Qualification -Advanced Diploma in Environmental Studies

This flexible and unique course offers you the best of our environmental courses and the practicability of business, photography and research.  This is an exciting qualification for anyone working in the field, wishing to work with the environment or just for interest. This course provides great flexibility by offer 6 core modules and a diverse range of 25 electives of which students get to select 18. Electives include Marine Studies, Nature Park Management I and II, Earth Science, Digital Photography, Plant Ecology, Soil Management, Vertebrate Zoology, Reafforestation (Landcare), Conservation and Environmental Management, Weed Control, Wildlife Management and many more.

What's Different About this Diploma?

• Options to choose electives that you don't find in similar diplomas elsewhere.
• A longer, more in depth diploma than what is offered at many other colleges (Compare the duration -2500 hours -here with elsewhere). Study more, learn more, go further in your career or business.
• A stronger focus on learning (some colleges focus more on assessment than we do -but we believe that what you learn is what makes the difference)
• Exceptional tutors...compare the qualifications and experience of our staff (see staff profiles at ... http://www.acsedu.com/about-us/our-staff.aspx)  ....after all, it doesn't make sense to choose where to study if you don't first know who will be teaching you.

Modules

Note that each module in the Qualification -Advanced Diploma in Environmental Studies is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.

Getting an Environmental Job

People are increasingly more environmentally aware and job opportunities are expanding rapidly in this and related industries.

Despite this fact, many graduates from environmental courses can find it difficult to obtain employment.  Often this may be attributed to the type of course they have undertaken, or the level at which they have studied.  Many environmental courses also begin with general study and finish off with study in a specific and narrow field. This is important if you are to become an expert in a specialised field, but it can mean that your job opportunities become limited due to high competition between applicants for a limited number of available positions.

What is Different about Studying with ACS?

This is what one of our students said:

"The main difference between my experience of studying at University and studying with ACS is that at University you're basically regurgitating text books. In contrast ACS assignments can be quite involved requiring hands-on application of principles, creative thinking and analysis." Dennis - Certificate graduate, who previously completed a university degree.

Increase Your Prospects

You can increase your chances of gaining employment however, by taking the following factors into consideration:

• Choose a general environmental course to begin your studies as this will give you a broad foundation of environmental skills and knowledge with which to apply to your environmental employment;
• Supplement your environmental studies with study in subject areas that will provide you with additional skills that you can use in your environmental employment such as study in management, computing and writing; and
• Try to obtain work experience within your chosen field of employment while you are studying. This will allow you to acquire specialist skills while gaining contacts as well as valuable content for your resume.

If you seek a career in this industry, our advice is to look carefully at the courses you undertake and be prepared to embrace every opportunity to obtain valuable experience, whether paid work or voluntary.

After you graduate, ask your tutor to help you get your C.V. just right. We are happy to do this and provide support in other ways to help our graduates get a start