Master of Environmental Policy and Management
Course details
| NZQF Level | 9 |
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About the course
Finding strategies to reduce our impact on our environment is one of the most important issues we face. This programme will prepare you to make a significant impact as you search for solutions. Get ready to make a difference as you acquire advanced analysis skills as part of this Taught Master's degree.
About this programme
Get ready to make a difference as you acquire advanced research and analysis skills as part of this Master's degree.
You will develop a balanced understanding of the socio-cultural, political and economic contexts that affect environmental management, and learn how these form part of decision-making.
The online version of this programme is not available to onshore international students (those currently in New Zealand).
How you’ll grow
- Gain advanced knowledge and skills in critical evaluation, problem-solving and communication.
- Hone the ability to apply your knowledge to real-world challenges and issues.
- Be able to confidently explore and interpret environmental governance and the range of policy, planning and management approaches.
Career opportunities
This programme equips you with the skills for high-level environmental policy and management positions with government agencies, regional councils, environmental and business consultancies, industry organisations, businesses, non-governmental organisations and advocacy groups.
Please note, the MEPM is a taught master's qualification and therefore does not have the research component required for progression to a PhD. For more information on a research master's in a similar area, please see the Master of Applied Science – Environmental Management.
> This taught masters programme has challenged my thinking and changed my perspectives on sustainability. I now have the confidence to tackle a variety of complex issues with a wide sustainability lens and challenge the status quo.
Georgina Blane
Master of Environmental Policy and Management
Graduate Attributes
Graduate Attributes refer to the knowledge, skills, and values that you gain from completing your qualification. These high-level qualities will prepare you for career success, further study or research and making a valuable contribution to society in your chosen field.
Knowledge
- Critically analyse and synthesise theoretical concepts and conceptual frameworks to evaluate environmental policy and management frameworks, approaches and practices.
- Interpret and assess the relationship between environmental sciences, policy and management.
- Appraise the legal, political, institutional, economic and socio-cultural contexts into which environmental policy and management intervene.
Skills
- Research, analyse and competently argue from evidence.
- Effectively deploy theory and concepts to evaluate and design alternative policy and management frameworks, approaches and practices.
- Problem solve by applying knowledge to new situations.
- Analyse and synthesise issues from interdisciplinary and multi-scale perspectives.
- Effectively communicate in oral and written formats in a range of contexts and to different audiences.
- Work effectively independently and in a group.
Values
- Appreciate gender, cultural, ethnicity and equity issues and perspectives.
- Be reflective of one’s own values.
Entry requirements
- A relevant New Zealand level 7 bachelor’s degree or recognised equivalent with a B average or better in the 300 level and final year (full-time equivalent) courses
- If English isn’t your first language, other entry requirements will apply. Learn more about the English language requirements.
About the provider
Lincoln University is one of the eight government universities in New Zealand. Established in 1878, it is governed by the Lincoln University Council.
Based in Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand, Lincoln offers a unique experience, a perfect balance of student and academic life and a host of recreation activities around the region.
The institution is rated the 15th best small university in the world by the QS World University Rankings. It is home to a diverse group of nearly 4,500 students who come from more than 80 different countries around the world.
Lincoln graduates have a 6 percent higher employment rate than those from other New Zealand universities and the number of students graduating from Lincoln is higher than the national average.
Students can choose from a wide range of specialist courses from three faculties and one division – the Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce; the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences; the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design; and the University Studies and English Language Division.
Lincoln has dedicated itself towards undertaking meaningful research that makes a globally positive impact. Its sustainable approach and commitment towards handling climate change issues have attracted many postgraduate students studying at the institution.
The university also engages in other land-based research and hosts a range of research centres, including food research and innovation, land, environment and people, wildlife management and conservation, and soil and environmental research.
The university shares ties with leading organisations as well as research centres, which help students gain additional skills and knowledge through practical learning experiences.
The Lincoln University Students' Association (LUSA) is an active student body that governs a variety of clubs and organisations on campus.