Advanced Environmental and Climate Risk

Postgraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
ENGV 6006
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Course ID
202149
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
2
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course aims to provide learners with a sophisticated understanding of the risk management cycle as it applies to addressing environmental and climate risks. Students will explore the key ideas and debates in risk management, and develop capabilities in workshop facilitation, expert elicitation, evaluation of evidence, and the communication of uncertainty. At the end of the course, students will be able to support clients in a risk management cycle, including risk identification, analysis, evaluation, management, communication and monitoring.

Course learning outcomes

  • Articulate the history of thought in risk management up to contemporary practice cultural perspectives to risk, and use these insights to explain the advantages and disadvantages of different risk management perspectives
  • Implement a range of qualitative methods for risk identification and analysis for a real-world case study, including group-based ideation, expert elicitation, system mapping, evidentiary reviews and strategic foresighting
  • Understand and communicate ethical and legal obligations of engineers in environmental and climate risk management, and design appropriate governance frameworks and communication strategies to support the risk management cycle
  • Implement continual risk monitoring strategies, including environmental and climate risk attribution and the implementation of learning loops

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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