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Overview

Overview

The Graduate Certificate of Environmental and Resource Economics (6 months full-time, or part-time equivalent) could be your gateway to become an economics specialist or policymaker stepping up to confront the challenges in environmental management and climate change policymaking.

The program will enable you to understand fundamental economic concepts and theories, apply analytical tools to answer real-world questions, and engage in tackling complicated issues in environment management and climate change policymaking.

Admission requirements and fees

Career opportunities

Environmental economics graduates from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University (ANU) are playing key roles in Australian Commonwealth and state governments, not-for-profits and social enterprises, advocacy organisations, international bodies and agencies.

Learning outcomes
  1. Use economic concepts and methods to analyse key issues in environmental and resource economics.
  2. Understand debates in the academic literature in environmental and resource economics.
  3. Be able to analyse policies from an economic perspective.
  4. Communicate concepts and policy ideas in environmental and resource economics.
Complete course list

Program Delivery

Our program delivery emphasises interactive and real-time engagement, ensuring that all graduate courses are available for both online and on-campus students. All learners, including those online, are required to attend scheduled classes. Participating in this combined model  promotes connection between online and in-person cohorts, allowing for a richer understanding and fostering networking opportunities.

Delivery methods include live lectures via Zoom, pre-recorded content, dual delivery seminars and workshops for real-time interaction Attendance and participation are expected and may be assessed, providing a consistent and engaging educational experience for all students, regardless of their location.
 

Pathway to a Master degree

You may wish to consider extending your Graduate Certificate to complete a Master degree. Your 24 units of study in the Graduate Certificate of Environmental and Resource Economics may count as credit towards the Master of Environmental and Resource Economics, Master of International and Development Economics or Master of Public Policy.

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