 Environmental scientists work with industry and government to create solutions to some of the most pressing problems facing our society. We've created specialisations where students can focus their interest. These range from specialisations that focus on policy and resource sustainability strategies through to technically oriented specialisations focused around environmental rehabilitation and monitoring. Having a master's degree gives students the technical expertise to take on more senior leadership roles within their fields of expertise. The Master's of Environmental Science gives students an opportunity to delve deeper into a range of disciplines and then integrate these so they can have impact on policy and management. The aspect that I enjoy the most of the course is the flexibility and the selection of units that allow me to pursue my interests. The industry is increasingly looking for graduates that have experience in data collection and analysis and experience in advanced techniques for environmental restoration. The environmental science industry is important because with time there's increasing disturbance caused by development and so on and we need more people to help repair that disturbance and we need new solutions to these problems. It is really important for our environmental science students that they go in the field where they learn about restoration of habitats from hands-on experience. I've always had a passion for angles and nature in general. I really enjoy just working outside. You have so much variety here in Australia and Western Australia in particular as well. I'm actually doing what I really enjoy. What I like most about studying the Master's of Environmental Science is getting the tools and the technical concepts to promote sustainable solutions for our cities. Western Australia is a really great place to study the effects of climate change, particularly in the southwest. It's a global biodiversity hotspot and it has a really strong climate signal as well so it makes it a really good case study for climate change. It not only gives me knowledge and the technical skills that I need to start my career but also I learn a lot of skills that are useful throughout my life.