Alana, current student
“The greatest environmental challenge within the procurement profession is the perception that sustainable procurement and environmental initiatives carry cost implications… It is my role as a Sustainability Practitioner to find the win-win solutions.”
Lachlan, graduated 2011
“I really enjoyed the diversity of subject matter and found all of the units I studied interesting. The University lecturers and guest speakers showed real passion for their subject matter, which makes learning a pleasure. The aspect of the degree I found most useful was learning different ways of thinking, like taking a systems theory approach to analysing complex systems. My sustainability studies made me realise how important interconnectedness is and that nothing occurs in a silo.”
Stella, Manidis Roberts, Workplace partner
“We had a couple of students help us with a piece of research to inform the rigour with which both ourselves and the industry in general are going about assessing transport projects... It needed in-depth research to see what was happening internationally to gauge what was best practice…”
Zahrah, graduated 2012
“The Capstone Research Project really helped me learn outside the text and theory of my sustainability studies. Conducting real research gave me practical experience and helped me apply what we learned to more realistic situations, teaching me how to adapt to changing circumstances, and how people react in the real environment.”
Joyce, graduated 2011
“The best part of the course was that it’s an interdisciplinary degree... it enabled me to understand sustainability through many different lenses. My capstone research project equipped me with skills and knowledge that I now use in my current job.”
Wendy, graduated 2012
“The graduate certificate that I’ve just completed was a really good introduction to the key issues to sustainability. It has helped me ease back into University and I now hope to do a research postgraduate degree (e.g., PhD or Masters) in Engineering, focussing on sustainability issues such as waste, water or energy.”