Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management

Students study either elective option A or elective option B.

Elective Option A: Renewable Energy Auditing          

EM210 Renewable Energy Technologies
This paper extends students' knowledge of the concepts and principles associated with renewable energy technology with an emphasis on commercially available and small-scale applications. This paper will include terminology and measurement units employed and basic manipulation of data relating to energy systems.

EM300 Research I
Students will apply their knowledge and gain industry experience within an environmental management related context. The cooperative experience is structured to allow the student to critically reflect on the relationship between academic studies and practice and to develop the capabilities of teamwork and problem solving. Students will prepare a proposal for an industry related project which will be research orientated and beneficial to the environmental management context.

EM306 Case Studies in Environmental Management and Sustainability
This is an over-arching paper that brings together the elements developed during the degree programme.  The paper emphasises governance at the national and local level coupled with the legal, scientific, management, economic, and societal constraints in relation to various environmental problems confronting the world, the nation, and Southland.  Students will be encouraged to explore issues from various points of view (society at large, local Iwi, various management levels in the public and private sector, and stakeholders) and to propose consultation methods, solution pathways, management indicators, and scientific solutions.

EM310 Energy Auditing
Provides students with knowledge and skills in procedures required to conduct an energy audit. This will involve site inspections, identifying and documenting energy requirements for that site, recording energy utilization details, and measuring, quantifying, and reporting energy consumption needs.

Elective Option B: Mineral Resources Management   

EM300 Research I
Students will apply their knowledge and gain industry experience within an environmental management related context. The cooperative experience is structured to allow the student to critically reflect on the relationship between academic studies and practice and to develop the capabilities of teamwork and problem solving. Students will prepare a proposal for an industry related project which will be research orientated and beneficial to the environmental management context.

EM304 Advanced Environmental Impact Assessment and Monitoring
Students will discuss and expand upon concepts, principles, and skills associated with environmental impact assessments.

EM306 Case Studies in Environmental Management and Sustainability
This is an over-arching paper that brings together the elements developed during the degree programme.  The paper emphasises governance at the national and local level coupled with the legal, scientific, management, economic, and societal constraints in relation to various environmental problems confronting the world, the nation, and Southland.  Students will be encouraged to explore issues from various points of view (society at large, local Iwi, various management levels in the public and private sector, and stakeholders) and to propose consultation methods, solution pathways, management indicators, and scientific solutions.

EM307 Mineral Resources Management
Investigates both mineral and energy resources, to differentiate between renewable and non-renewable earth resources. Explores how these resources form and methods used to manage the exploitation of the resources in an environmentally responsible manner.