Courses

Study options across ANU

There are no other formal prerequisites. However the compulsory foundation courses do require numeracy skills. Candidates with suitable qualifications may request exemption from taking a particular foundation course.

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Bachelor

ANU offers more than 60 undergraduate courses on the multiple dimensions of climate change. They cover climate science, economics, law, policy and governance aspects of climate change vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation. Most of them can be taken as electives.

TitleTermDelivery
Introduction to Environmental ArchaeologySecond SemesterIn Person
After the Bauhaus: Design from the Interwar Period to the Age of Climate CrisisSecond SemesterIn Person
Environment Studio: field based research and studio practice in visual artsFirst SemesterIn Person
Natural Resource Conflicts in Asia and the PacificSecond SemesterIn Person or Online
Anthropology of Environmental DisastersFirst SemesterIn Person
Nutrition, Disease and the EnvironmentFirst SemesterIn Person
Plants and Global Climate ChangeSecond SemesterIn Person
Big Questions in BiologyFirst SemesterIn Person
Population StudiesSecond SemesterIn Person
EARTH: The Chemistry and Physics of our PlanetSecond SemesterIn Person
Fundamentals of Climate System ScienceSecond SemesterIn Person
Palaeoclimatology and Climate ChangeSecond SemesterIn Person
Melting Polar Ice Sheets, Sea Level Variations and Climate ChangeFirst SemesterIn Person
Analytical TechniquesFirst SemesterIn Person
Energy Resources and Renewable TechnologiesSecond SemesterIn Person
Photovoltaic TechnologiesFirst SemesterIn Person
Solar Thermal TechnologiesSecond SemesterIn Person
Power Systems and Power ElectronicsSecond SemesterIn Person
Environment and Society: Geography of SustainabilityFirst SemesterIn Person
Introduction to Environmental and Social ResearchSecond SemesterIn Person
Australia's EnvironmentSecond SemesterIn Person
Sustainable DevelopmentSecond SemesterIn Person
Environmental Measurement, Modelling and MonitoringWinter SessionIn Person
Weather, Climate and FireFirst SemesterIn Person
Island Sustainable Development: Fiji Field SchoolWinter SessionIn Person
Economics for the EnvironmentFirst SemesterIn Person
Human EcologyFirst SemesterIn Person
Society and Environmental ChangeSecond SemesterIn Person
Qualitative Research Methods for SustainabilityWinter SessionIn Person
GIS and Spatial AnalysisSecond SemesterIn Person
Environmental Science Field SchoolWinter SessionIn Person
Sustainable Agricultural SystemsSecond SemesterIn Person or Online
Climate Change Science & Policy in Practice In Person
Land and Catchment ManagementSecond SemesterIn Person
Water ManagementFirst SemesterIn Person
Fire in the EnvironmentSummer SessionIn Person
Severe Weather In Person
Climate Change: past, present and futureFirst SemesterIn Person
Ecological Assessment and ManagementSecond SemesterIn Person
Essentials of Environmental LawWinter SessionIn Person or Online
Advanced Remote Sensing and GISSecond SemesterIn Person
Climate Change Science & PolicySecond SemesterIn Person
Human FuturesSecond SemesterIn Person
Environmental PolicyFirst SemesterIn Person
Palaeo-Environmental ReconstructionSecond SemesterIn Person
International Environmental PolicySummer SessionIn Person
Biodiversity ConservationSecond SemesterIn Person
Complex Environmental Problems in ActionSecond SemesterIn Person
Managing Forested LandscapesFirst SemesterIn Person
Indigenous Cultural and Natural Resource ManagementFirst SemesterIn Person
Climate Law In Person
Pacific Worlds: critical inquiry in OceaniaSecond SemesterIn Person
Environment and Development in the PacificFirst SemesterIn Person
Science in Society: Ethics, Public Policy and Scientific PracticeFirst SemesterIn Person
Development and ChangeFirst SemesterIn Person
Environment, Human Security and ConflictSecond SemesterIn Person
Foundations of Social ResearchSecond SemesterIn Person
Living in the Risk Society: Health, Crime, Climate and Disasters In Person
Environmental SociologyFirst SemesterIn Person
Introduction to Quantitative Research MethodsFirst SemesterIn Person
Introduction to Qualitative Research MethodsSecond SemesterIn Person
Unravelling ComplexityFirst SemesterIn Person

Master

ANU offers more than 80 postgraduate courses on the multiple dimensions of climate change, the energy transition, and disaster risk sciences. Most can be taken as electives.

TitleTermDelivery
Social Impact Assessment: Theory and MethodsSecond SemesterIn Person or Online
Gender & Development: Critical Issues in Policy & PracticeSecond SemesterIn Person or Online
Land Rights and Resource DevelopmentFirst SemesterIn Person or Online
Gender in Resource and Environmental ManagementWinter SessionIn Person or Online
Global governance and the role of Multilateral Development BanksFirst SemesterIn Person or Online
Study Tour: Cultural Landscapes and Environmental ChangeSummer SessionIn Person
Archaeology, Climate Change and Society In Person or Online
After the Bauhaus: Design from the Interwar Period to the Age of Climate CrisisSecond SemesterIn Person
Plants and Global Climate ChangeSecond SemesterIn Person
Big Questions in BiologyFirst SemesterIn Person
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and ReportingSecond SemesterIn Person
Government, Markets and Global ChangeFirst SemesterIn Person
Population, Climate Change and Sustainable DevelopmentSecond Semester, Biennial Even YearsIn Person
Graduate Preparatory Environmental ScienceSummer Session and Winter SessionIn Person
Graduate Preparatory Environmental EconomicsSummer Session and Winter SessionIn Person
Communicating for Environment and Climate PolicySecond SemesterIn Person
Asia Pacific Environmental Conflicts: Causes and SolutionsSecond SemesterIn Person
Payments for Environmental Services In Person or Online
Ecological Economics and PolicyFirst SemesterIn Person or Online
Development and Environment in the AnthropoceneFirst SemesterIn Person or Online
Research in Climate Change Policy and EconomicsFirst Semester or Second SemesterIn Person or Online
Study Tour: Eco-Cultural TourismSpring SessionIn Person
Special Topics in Environmental Management and Development In Person
Introduction to Environmental and Resource EconomicsFirst SemesterIn Person or Online
Water Politics on a Modified PlanetSpring SessionIn Person or Online
International Climate Change Policy and EconomicsWinter SessionOnline
Domestic Climate Change Policy and EconomicsFirst SemesterOnline
Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural PolicySecond SemesterIn Person or Online
State, Society and Natural ResourcesSecond SemesterIn Person or Online
Research Methods for Environmental ManagementFirst SemesterIn Person or Online
Environmental AssessmentFirst SemesterIn Person or Online
Environmental GovernanceFirst SemesterIn Person or Online
Disaster Risk Reduction and ManagementSecond SemesterIn Person or Online
EARTH: The Chemistry and Physics of our PlanetSecond SemesterIn Person
Fundamentals of Climate System ScienceSecond SemesterIn Person
Palaeoclimatology and Climate ChangeSecond SemesterIn Person
Melting Polar Ice Sheets, Sea Level Variations and Climate ChangeFirst SemesterIn Person
Introduction to Natural HazardsFirst SemesterIn Person
Photovoltaic TechnologiesFirst SemesterIn Person
Urban Energy and Energy EfficiencySecond SemesterIn Person
Sustainable Urban SystemsSecond Semester, Biennial Even YearsIn Person
Society and Environmental ChangeSecond SemesterIn Person
Qualitative Research Methods for Sustainability In Person
Human EcologyFirst SemesterIn Person
Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and StakeholdersWinter SessionIn Person
Biodiversity ConservationSecond SemesterIn Person
Complex Environmental Problems in ActionSecond SemesterIn Person
International Environmental PolicySummer SessionIn Person
Australia's EnvironmentSecond SemesterIn Person
Biodiversity Science: Wildlife, Vegetation and Landscape EcologySecond SemesterIn Person or Online
Environmental Measurement, Modelling and MonitoringWinter SessionIn Person
Fire, Flood and DroughtFirst SemesterIn Person
Island Sustainable Development: Fiji Field SchoolWinter SessionIn Person
Climate Change: Past, Present and FutureFirst SemesterIn Person
Land and Catchment ManagementSecond SemesterIn Person
Climate Change: Science, Society, and PolicySecond Semester, Biennial Odd YearsIn Person
Fire in the EnvironmentSummer Session, Biennial Even YearsIn Person
Essentials of Environmental LawWinter SessionIn Person or Online
Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS In Person
Ecological Assessment and ManagementSecond SemesterIn Person
Environmental PolicyFirst SemesterIn Person
Palaeo-Environmental ReconstructionFirst SemesterIn Person
Water ManagementFirst SemesterIn Person
Climate Change Vulnerability and AdaptationSpring SessionIn Person
Research in Climate Change Vulnerability and AdaptationFirst SemesterIn Person
Contemporary Perspectives in Environmental ScienceFirst SemesterIn Person
Contemporary Perspectives in Environment-Society InteractionSecond SemesterIn Person
Topics in Environment & SocietyAll Semesters and SessionsIn Person
Economic DevelopmentSecond SemesterIn Person
Environmental EconomicsFirst SemesterIn Person
Energy EconomicsSecond SemesterIn Person
International Climate Law In Person or Online
Climate and Sustainable Energy Law In Person or Online
Climate Law In Person
Managing for SustainabilityFirst SemesterIn Person
Climate, the Environment and National SecuritySecond SemesterIn Person
International Policymaking in the Shadow of the FutureSecond SemesterIn Person
Policy AdvocacySecond SemesterIn Person
Energy Politics and GovernanceSpring Session (Odd Years), Winter Session (Even Years)In Person
Human Health, Environment and Climate ChangeFirst SemesterIn Person or Online
Science PoliticsSecond SemesterIn Person or Online
Communicating Science with the PublicFirst SemesterIn Person or Online