The Graduate Diploma in Climate Risk Management is designed to meet the needs of early to mid-career professionals who have been tasked with climate change risk management and leadership as part of their professional duties. The Diploma provides graduates interdisciplinary skills to put the latest academic research and climate change strategies into practice for real-world impact in multiple professions. Graduates will achieve competence in the science of climate change, the risks and opportunities posed by a changing climate, and global and national policies and strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

In-depth applied knowledge and skills will also be developed in three of the following areas of climate risk management practice: accessing and interpreting climate data and scenarios (climate analytics); incorporating climate change into business decisions and reporting; managing climate risk as part of professional planning; and greenhouse gas accounting and management.

The Graduate Diploma in Climate Risk Management is a fully on-line program to facilitate upskilling of employed professionals who are not in a position to take a full year leave for a more comprehensive on campus degree program. It is offered on a part-time basis only. Four courses are required for completion. Students complete up to two courses per term of registration.