The School of Environment is a research-intensive, dynamic School surrounded by some of the most spectacular and fascinating natural environments in Australia. This course provides postgraduate education for existing and future professionals on the background, principles and practices of environmental management, particularly in the context of wet-dry and semi-arid tropical ecosystems and arid landscapes. The generic skills concepts and applications covered in this course are also highly relevant to those working in other ecosystems. The course also includes a focus on the social context within which environmental management takes place. This two semester course enables students to select specific units which address their interests and career directions, while also giving them the option to smoothly articulate, with full credit, into the Master of Environmental Management. Graduates of this program are equipped to work within the diverse range of disciplines and sectors involved in effective and sustainable ecosystem management, and are eligible to apply for membership of associations such as the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) and the Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ).