Master of Social Science (International Urban and Environmental Management)

1.5 years full-time or 3 years part-time

The Master incorporates Graduate Diploma: 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time and Graduate Certificate: 6 months full-time or 1 year part-time.

Learning and teaching

RMIT offers a variety of learning and teaching approaches including lectures, seminars, studios, workshops, presentations, group discussions and syndicate work. These are primarily in English.

You will have access to the Learning Hub and other online and digital resources through the myRMIT student portal.

Ongoing assessment throughout the semester includes examinations, essays, reports, oral classes, presentations, group projects, research projects, laboratory projects and practical assignments.

Program structure

This Master of Social Science (International Urban and Environmental Management) (IUEM) incorporates a Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma. You can also enrol directly into these intermediate awards.

The core courses of this program include:

• Environmental Policy
• Natural Resource Management
• Planning for Community Development
• Project Planning and Implementation for Change
• Urban Regions: Strategic Considerations for Development
• Urbanisation Issues in the Developing World.

Electives can be chosen from the IUEM, Environment and Planning (E&P) or International Development (ID) programs, which offer specialisations in:

• project planning
• housing
• water policy
• disaster response
• health issues
• the environment
• rural and regional sustainability
• development planning and practice.

You can also select elective courses from other programs offered by the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies.

You can choose to do a minor thesis or minor research project to further develop your knowledge of a particular area.

The following program structure(s) is an example of what students are currently studying in this program.

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice.

This Master of Social Science (International Urban and Environmental Management) prepares graduates for careers in the following areas:

• governments in developing countries
• non-government organisations (NGOs)
• multilateral and bilateral international development agencies.

Graduates work in Australia or overseas in environmental and urban planning and management. Recent students have been employed by:

• consultancies like Connell Wagner and Leighton Asia
• NGOs in Australia, in the Asia-Pacific region and further afield like Oxfam and World Vision
• Australian government and international agencies like the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank.

Some graduates use the program to advance to PhD research.

Professional recognition and accreditation

The master is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia, provided students complete the requirements. To achieve this accreditation, students must complete 4 core courses and 4 planning electives.

You must meet the University entry requirements for this type of program.

If you satisfy the following requirements you will be eligible for selection; however, there is no guarantee that you will be selected as demand for the program varies each intake.

Program entry requirements

An Australian undergraduate degree with a GPA of 2.5 (65%) or above, or its equivalent, in social sciences or a discipline related to environment and planning or international development. Applicants with an undergraduate degree from another discipline must have paid or voluntary Australian industry experience in relevant fields like environment or planning. Applicants with significant paid or voluntary Australian industry experience in relevant fields like environment or planning may also be considered.

Prerequisites

None

Selection tasks

None

1. Check program entry requirements and confirm you're eligible.

2. Check and complete the selection tasks (if applicable) by the relevant closing date - these tasks are listed in the program entry requirements.

3. Check the table below for how to apply.

4. Apply using the appropriate method by the closing date.

Application method

This program is full fee paying only. Postgraduate tuition fees vary according to each program and are adjusted annually.

Fee assistance

The following fee assistance is available for this program:

• FEE-HELP is an optional loan scheme that assists eligible full-fee paying students to pay all or part of their tuition fees.

Other fees

In addition to tuition fees there is also the Student services and amenities fee (SSAF). You may be able to defer the fee through the SA-HELP loan scheme.

Some courses attract additional expenses.

Learn more about pathways or if you are eligible for credit transfer and recognition of prior learning.

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