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Graduate Certificate of Environmental and Resource Economics

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There has never been a better time to upskill, retrain, and change tracks. The new ANU Award could be your gateway to become an economics specialist or policymaker stepping up to confront the challenges in environmental management and climate change policy making. Apply now.

Study in-person or online

In 2023, all graduate courses offered by the Crawford School will be available for either in-person or online study. All students are expected to attend live sessions at particular times each week for their courses. Crawford online courses are not ‘study at your own pace’. International students studying on an Australian student visa should enrol in in-person courses.

About the program

In six-month full time, or equivalent part time, our world-class academics and exceptional professionals are here to guide and support you to go through a study journey that could be life changing.

You will have the opportunity to explore the world of economics focusing on environmental and resource management, and be equipped with the knowledge and skills that are in high demand in the field of analysing and evaluating human interactions with environment and resources allocation.

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 policy making.

You will learn from globally renowned researchers and teachers in the field, enjoy flexible study modes at your own pace, interact with future leaders, and be part of the Crawford School alumni network. After your successful study, you will be able to articulate credits towards the Master of Environmental and Resource Economics, another big step forward for your future career development.

Upon completion of the study, you will be able to:

  1. Understand and be able to analyse economic policies;

  2. Use economic concepts and methods to analyse key issues in environmental and resource economics;

  3. Engage with the academic literature in applied economics.

The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia’s top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row. Crawford School’s graduates in environmental economics are playing key roles in Australian Commonwealth and state governments; Not-for-Profits and social enterprises; Advocacy organisations; International bodies and agencies.

Application Deadlines

Please note application deadlines are different for domestic or international students.

Domestic students

This program is with pre-sessional (PSP) component for domestic students.

Apply by 15 December 2022 for Semester 1 2023 and by 31 May 2023 for Semester 2 2023.

International students

Find ANU’s general application and acceptance deadlines by visiting the timetable linked here.

Key dates for application:

• Semester 1 2023 intake:

Final closing date: 15 October 2022
Final acceptance date: 1 December 2022

Pre-sessional program (PSP) start date: mid January 2023

• Semester 2 2023 intake:

Final closing date: 15 March 2023
Final acceptance date: 1 June 2023*

Pre-sessional program (PSP) start date: mid June 2023

*Some students may need to accept well before this date to allow for visa processing times in their country.

View the full degree program structure, admission requirements and academic information.

To find out more, contact us today at crawford.degrees@anu.edu.au.

Degree structure

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Program Coordinator

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Duration

Six months full time, or equivalent part time.

Admission requirements

• A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4/7.

Program structure

The Graduate Certificate of Environmental and Resource Economics requires the completion of 24 units selected from a range of key courses to support upskilling and retraining.

View the detailed degree program structure, admission requirements and academic rules information.

Your career

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Further information

Program Coordinator

+61 2 6125 0093

Convenor

+61 2 6125 0093

The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia’s top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.

Crawford School’s graduates in environmental economics are playing key roles in Australian Commonwealth and state governments, not-for-profits and social enterprises, advocacy organisations, international bodies and agencies.

Academics

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Shiro Armstrong

Director, Australia-Japan Research Centre; Director, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research; and Associate Professor, Crawford School

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Robert Breunig

Professor and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute

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Paul Burke

Professor; Head, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics; Deputy Director, Crawford School of Public Policy

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Hoang Long Chu

Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy

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Creina Day

Associate Professor

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Xue Sarah Dong

Fellow

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Renée Fry-McKibbin

Professor

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Ippei Fujiwara

Professor of Macroeconomics

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Jane Golley

Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy

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Quentin Grafton

Professor and Laureate Fellow; Chairholder UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance

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Stephen Howes

Professor of Economics
Director, Development Policy Centre

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Phone: +61 2 6125 7553

Room: Chauffeurs Cottage, Crawford School

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Firman Kartaadipoetra

Fellow, Indonesia Project, The Arndt-Corden Department of Economics

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Blane Lewis

Professor, Head of Indonesia Project, Lead Editor Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (BIES)

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Larry Weifeng Liu

Fellow, CAMA, ANU

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Warwick McKibbin

Distinguished Professor and Director, ANU Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University (ANU)

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Hoa Nguyen

Associate Professor; Editor of Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies; Editor of PLOS ONE; Editor of ANU Press on Public Policy; member of the ANU Academic Board

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Toan Nguyen

Research Fellow – Development Policy Centre

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Arianto Patunru

Fellow, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics; Policy Engagement Coordinator, ANU Indonesia Project

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Van Ha Pham

Research Fellow

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Budy P Resosudarmo

Professor, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics; Deputy Head, Poverty and Inequality Research Centre; Researcher, Indonesia Project

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Mathias Sinning

Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy

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Ligang Song

Professor of Economics in Arndt-Corden Department of Economics

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David Stern

Professor

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Tom Westland

Research Fellow

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Yinjunjie Zhang (Jacquelyn)

Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy

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Yixiao Zhou

Associate Professor

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Scholarships and fees

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Tuition fees, aid and scholarships

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