The world’s governments have agreed to 17 challenging sustainable development goals to address poverty, justice and prosperity, while ensuring a healthy planet. How we reconcile these issues, and work with people to make changes to our current practices globally, nationally and locally sits at the heart of sustainable development. It’s about meeting the needs of the present, while safeguarding the environment upon which the welfare of current and future generations depend.

This degree will develop your practical skills so that you’re equipped to effect changes towards sustainable development. You’ll have opportunities to develop your capabilities in a diverse range of areas, spanning the environment, society, business and law, according to your professional needs.

Key Features

• This degree focuses on change-oriented processes for sustainable development, including organisational change, education and capacity building, and strategic planning.
• You’ll have opportunities to undertake a practical component either as work experience, consultancy practice or research.
• This degree is particularly suitable if you’re working in an aid agency, non-governmental organisation, government agency, or business or international body that’s concerned with issues of sustainable development.
• You’ll have the opportunity to study some units from the Macquarie University Graduate School of Management (MGSM) if you wish to work in organisational sustainability.
• This degree is accessible to those without prior scientific study at undergraduate level.

• Consultant in business or community organisation
• Local council professional
• Sustainability coordinator for regional or national businesses
• University academic