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Wildlife health is no longer an isolated discipline – there is widespread recognition of the One Health concept, which acknowledges the impacts the health of the environment, humans and domestic animal species can have on wildlife conservation. If you’re a graduate of biology, ecology or environmental science, you’ll be able to further your skillset with applied training in the veterinary aspects of wildlife health. This knowledge can be incorporated into conservation and One Health programs in your current role, or roles you are aspiring to.You’ll learn the practical and theoretical research skills required to work in multidisciplinary teams addressing wildlife health and conservation issues, including disease risk analysis, disease surveillance methods and techniques, and pathology of wildlife.Choose from special interest topics as your elective units, including a research project or placement, which may be in Australia or overseas. If you’re an international student, you’ll have the scope to pursue a particular interest or area of current activity in your home country.4 reasons to study a Master of Wildlife Health and Conservation at MurdochSpecialise your degree depending on your career goals by choosing from a wide range of electives. Network and improve your employability through placement programs with conservation partners nationally and internationally. Study flexibly, either face to face or completely online and external. Develop job-ready skills through real-world problem based learning addressing contemporary wildlife health issues.Develop your skillsBuild essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:wildlife pathology including necropsy how to design and analyse your own wildlife health surveillance program ethical capture, restraint and diagnostic sampling for wildlife health understanding how human health, environmental health and domestic animal health affect and are affected by conservation of wildlife disease risk analysis for wildlife translocations and reintroductions.Your careerYou’ll have a broad range of career opportunities with your expertise in wildlife health and disease, particularly in conservation. These include organisations involved in species conservation, recovery, translocation and reintroduction programs including conservation NGOs, government conservation and wildlife departments, zoos, and other not-for-profit wildlife agencies.

Do you remember your favourite teacher from primary school? Perhaps it was someone you learned a lot from, they taught you new ways of thinking or inspired you in some way. You could be that special teacher for future generations.The Master of Teaching (Primary) is a 1.75-year full-time (or 2.75 years part-time) initial teaching qualification. The teaching periods are within school terms dates; starting on the first day of the school year (please note that the final year must be completed with full-time enrolment).This course will enable you to develop the specialist knowledge, skills and capabilities needed to be an effective educator. You will acquire the expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills necessary to practice independently in the classroom. Building on your prior study coupled with extensive professional practice you will be equipped with an advanced skills set to deliver high quality teaching.Murdoch’s Master of Teaching (Primary) is characterised by a strong connection between university learning and professional experience in schools throughout the program. A blended learning approach is used combining online activities and face-to-face seminars scheduled on one day per week. Authentic assessments will contribute to your professional teaching portfolio. Additional professional learning opportunities to further develop skills in areas such as classroom management and areas of curriculum interest are also offered.8 reasons to study the Master of Teaching (Primary) at MurdochStudy at the first university in Australia, and among only a few in the world, to offer the Tribes TLCTM Basic Course Certification as an accredited postgraduate unit. Be mentored by our experienced teaching professionals who are here to support you in becoming a confident, creative and flexible educator. Graduate ready for the classroom with an online portfolio to show your experience to future employers. Before you start your first prac, you’ll be able to practise dealing with challenging behaviour and conflict resolution through our SimLabTM It’s a virtual workplace that uses actors and avatars – and the only technology of its kind in WA. Choose full-time, part-time, on-campus or online options to help you fit study into your working life. If you’re an international student, you’ll need to study full-time to meet your visa requirements. Most of our classes take place on one day to enable you to manage your other commitments. Get involved in free workshops and seminars to help you with writing, statistics and data analysis, ethics, how to run surveys and research as a postgraduate student. You’ll be taught by leading academics who have worked in industry.Develop your skillsBuild essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:strategies for effective learning and teaching understanding and preparing for the profession of teaching how to help children learn numeracy and literacy enacting the primary curriculum in mathematics, English, science, humanities and social sciences, the arts, languages and physical education exploring how diversity can be accommodated in the classroom.Professional recognitionOn successful completion of the course, you will be able to seek registration from the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA) and from other accrediting bodies across Australia.Your specialist skills gained through the Master of Teaching (Primary) will benefit your career progression including opportunities such as enhanced entry level and salary prospects.

This course provides veterinarians engaged in a residency training program with intense clinical instruction using case material from the Murdoch University Veterinary Hospital. The course comprises units and structured training opportunities that meet the credentials for examination by the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists or the American or European Colleges in the relevant veterinary clinical discipline. Practical clinical training is based on supervised management of clinical cases in a selected field of veterinary clinical science, attendance and participation in clinical rounds, seminars, journal club and necropsy presentations, and in the completion of papers for publication in peer-reviewed journals.This course meets components of the credentialing process for examination by the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists or the American or European Colleges in the relevant clinical discipline.

This course is designed to significantly extend your existing qualification and experience in the field of information technology.This masters degree may be completed in one of two ways, by coursework, where you complete 48 credit points or by coursework and dissertation where you complete 36 credit points in coursework and a 12-credit point dissertation.You’ll be able to tailor your degree to meet your career goals by choosing specialisations in IT Management, Data Science or Internetworking and Security.You’ll also have the flexibility to complete qualifications as you go, allowing you to complete the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology after one semester, or the Graduate Diploma after one year, in either Information Technology Management, Internetworking and Security or Data Science, depending on which units you select.6 reasons to study a Master of Information Technology at MurdochMake use of our brand new IT Innovation Hub, a cutting-edge learning teaching and research facility, fitted out with the latest mixed and augmented reality equipment, operational data centre and high performance computing capabilities. Study at the only university in WA ranked as world standard by the ERA* in the field of Networking and Mobile Technologies. *Source: ERA 2018 Specialise your degree depending on your career goals. This course has been designed in collaboration with industry partners with an emphasis on effective communication and the development of solutions to complex real world IT problems. Learn from our teaching and research staff who are forward thinking IT professionals who are highly active in generating policy and change within industry. Study on your own terms – we offer flexible study arrangements allowing you to upskill whilst you’re still earning so you can study full-time or part-time to suit your circumstances. (If you’re an international student you’ll need to study full-time)Develop your skillsBuild essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:information security management project management network administration business analytics data science.Your careerThere is a critical need for modern IT professionals responsible for establishing, maintaining and developing information systems in a wide range of sectors including: commerce, telecommunications, health, education, architecture, mining, engineering, law and government and non- government organisations.Careers could include:IT Project Manager Business Intelligence Officer Network Administrator Data Analyst.Professional recognitionGraduates of the Internetworking and Security specialisations are eligible to sit for industry certification exams, including, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Managing Securing Networks with Cisco Routers and Switches (SNRS).

Build your skills in leadership and management to further progress your health care career. This course is for you if you currently work in quality, safety, and risk roles within community, mental health, primary and aged care and are looking to transition into a management position, or are currently in a middle management position wishing to progress further.The course includes a focus on safety and quality to address the increased need for leadership and governance of healthcare for patient safety. It provides the hard and soft skills needed within a clinical context, including leadership and managerial skills, financial management in healthcare, policy and human factor considerations.As part of the course you’ll undertake hands-on learning through project work, which focuses on an aspect learned within the course that can be applied to a clinical setting. This strong emphasis on professional practice is informed by research evidence, ensuring you have the concepts, insights and practical skills relevant to leading change and driving innovation in the healthcare sector.6 reasons to study a Master of Health Care Management at MurdochLearn in a virtual classroom in this fully online course to help you fit study into your working life. Study on your own terms with flexible full or part-time study. Take advantage of free workshops and seminars to help you with writing, statistics and analysing data, ethics, how to run surveys and research as a postgraduate student. Be taught by leading academics who are qualified nurses with experience across Australia with research expertise in patient safety, leadership, resilience and management. Choose to complete an applied health services project through a health industry placement or a health care management research project of your choice, where you’ll design a research project related to health care management. Focus on your area of speciality and interest through a choice of innovative and creative elective units.Develop your skillsBuild essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:safety and quality in health care leadership in health care bioethics and law for health care leadership health policy in Australia and beyond managing in a health care environment.Your careerAs a graduate of this course you will fulfil industry demand for increased middle management skills. The delivery of high quality services is essential within the health industry, particularly in private and aged care sectors.Careers could include:Accreditation Coordinator Quality and Risk Manager HR Projects Director Health Care Clinic Manager Clinical Nurse Manager.

Real change can happen when tomorrow’s sustainable development leaders come together to share their experiences, ideas and insights – and for over a decade our sustainability Masters have been doing just that. In taking the course, you’ll become part of a much-valued group of sustainability professionals who are making a difference within Australia and around the world.You’ll examine global sustainability challenges and explore inspiring solutions at international, regional and local levels. You’ll learn about urban and regional sustainability, climate change adaptation, sustainability education and ethics, and take a closer look at sustainability and international development within Asia.You could choose professional-based electives to specialise in project and risk management, ethics, sustainability within businesses, and leading and managing non-government organisations. You might choose policy-based electives to specialise in environmental impact assessment, environmental policy and energy policy.7 reasons to study a Master of Sustainable Development at MurdochAs you study, you’ll have the chance to build your professional portfolio of work, completing an internship or practical project for academic credit. Past students have interned with local governments, leading sustainability businesses such as The Forever Project and NGOs such as Perth City Farm. During your studies, you’ll have the opportunity to attend field trips, tour innovative projects and meet and learn from some of Australia’s leading sustainability professionals. Field trips range from tours of sustainable farms and businesses within WA’s beautiful south-west region, to award-winning urban redevelopment projects in Perth. Travel to Indonesia as part of the Study Indonesia Australian Consortium for 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) program and earn credits towards your Master. Choose full-time, part-time, on-campus or online options to help you fit study into your working life. If you’re an international student, you’ll need to study full-time to meet your visa requirements. Get involved in free workshops and seminars to help you with writing, analysing data, ethics, how to run surveys and research as a postgraduate student. You’ll be taught by leading academics who are involved in important sustainable development projects within Australia and overseas. Our experts are working on important development projects, from aid projects in Africa and Asia, to leading sustainability initiatives in the Middle East. Follow in the footsteps of other Murdoch free-thinkers who are making a difference and leading the sustainability agenda globally and within Australia. Our graduates have gone on to work at Ikea, Uber and EY.Develop your skillsBuild essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:Sustainability ecology and communities Community, industry and local government Cultures, communities and sustainability in Asia Climate change adaptation Cities and sustainability Environmental policy for the 21st Century Project and risk managementYour careerYou’ll graduate with the skills, knowledge and professional insights you need to lead sustainable development teams and projects within international and Australian businesses, government agencies, and non-government organisations.Careers could include:Sustainability or Environmental Officer within business or government Community Development Officer Sustainability Consultant Sustainability Educator Eco-preneur (starting and leading green businesses)

Across all businesses and industries, the one thing that makes an organisation stand out from others is the people behind it.This coursework masters degree will allow you to plan and manage an organisation’s teams in ways which align with the organisation’s strategic goals and objectives. You’ll explore what makes a productive and sustainable workplace culture as you apply the new technologies and innovative HR solutions you learn.You’ll boost your HR expertise with new skills in talent management, performance management and people analytics.8 reasons to study a Master of Human Resources Management at MurdochUse avatars and virtual reality (VR) to prepare you for real life HR experiences such as interviews, conflict resolution and more. We are the first university in Australia to introduce VR in this way. We have received a 5-star rating for student support and learner engagement in our Business and Management programs. Source: The Good Universities Guide 2019 Choose full-time, part-time, on-campus or online options to help you fit study into your working life. If you’re an international student, you’ll need to study full-time to meet your visa requirements. Most of our classes take place after work hours during the week, starting after 4.30pm, or on weekends. Take advantage of free workshops and seminars to help you with writing, statistics and analysing data, ethics, how to run surveys and research as a postgraduate student. Be taught by leading academics who have worked as consultants across many industries including healthcare, IT, aged care, banking, and education. You’ll also learn through industry guest lectures and work on real projects with industry. Put theory into practice with professional placements through our Work Integrated Learning program. Follow in the footsteps of other Murdoch free thinkers and become a part of a global community of leaders. Our alumni now include the CEO of an international airline, the CEO of a major Asian bank, the Managing Director of an advertising agency in Australia and more.Develop your skillsBuild essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:industrial relations and employment law talent behaviour and management human capital development people analytics and decision-making.Your careerBy 2022, it’s expected there will be 89,000 new management jobs in Australia*. A postgraduate qualification can help you further your current career and move into a more senior role or help you change career paths to pursue new opportunities. *Source: Job Outlook WA Government 2019Depending on your own situation and career aspirations, there are many careers and positions that this course can lead to.Careers could include:Strategic Director HR Director People and Culture Manager HR Projects Director HR ExecutiveYou’ll graduate with in-demand management skills, specialising in developing strategies to attract, retain, develop, engage and reward a capable workforce.

This course will introduce you to the community development ideas and practices used to create and foster community-led change in settings around Australia and beyond.This course is designed for community work practitioners and graduates with an interest in moving into emerging fields that embrace the ideas and practices of community development, and want to broaden their knowledge substantially through further postgraduate studies.You'll study real and living community projects that build on cultural strength in remote areas, urban agriculture and sustainability projects, grassroots creative arts projects, activism work and much more. Combine case studies, documentaries, films and other creative digital forms that showcase examples of community work and attend workshops designed to teach creative ways of getting the community involved.6 reasons to study a Master of Community DevelopmentPut theory into practice by undertaking a community development internship in a migrant resource centre, state or local government offices, an international development agency or through an alternative education project or community arts project. Be taught by leading academics who have themselves worked for community organisations and still carry out research on community-based projects including work with local government authorities, Indigenous Australian groups and in the cultural development, arts and film industries. Build a course that suits your career goals by choosing from a range of core units and electives. Undertake an independent research project or dissertation under the supervision of experienced researchers, in an area of community practice relevant an important to you. Choose full-time, part-time, on-campus or online options to help you fit study into your working life. (If you’re an international student, you’ll need to study full-time to meet your visa requirements.) Take advantage of free workshops and seminars to help you with writing, statistics and analysing data, ethics, how to run surveys and research as a postgraduate student.Develop your skillsBuild essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:community development in Indigenous communities building links between community, industry and local government social policy activism and community change sustainable and ecological community development understanding the dynamics of cultural diversity in the workplace and community.Your careerWhen you graduate you could work in many industry areas such as community and social services, local government, humanitarian organisations, NGOs, aid work, economic and social planning, sustainable development and Indigenous governance.Careers could include:Community Arts, Development or Service Coordinator Federal or State Government Policy Advisor International Aid Worker Engagement Officer Place and Activations Officer.

Effective management of human interactions with the environment requires thorough understanding of the inter-relationships between land, water, air, biota and people. As an environmental professional, you’ll need a clear understanding of the procedures and skills involved in investigating complex environmental issues in different settings such as urban, mining, agriculture, marine and freshwater.Improve your awareness of environmental issues from different perspectives so you are best equipped to find solutions that consider the technical, social and political needs in any scenario. You’ll gain specific knowledge in areas of particular interest to your current role, or the field you are aspiring to move into.Become a leader in environmental professional practice by gaining the interdisciplinary scientific and policy skills required to deal with today’s complex environmental problems, and be able to contribute to continuing improvement in environmental management practices.4 reasons to study a Master of Environmental Science at MurdochLearn from teaching staff who have significant academic and practical experience to ensure that your learning is at the forefront of professional practice. Undertake an advanced research project under supervision of our experienced staff and gain valuable skills in scientific research, report writing and oral communication. Fit study around your work commitments by choosing to study on-campus, online, full-time or part-time with our highly flexible degree format. Take advantage of our scholarships such as the Murdoch University Academic Excellence Award.Develop your skillsBuild essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:advanced research methods including project proposal writing, critical reviews, statistical methods and communication skills environmental policy directions for the 21st century understanding climate change adaptation for ecosystems and societies, adaptation planning and evaluation systems dynamics approach as a modelling tool and its applications in solving environmental issues.Your careerOur students have successfully gained employment in the public and private sectors, including the consulting industry in Australia and internationally.After completing this degree, you will be able to pursue careers in more senior positions in environmental consulting, monitoring and management, gain employment in the resources sector or work in technical or research roles in federal, state and local government departments with portfolios in environment, water, energy and mining, agriculture, nature conservation, biodiversity, coastal management and planning, or their international counterparts.Careers could include:Senior Environmental Consultant Senior Environmental Project Coordinator Senior Environmental Scientist – Impact Assessment and Management Senior Environmental Officer Environmental Campaign Director.Professional recognitionDepending on your specialisation, you could be eligible to join the following professional bodies:Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand International Association for Impact Assessment Australasian Land and Groundwater Association Environmental Consultants Association Ecological Society of Australia Australian Marine Sciences Association Soil Science Australia Australian Society for Freshwater Science Australian Society of Plant Scientists Australian Coastal Society.

This three-semester coursework degree will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to be a successful leader in the education sector, capable of addressing critical issues in educational practice, policy and research.This course is designed for teachers, educational leaders, administrators, and other education professionals seeking to extend and deepen their expertise, professionals with education roles seeking professional development and renewal, and those planning to proceed to the Doctor of Education.This course will provide you with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to enhance your teaching, leadership and/or administration roles within the education field. You will be capable of planning and implementing educational projects, and leading complex educational initiatives.8 reasons to study the Master of Education by Coursework at MurdochStudy at the first university in Australia, and among only a few in the world, to offer the Tribes TLCTM Basic Course Certification as an accredited postgraduate unit. Be mentored by our experienced teaching professionals who are here to support you in becoming a confident, creative and flexible educator. Specialise your degree depending on your area of focus and interest. Undertake a research-based project in an area of interest. Choose full-time, part-time, on-campus or online options to help you fit study into your working life. If you’re an international student, you’ll need to study full-time to meet your visa requirements. Most of our classes take place after work hours during the week, starting after 4.30pm or intensive classes in school holidays. Get involved in free workshops and seminars to help you with writing, statistics and data analysis, ethics, how to run surveys and research as a postgraduate student. You’ll be taught by leading academics who have worked in industry.Develop your skillsBuild essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:theories and concepts and their relevance to professional practice educational research principles and methods plan and research an area of interest or profession focus.Your careerAs a Murdoch education masters graduate, you’ll join an established group of educators who are resilient, confident and making a real difference every day, both locally and around the world.Professional recognitionThis course does not constitute a teaching qualification and is not accredited by the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA).Teachers may use completion of units as evidence of professional learning for registration and re-registration.