rankings by subject 2020
Green spaces provide environmental, economic and health benefits so with an increasing demand to create greener cities, I can be a part of a growing industry with the expertise to design and manage urban greenery.
Hui-Anne TanMaster of Urban Horticulture