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Environmental Science
Bachelor of ScienceMajorYear: 2018
Environmental Science
Overview
An Environmental Science major will provide the springboard for students in entering careers or research in the following areas: environmental consulting, natural resource management, environmental and chemistry. Graduates will be prepared for these pathways by developing skills in risk assessment and environmental monitoring, which are crucial to being prepared to make contributions in laboratories, or in consulting roles and in environmental management. This major will integrate knowledge from a range of disciplines from Biology through Earth Science to Chemistry, by enabling students to complete a sequence of specialist subjects in each, as well as integrated subjects in which the students develop an understanding of the application of scientific principles to solving current environmental problems. Students will gain experience preparing them for the workplace by participating in group based reviews of environmental management plans and by conducting multidisciplinary practical assessments of environmental issues.
Intended learning outcomes
Environmental Science Major graduates should demonstrate:
- capacity to apply current statistical tools used in risk assessment and environmental monitoring;
- deep skills in one relevant scientific discipline, alongside two core multidisciplinary subjects enabling an understanding of how scientific principles can be applied to current environmental problems;
- recognition that major decisions about human environments are not based on scientific criteria alone, and an understanding of the interface of scientific knowledge with different ways of knowing;
- an understanding that environmental science is inherently multidisciplinary, and an appreciation of the need for different scientific disciplines and cultures to work together;
- commitment to using science to help deal with the world’s environmental challenges.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Structure
50 credit points
Completion of 50 points of study at Level 3.
Subject Options
Both of
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EVSC30003 | Environmental Risk Assessment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC30002 | Problem Solving in Environmental Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus any two subjects from the following lists:
Professional Tools for Environmental Monitoring
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOM30009 | Imaging the Environment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHEM30012 | Analytical & Environmental Chemistry | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ERTH30001 | Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL30007 | Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Chemistry in the Environment
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CHEM30012 | Analytical & Environmental Chemistry | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ERTH30001 | Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL30007 | Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Landscape Ecosystem Management
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BOTA30004 | Vegetation Management and Conservation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECOL30005 | Applied Ecology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC30006 | Ecology of Urban Landscapes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC30007 | Integrated Landscape Analysis | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRST30001 | Forest Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG30001 | Coastal Landforms & Processes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG30025 | Biogeography and Ecology of Fire | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL30005 | Applied Geophysics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL30007 | Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Aquatic Ecosystem Management
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ECOL30005 | Applied Ecology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECOL30007 | Marine Ecosystems: Ecology & Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG30001 | Coastal Landforms & Processes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG30022 | River Ecology & Ecosystem Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 30 January 2024