Bachelor of Environmental Science/Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment - Plan BP193SEN26

Bachelor of Environmental Science/Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment - Plan BP193SEN26

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Student type:
Entry score:

ATAR 75.75*

Duration:
Full-time 4 years
Part-time 8 years
Fees:

Commonwealth Supported Places

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
Entry score:

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Duration:
Full-time 4 years
Fees:

AU$ 39,360 (2025 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
To graduate you must complete the following. Note: All courses listed may not be available each semester:

You must complete a total of 384 credit points as follows: 

Year 1: Four (4) first year block courses (48 credit points) and four (4) core courses (48 credit points)
Year 2: Three (3) core courses (36 credit points), One (1) core option course (12 credit points) and 48 credit points from your chosen minors
Year 3: Five (5) core courses (60 credit points), One (1) core option course (12 credit points) and 24 credit points from your chosen minors
Year 4: Two (2) core courses (36 credit points), Three (3) core option courses (36 credit points) and 24 credit points from your chosen minors.

Students must complete one (1) minor from the Sustainability and Society minor list and one (1) minor from the Environmental Science minor list.
NOTE: If you use a course toward the completion of a minor, you cannot use that same course again to count towards another minor.

Year One of Program
Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete 48 credit points from the following first year block courses:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Sustainable Futures12ENVI1153City Campus
Foundations of Social Research12HUSO2166City Campus
Data for a Scientific World12ONPS2700City Campus
The World of Life Sciences12ONPS2699City Campus
ANDComplete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
The Changing Environment12ENVI1146City Campus
Environmental Issues in Chemical Perspective12CHEM1014City Campus
Environmental Ideas and Action12ENVI1041City Campus
Systems Thinking for Resource Management12ENVI1196City Campus
AND
Year Two of Program
Complete 36 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Building Relationships with Country12ENVI1048City Campus
Climate Change Responses12ENVI1212City Campus
The Hydrosphere12ENVI1008City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Ecology & Conservation12BIOL2183City Campus
Environmental Chemical Issues12CHEM1015City Campus
ANDComplete 48 credit points from your chosen minors
AND
Year Three of Program
Complete 60 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Policy in Practice12ENVI1050City Campus
Environmental Management and Assessment12ENVI1049City Campus
The Soil Environment12ENVI1012City Campus
Environmental Pollution, Management, and Sustainability12ENVI1237City Campus
The Atmosphere12ENVI1011City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Economics and the Environment12ENVI1051City Campus
Communicating Sustainability12ENVI1137City Campus
Environmental Policy Project12ENVI1179City Campus
Nature-based Solutions for Cities12ENVI1043City Campus
ANDComplete 24 credit points from your chosen minors
AND
Year Four of Program
Complete 36 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Environment Capstone Project24ENVI1213City Campus
Environmental Sampling and Analysis12ENVI1145City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Client Based Research (Environment)12ENVI1062City Campus
Applied Science Project 112ONPS2186City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Environmental Work Practice12ENVI1058City Campus
Science Work Experience 112ONPS2543City Campus
ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following (which you have not completed previously):
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Economics and the Environment12ENVI1051City Campus
Communicating Sustainability12ENVI1137City Campus
Environmental Policy Project12ENVI1179City Campus
Nature-based Solutions for Cities12ENVI1043City Campus
ANDComplete 24 credit points from your chosen minors
AND
Sustainability and Society minors
List of Sustainability and Society minors
AND
Minor: Public Policy & Social Justice
Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Power and Governance12POLI1025City Campus
Public Policy12POLI1066City Campus
ANDComplete 24 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Influencing Policy12POLI1038City Campus
Community Work12HWSS1139City Campus
Politics and Communication12COMM2409City Campus
Alternative Dispute Resolution12HWSS1144City Campus
AND
Minor: Sustainable Urban Change
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Planning and Environmental Regulation12ARCH1059City Campus
Strategic Urban Planning12ARCH1204City Campus
Rural and Regional Planning12ARCH1284City Campus
Integrated Transport Planning12ARCH1313City Campus
The Urban Age12HUSO2341City Campus
Planning With Communities12ARCH3342City Campus
AND
Minor: Global Development Challenges
Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Global Political Economy12SOCU2112City Campus
International Development, Themes, Debates and Practice12HUSO2036City Campus
ANDComplete 24 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Sport, Equity and Social Change12SOCU2316City Campus
Global Governance and International Law12SOCU1036City Campus
Development Economics12ECON1259City Campus
Gender, Development and Globalisation12HUSO2092City Campus
Moving People, Changing Places: Migration, Mobility and Displacement12SOCU1027City Campus
Asia Pacific Futures12SOCU1016City Campus
AND
Environmental Science minors
List of Environmental Science minors
AND
Minor: Environmental & Analytical Chemistry
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Environmental Analysis in Action12CHEM1315City Campus
Environmental and Chemical Analysis12CHEM1316City Campus
Environmental Analytical and Soil Chemistry12CHEM1085City Campus
Instrumental and Environmental Analysis12CHEM1054City Campus
AND
Minor: Environmental Biology
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Plant Diversity12BIOL2270City Campus
Animal Diversity12BIOL2151City Campus
Evolution12BIOL2546City Campus
Marine Biology12BIOL2255City Campus
Ecotoxicology12BIOL2162City Campus
Biosecurity12BIOL2579City Campus
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