Featured environmental and conservation sciences courses
Environmental and Conservation Sciences
Combine your passion for the environment with a strong scientific understanding as you learn how to manage and preserve environments and biota under threat both in Australia and around the world.
Environmental Assessment and Management
Gain an understanding of contemporary environmental management policies, procedures and techniques.
Master of Environmental Science
Gain the specialised knowledge you need to investigate, assess and manage environmental challenges.
Why study environmental and conservation sciences at Murdoch University?
You’ll be starting on a path to helping solve some of the world’s most complex problems. You’ll benefit from practical learning through fieldwork, real-world projects, and active engagement with nature and communities, all of which are central to how we teach. You’ll develop practical, creative-thinking, problem-solving, and data-analysis skills, both inside and outside of the classroom. Murdoch University brings together a vibrant mix of scholars, researchers, and educators across a wide spectrum of expertise.
You’ll learn from environmental practitioners and internationally respected academics, whose specialised fields are woven throughout our research and teaching, creating a rich and dynamic learning environment.
Study environmental and conservation sciences to lead change, protect ecosystems, and to turn your passion and commitment for the environment into an impactful career.
Find out more about the School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences.
Learning environment
Being a Murdoch University student provides you the opportunity to see classroom theory come to life. Each day will be an adventure as you learn through field work and laboratory work. You’ll also contribute to real-world research projects at our on-campus conservation category wetlands and banksia woodlands, and at exciting locations across Western Australia, including our iconic coastlines and diverse bushlands.
Career opportunities
Our graduates leave not just with a degree, but with the experience, insight, and professional readiness to contribute as environmental scientists, conservation biologists, marine ecologists, or policy advisors in government, industry, or nonprofit sectors. By studying environmental and conservation sciences, you’ll be set for a successful career that will see you make your mark throughout Western Australia and around the world.
There is so much natural bush and native species right on campus and I love the fact that it can feel like I’m learning in the bush while still being in the heart of the suburbs.
Chris O'Brien
Conservation and Wildlife Biology
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