Online Arts Environmental Degree :: Accredited Universities

If you are interested and passionate about the natural world, consider a major in Environmental Studies. Through papers from a number of different disciplines, this major allows you to explore people's relationships with the environment.

Environmental Studies is concerned with human society in its physical setting. It examines the relationships amongst natural, social, and built environments. Environmental Studies is a broad topic which explores diverse and complex environmental issues from scientific, social, cultural, and economic perspectives.

Entry Requirements

To enrol in the Bachelor of Arts programme you must qualify for undergraduate admission, either through Bursaries and Scholarship Examinations, NCEA Level 3, New Zealand University Entrance, Admission with Equivalent Status, Discretionary Entrance or Adult Admission. Please visit http://enrol.massey.ac.nz for details.

Other Fees

Enrolment Fee - $51.40 (NZD)

Student Services Levy - $237.50 (NZD)

Massey Foundation Fee -$22.40 (NZD)

Distance Learning overseas venue fee - $214.20 (NZD)

Textbooks

Incidental Unit Fees

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Across the globe environmental professions continue to undergo significant growth and increase in relevance. Our 30 credit totally online Master of Arts in Environmental Practice degree prepares students to advance their career and to contribute positively to finding solutions for environmental problems. The master’s degree in Environmental Practice is available as a Master of Arts (MA) in Environmental Practice and as a Master of Science (MSc) in Environmental Practice.
This program is one of a suite of programs offered through the Canadian Centre for Environmental Education (CCEE) which is a result of a partnership between Royal Roads University and the Environmental Careers Organization of Canada (ECO Canada).

Entry Requirements

STANDARD ADMISSION

• Four year (or comparable) Arts/Science undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.
• Normally, a minimum three years of related full-time experience working with environmental issues.

FLEXIBLE ADMISSION
To be considered for Flexible Admission, applicants would normally require extensive work related experience and some undergraduate education.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
If English is not your first language, follow the following requirement.
• Submission of an official English language proficiency score report which meets one of the following minimum standards:

I. International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
IELTS Academic: 6.5 or better with no individual score below 6.0
II. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Internet-based Test (IBT): 88 or better with no section score below 20

• Graduation from a recognized diploma or degree program from a college or university at which English was the primary language of instruction in an English speaking country.
• Completion of the International Study Centre's undergraduate or pre-master's pathway program(s).

Other Fees

• $110 Application Fees

• $26 Continuing Education Courses (all faculties)

• $530 Tuition deposit

• $249 Student Services Fee - Graduate Programs

• $265 Special Function Fee (off-site residency -rate may vary by location)

• $220 Tuition Installment Fee - Graduate (per year)

• $2206 Returning Student - Thesis Readmission

• $1687 Master's Thesis/Project Extension Fee (per quarter)

• $2706 DSocSci Program Extension Fee (per quarter)

• $110 International Credential Evaluation Fee

• $10 Confirmation of Enrolment / Graduate Letter

• $51 Late Registration Fee

• $55 Late Tuition Payment Fee

• $55 Refund of Tuition Deposit - Handling Fee

• $26 NSF Cheque/Disallowed Credit Card Fee

• $255 Self-Paced Program Administration Fee

• $165 Incomplete Grading Fee

Notes

• This program is designed to be of most benefit to environmental practitioners who have an interest in, or a responsibility for, leadership and sustainable decision-making. As such, work and volunteer experience are key elements considered for admission to the program. As a guideline, we suggest that each applicant should have at least three years of experience working with environmental issues.
• Students intending to pursue the MSc program must possess a science-focused undergraduate degree or offer evidence of a strong science-orientated background.

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Our Environmental Practice programs are 30-credit, online programs offered as either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science (BAEP/BScEP) degree. These are degree-completion programs, which means that as a prospective student, you have already completed your third year of post-secondary education. Our Environmental Practice programs then allows you to complete your final 30-credits of a four year undergraduate degree. Both programs are coordinated by Royal Roads University and utilize courses from universities and colleges across the country. The BAEP/BScEP programs are offered through the Canadian Centre for Environmental Education (CCEE), which is a partnership of Royal Roads University and Environmental Careers Organization of Canada (ECO Canada). These programs follow the objectives of the other CCEE programs where the curriculum addresses the academic support and knowledge requirements underpinning the National Occupational Standards defined for professional certification.

Entry Requirements

STANDARD ADMISSION

• Minimum of 90 post-secondary arts/science credits with 30 credits at the 300 (third year) level or higher, with a cumulative "B" (3.00/4.33) or
• Completion of the Certificate in Environmental Practice with 18 post-secondary science credits, nine of which must be at the 200 (second year) level, with a cumulative "B" (3.00/4.33)

FLEXIBLE ADMISSION
To be considered for Flexible Admission, applicants would normally require extensive work related experience and some undergraduate education.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
If English is not your first language, follow the following requirement.
• Submission of an official English language proficiency score report which meets one of the following minimum standards:

I. International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
IELTS Academic: 6.5 or better with no individual score below 6.0
II. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Internet-based Test (IBT): 88 or better with no section score below 20

• Graduation from a recognized diploma or degree program from a college or university at which English was the primary language of instruction in an English speaking country.
• Completion of the International Study Centre's undergraduate or pre-master's pathway program(s).

Other Fees

• $110 Application Fees

• $26 Continuing Education Courses (all faculties)

• $530 Tuition deposit

• $193 Student Services Fee - Graduate Programs

• $110 Tuition Installment Fee - Graduate (per year)

• $110 International Credential Evaluation Fee

• $10 Confirmation of Enrolment / Graduate Letter

• $51 Late Registration Fee

• $55 Late Tuition Payment Fee

• $55 Refund of Tuition Deposit - Handling Fee

• $26 NSF Cheque/Disallowed Credit Card Fee

• $255 Self-Paced Program Administration Fee

• $165 Incomplete Grading Fee

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The aim of the Bachelor of Arts program is to provide you with a multidisciplinary education that will give you the opportunity to gain knowledge in a range of humanities and social sciences disciplines. You will experience a variety of perspectives, methodologies and learning styles and explore disciplines that study the way humans recognise, record and debate human practices, meanings and values. This will aid you in developing a contemporary understanding of both the human condition and how society operates.

The degree’s flexible structure encourages you to tailor your own program by choosing from a wide variety of majors and minors including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Creative Writing, Geography and Environmental Studies, History, Literary and Cultural Studies and Sociology. You may also undertake a professional major in Business, Journalism, Language, Multimedia or Psychology as part of this degree.

You may, upon completion of eight courses (48 units of credit), exit the Bachelor of Arts with a Diploma of Arts.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

Notes

Residential schools dependent upon courses selected

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Monash Arts is renowned for innovative, engaging and high quality research in the humanities and social sciences. Our areas of research strength include: Cultural Heritage; Environmental Sustainability; Interpreting Cultures; Philosophy and Bioethics; Social and Cultural Theory; Global Change and Global Security; Health, Wellbeing and Social Change; and Performance.

Join us and take you research interest to the next level by enrolling in our Master of Arts by research degree.

While undertaking your research, you will be supervised by an academic whose research expertise aligns with yours. For example, if you're interested in policing and human rights, you may find yourself working with Professor Sharon Pickering who has just been nominated for a Human Rights Award by The Australian Human Rights Commission for her series of articles - The Conversation's Academic Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers. Or, if geography and sustainability are more your thing, Dr Xuan Zhu, whose expertise includes Geographical Information Systems (GIS) theory, techniques and applications, may be the academic supervisor for you.

We have 500 plus academics who are active researchers in over 100 different areas. See our research supervisors and their areas of expertise.

When completed, your research should make a significant contribution to the current body of knowledge on your chosen topic.

You may also choose to continue on to a PhD given your new-found skills in applying, clarifying, critiquing and interpreting knowledge.

Entry Requirements

The minimum qualifications for admission to 100% research master's candidature are:

a four year Australian or New Zealand bachelor's degree with an overall result of a minimum upper H2B (mark of 65 or above) in an honours year (normally with a research component in the fourth year); or

an Australian or New Zealand master's preliminary qualification with a significant research component and with an overall result of a minimum upper H2B (mark of 65 or above); or

an Australian or New Zealand coursework master's degree with a significant research component graded at a minimum upper H2B (mark of 65 or above), and an overall result of upper H2B or above; or

an Australian or New Zealand research master's degree with an overall result of a minimum upper H2B (mark of 65 or above); or

qualifications or experience that the Graduate Research Committee considers to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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