Bachelor of Environments (B-ENVS) // Course structure

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Course structure

Course Rules:

The Bachelor of Environments requires the successful completion of 300 points comprising:

  • 225 points of Environments discipline subjects including:
    • At least 75 points at Level 1
    • At least 62.5 points at Level 2
    • At least 62.5 points at Level 3
  • 50 points of breadth including:
    • At least 12.5 points at Level 2 or 3 (and no more than 37.5 points at Level 1)
  • 25 points of free subjects at Levels 1 to 3

Note: No more than 125 points may be taken at Level 1 within the B-ENVS.

Breadth requirements
Bachelor of Environments students must complete between 50 and 75 credit points of subjects selected from those available as breadth for Bachelor of Environments students; with no more than 37.5 points at Level 1. For a complete listing of available subjects please click the 'Find breadth subjects' link on the Handbook homepage and perform a search. The breadth requirements for the Bachelor of Environments include the restriction of some subjects as breadth options, depending on an individual student’s choice of major. Subjects in the Handbook that are marked as available as breadth in the Bachelor of Environments may be subject to further restrictions, depending upon which major a student is completing in that course. Detailed information on these Restrictions for Breadth Options please check the 2016 handbook, also can be found under course structure for each major.

Major Requirements
Students must complete between 100 and 112.5 points to satisfy the requirements of a Bachelor of Environments major sequence.

Additional Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 37.5 points and a maximum of 75 points selected from Bachelor of Environments elective subjects.

Progression
Students must normally complete 50 points of study at one year‐level before proceeding to the next year‐level.

Subject options

First Year Course Structure :

The first year of the Bachelor of Environments will provide a foundation for these strands of the learning experience.

Core subjects: These subjects are compulsory. These subjects will introduce them to natural environmental processes and systems and the socio-cultural context in which these occur.

Environments Electives: Students can choose from this list. These subjects will introduce them to other aspects of environments, including their design, planning, production and management, from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Some of these subjects are compulsory for specific majors.

Enabling Electives: Students can choose from this list. These subjects will allow students to meet the requirements in order to achieve accreditation or to meet prerequisites for subjects within their chosen major. Some of these subjects are compulsory for specific majors.

Breadth Subjects: Students can choose from this list. Find out more about breadth subjects below.

The first year subjects, and some second year subjects can be taken by students interested in different discipline areas which can assist them in determining their major. Students will be able to interact and share their ideas to solve real-world problems; learn to work effectively in groups and appreciate the value of collaboration and different perspectives. Thus building a strong foundation for graduates to interact with a wide range of professionals from multiple disciplines.

IMPORTANT: Please refer to your major of choice to ensure you complete the necessary first year prerequisite subjects.

Level 1 Core subjects (12.5 points)

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Code Name Study period Credit Points
ENVS10012 Changing Melbourne No longer available

Level 1 Environments & Enabling Electives ( 62.5 points)

Enabling Electives

Choose 25 points from the list below.

IMPORTANT: Please consider the major you intend to take when choosing these subjects as they may be compulsory for specific majors.

 

 

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ENVS10001 Natural Environments
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENVS10002 Reshaping Environments No longer available
ENVS10003 Constructing Environments No longer available
ENVS10004 Designing Environments No longer available
ENVS10005 Governing Environments No longer available
ENVS10006 Mapping Environments No longer available
ENVS10007 Urban Environments No longer available
ECON10003 Introductory Macroeconomics
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON10004 Introductory Microeconomics
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ACCT10001 Accounting Reports and Analysis
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10005 Calculus 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10006 Calculus 2
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10007 Linear Algebra
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10010 Data Analysis
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BLAW10001 Principles of Business Law
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
 12.5
CHEM10007 Fundamentals of Chemistry
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHEM10003 Chemistry 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHEM10004 Chemistry 2
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ERTH10001
ABPL10003 Visualising Environments No longer available
ABPL10004 Global Foundations of Design No longer available
ABPL10005 Understanding the Built Environment
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL10006 History of Landscape Design No longer available
ERTH10002 Geoscience: Evolution of The Earth
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GEOG10001 Famine: The Geography of Scarcity
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENVS10010 Property Environments No longer available
ENVS10011 Productive Environments No longer available

Environments Electives

Choose 37.5 points from the list below.

IMPORTANT: Please consider the major you intend to take when choosing these subjects as they may be compulsory for specific majors. 

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ENVS10001 Natural Environments
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENVS10002 Reshaping Environments No longer available
ENVS10003 Constructing Environments No longer available
ENVS10004 Designing Environments No longer available
ENVS10005 Governing Environments No longer available
ENVS10006 Mapping Environments No longer available
ENVS10007 Urban Environments No longer available
ABPL10003 Visualising Environments No longer available
ABPL10006 History of Landscape Design No longer available
ABPL10004 Global Foundations of Design No longer available
ABPL10005 Understanding the Built Environment
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENVS10010 Property Environments No longer available
ENVS10011 Productive Environments No longer available
ENGR10005 Statics Not available in 2025 12.5
ARCH10001 Foundations of Design: Representation
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
LARC10001 Natural History for Design
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PROP10001 Economics and Cities
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Note:Students who have not completed ENVS10004, where it is required for their major,may take ARCH10003

 

Breadth Subjects (25 points)

For information on breadth subjects and for a complete listing, please see: http://breadth.unimelb.edu.au/breadth/info/index.html

Note: Please refer to your major of choice to ensure you complete the necessary breadth subjects which may be required for professional accreditation.

Breadth requirements

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Last updated: 3 March 2025