  {"id":154599,"date":"2023-02-02T10:19:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T02:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/?page_id=154599"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:33:29","slug":"postgraduate-agriculture-environment-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/study-areas\/agriculture-environment-sustainability\/postgraduate-agriculture-environment-and-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Postgraduate agriculture, environment and sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore our postgraduate courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have an undergraduate degree in STEM, a postgrad qualification will help you progress your existing career or shift into a new area that better matches your life aspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Agriculture<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Around the world, agriculture is changing in response to global pressures including climate variability, food security and resource management.<br>Understanding how these factors influence farming systems is key to improving productivity and sustainability. These courses enable you to expand your scientific knowledge and improve industry practices involved in agriculture, food and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/curtin.edu.au\/study\/offering\/course-pg-graduate-diploma-in-agriculture-and-food-security--gd-agfood\/\">Graduate Diploma in Agriculture and Food Security<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/offering\/course-pg-master-of-science-agriculture-and-food-security--mc-agfood\/\">Master of Science (Agriculture and Food Security)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food science and technology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The food industry continues to grow and evolve, creating demand for specialists with strong technical and applied skills. <br>Whether you are entering the field or building on existing experience, these courses provide a solid foundation in food safety, preservation, chemistry, microbiology and processing. You\u2019ll graduate well prepared for roles across food production, quality assurance, environmental health and related sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/offering\/course-pg-graduate-certificate-in-food-science-and-technology--gc-foodst\/\">Graduate Certificate in Food Science and Technology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/search.curtin.edu.au\/s\/redirect?collection=curtin-university&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fstudy.curtin.edu.au%2Foffering%2Fcourse-pg-graduate-diploma-in-food-science-and-technology--gd-foodst&amp;index_url=http%3A%2F%2Fcourse-pg-graduate-diploma-in-food-science-and-technology--gd-foodst&amp;auth=AoVPfAkYqm3%2Fzlczh4DOxg&amp;profile=_default&amp;rank=6&amp;query=food+technology+%7CofferingLevel%3A%22%24%2B%2B+POSTGRADUATE+%24%2B%2B%22\">Graduate Diploma in&nbsp;Food&nbsp;Science and&nbsp;Technology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/curtin.edu.au\/study\/offering\/course-pg-master-of-science-food-science-and-technology--mc-foodst\/\">Master of Science (Food Science and Technology)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sustainability is a key focus across government, industry and the community. <br>These courses look at practical ways to respond to environmental challenges, including climate change, resource use and long-term planning. You will build the skills to assess environmental risks, support sustainable practices and contribute to informed decision-making in your workplace or area of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/offering\/course-pg-graduate-certificate-in-environment-and-climate-emergency--gc-envclm\/\">Graduate Certificate in&nbsp;Environment and Climate&nbsp;Emergency<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/offering\/course-pg-graduate-diploma-in-environment-and-climate-emergency--gd-envclm\/\">Graduate Diploma in&nbsp;Environment and Climate&nbsp;Emergency<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/offering\/course-pg-master-of-environment-and-climate-emergency--mc-envclm\/\">Master of&nbsp;Environment and Climate&nbsp;Emergency<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why study postgraduate agriculture, environment and sustainability at Curtin?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n             block-name=\"facts\"\n             role=\"complementary\"\n             aria-label=\"Facts\"\n             data-segment=\"all\">\n\n\n    \n\n    <div class=\"card-grid\"\n         data-card-count=\"3\"\n         data-card-background=\"white\"\n         data-card-size=\"small\">\n\n                    <div  id=\"excellent-resources\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"excellent-resources\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"ico ico-degree ico--deep-blue\" style=\"--icon:url(https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/themes\/mimas\/src\/img\/icons\/ico-degree.svg)\" aria-hidden='true'><\/span><h3>Excellent resources<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Rated five stars for postgraduate learning resources.<br \/>\n(Good Universities Guide 2026)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"leading-research-centres\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"leading-research-centres\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"ico ico-research ico--deep-blue\" style=\"--icon:url(https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/themes\/mimas\/src\/img\/icons\/ico-research.svg)\" aria-hidden='true'><\/span><h3>Leading research centres<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Curtin hosts many leading research centres, including the Centre for Crop and Disease Management and the internationally regarded <a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/institutes-centres\/curtin-university-sustainability-policy-institute-cusp\/\">Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ Sustainability Policy Institute. <\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"top-rankings\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"top-rankings\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"ico ico-rosette ico--deep-blue\" style=\"--icon:url(https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/themes\/mimas\/src\/img\/icons\/ico-rosette.svg)\" aria-hidden='true'><\/span><h3>Top rankings<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Curtin ranks in the top 1% of universities in the world.<br \/>\n(ARWU 2025)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>        \n    <\/div>\n\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore our postgraduate courses If you have an undergraduate degree in STEM, a postgrad qualification [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190,"featured_media":0,"parent":945,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154599","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/190"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154599"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182769,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154599\/revisions\/182769"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}