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This course provides an overview of the role of energy systems in sustainability, and the development trends, past and future, of different technologies. The ways in which the technologies influence industry, government, and society are examined from...

This course will expose the students to the different energy generation systems, and especially those that utilise renewable resources: wind energy (pumping and power), geothermal, hydro (different scales), solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, and bioe...

This course will provide the students with insight into technologies to convert generated energy into useful fuels or power in the economy and society. It will specifically focus on bioenergy conversion processes, such as gasification, pyrolysis and ...

Topics in environmental science that may include: environmental toxicology, Antarctica and environmental change, greenhouse effect environmental risk assessment, mathematical modelling of environmental problems; human health and ecology, atmosphere a...

This course introduces principles of economics, and how they relate to energy systems, specifically reflecting on the energy-economic nexus. It explores practical techniques to analyse the micro- and macro-economic implications of transitions in the ...

This course introduces various approaches to analyse the sustainability of systems, such as cost-benefit analysis, life cycle analysis, and simulation modelling techniques, with a focus on system dynamics modelling. Practical work explores simulation...

This course introduces a range of different energy generation systems, and especially those that utilise renewable resources: wind energy (pumping and power), geothermal, hydro (at different scales), solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, and bioenergy. ...

This course provides insights into technologies that convert renewable energy generation into useful fuels or power in the economy and society. It will include bioenergy conversion processes, such as gasification, pyrolysis and torrefaction; chemical...

This course provides an overview of the policy context of renewable energy, consisting of the regulatory, institutional, and market setting for renewable energy technologies. It explores the sustainability of the technologies from the perspectives of...

Students will learn elementary radiative transfer physics, energy balance, concepts of climate forcing, feedback and response. Some elements of planetary circulation will be covered, along with modes of variability. Carbon, methane and nitrogen cycle...

This course develops numerical literacy in environmental science. Students will assess methodologies from published literature and apply relevant techniques to collected data, developing scientific, analytical and mathematical skills that can be extr...

This course will provide participants with high-level understanding of climate change impacts and adaptation at global, national and local scales. Climate prediction models will be used to examine social and biophysical vulnerabilities to environment...

Global ecosystems are facing escalating pressures revealed by the exceedance of multiple planetary boundaries. These exceedances are the result of humankind’s accelerating population and consumption of non-renewable resources powered by fossil energy...

This course provides an overview of international climate policy, drawing on policy-relevant physical climate change science, economics, game theory, ethics, and international relations theory relevant for climate policy. At the end of the course stu...

An examination of the domestic and international policy issues surrounding climate change mitigation, including why mitigation represents a challenging social and economic as well as environmental problem; differing perspectives on policy solutions t...

This course introduces the policy and institutional dimensions of carbon pricing. Putting a price on carbon creates incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This market-based approach has important implications for climate change mitigation....

An applied overview of the practical aspects of addressing climate change in relevant government agencies and organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider Pacific. This course is delivered through public research seminars from guest speakers i...

Special topic information to be advised.

This course enables students to gain professional work experience in environmental science. Each student is supervised by a host organisation involved in environmental science research or applications in the public or private sectors. The placement a...

This course introduces the electricity industry and its components along with techniques for modern electric power system modelling and analysis. Topics include transmission line models, transformers and per unit systems, generator models, network ma...

This course presents techniques used to design advanced, integrated renewable energy solutions for given situations. The hardware and control enabling renewable energy systems to interact with a wider grid are presented along with topologies such as ...

This course covers the theory, design and and application of electrical machines, power electronic circuits, electric drives, and the transformation and control of electrical energy. The course introduces the fundamentals of power electronics and ele...

This course introduces principles of economics, and how they relate to energy systems, specifically reflecting on the energy-economic nexus. It explores practical techniques to analyse the micro- and macro-economic implications of transitions in the ...

This course introduces various approaches to analyse the sustainability of systems, such as cost-benefit analysis, and simulation modelling techniques. It then focuses more deeply on system dynamics modelling and life cycle analysis. Practical work e...

This course provides an overview of the role of energy systems in sustainability, and the development trends, past and future, of different technologies. The ways in which the technologies influence industry, government, and society are examined from...

This course introduces a range of different energy generation systems, and especially those that utilise renewable resources: wind energy (pumping and power), geothermal, hydro (different scales), solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, and bioenergy. For...

This course provides insights into technologies that convert renewable energy generation into useful fuels or power in the economy and society. It will include bioenergy conversion processes, chemical storage (solid-state and liquid batteries), therm...

This course covers the theory and practice of undertaking research. The nature and process of quantitative and qualitative research approaches are explored to enable students to formulate and conduct a research effort to find answers to specific prob...

This course applies the research theory – from RESE 451 – to a specific renewable energy related, real-world problem that is identified. It explores and applies practical methods to undertake in-depth, critical analyses of the literature to derive th...

This course develops skills in research and writing in Environmental Science. A review essay will be written on a relevant topic in environmental science, with the supervision of a Victoria academic or an expert from a collaborative institute. The re...