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$41,280 (2026 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City

CRICOS code: 111277C

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.

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 Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Sustainable Futures 12 ENVI1153 City Campus
Foundations of Social Research 12 HUSO2166 City Campus
Data for a Scientific World 12 ONPS2700 City Campus
The World of Life Sciences 12 ONPS2699 City Campus

AND

Complete 48 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
The Changing Environment 12 ENVI1146 City Campus
Environmental Issues in Chemical Perspective 12 CHEM1014 City Campus
Environmental Ideas and Action 12 ENVI1041 City Campus
Environmental Systems Analysis 12 ENVI1196 City Campus

Complete 36 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Building Responsible Relationships with First Peoples and Country 12 ENVI1048 City Campus
Climate Change Responses 12 ENVI1212 City Campus
The Hydrosphere 12 ENVI1008 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Ecology & Conservation 12 BIOL2183 City Campus
Environmental Chemical Issues 12 CHEM1015 City Campus

AND

Complete 48 credit points from your chosen minors

Complete 60 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Policy in Practice 12 ENVI1050 City Campus
Environmental Management and Assessment 12 ENVI1049 City Campus
The Soil Environment 12 ENVI1012 City Campus
Environmental Pollution, Management, and Sustainability 12 ENVI1237 City Campus
The Atmosphere 12 ENVI1011 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Environmental Economics 12 ENVI1051 City Campus
Communicating Sustainability 12 ENVI1137 City Campus
Environmental Policy Project 12 ENVI1179 City Campus
Ecological Foundations of Planning 12 ENVI1043 City Campus

AND

Complete 24 credit points from your chosen minors

Complete 36 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Environment Capstone Project 24 ENVI1213 City Campus
Environmental Sampling and Analysis 12 ENVI1145 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Client Based Research (Environment) 12 ENVI1062 City Campus
Applied Science Project 1 12 ONPS2186 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Environmental Work Practice 12 ENVI1058 City Campus
Science Work Experience 1 12 ONPS2543 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following (which you have not completed previously):

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Environmental Economics 12 ENVI1051 City Campus
Communicating Sustainability 12 ENVI1137 City Campus
Environmental Policy Project 12 ENVI1179 City Campus
Ecological Foundations of Planning 12 ENVI1043 City Campus

AND

Complete 24 credit points from your chosen minors

List of Sustainability and Society minors

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Power and Governance 12 POLI1025 City Campus
Public Policy 12 POLI1066 City Campus

AND

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Influencing Policy 12 POLI1038 City Campus
Community Work 12 HWSS1139 City Campus
Politics and Communication 12 COMM2409 City Campus
Alternative Dispute Resolution 12 HWSS1144 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Planning and Environmental Regulation 12 ARCH1059 City Campus
Strategic Urban Planning 12 ARCH1204 City Campus
Rural and Regional Planning 12 ARCH1284 City Campus
Integrated Transport Planning 12 ARCH1313 City Campus
The Urban Age 12 HUSO2341 City Campus
Planning With Communities 12 ARCH3342 City Campus

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Global Political Economy 12 SOCU2112 City Campus
International Development, Themes, Debates and Practice 12 HUSO2036 City Campus

AND

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Sport, Equity and Social Change 12 SOCU2316 City Campus
Global Governance and International Law 12 SOCU1036 City Campus
Development Economics 12 ECON1259 City Campus
Gender, Development and Globalisation 12 HUSO2092 City Campus
Moving People, Changing Places: Migration, Mobility and Displacement 12 SOCU1027 City Campus
Asia Pacific Futures 12 SOCU1016 City Campus

List of Environmental Science minors

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Environmental Analysis in Action 12 CHEM1315 City Campus
Environmental and Chemical Analysis 12 CHEM1316 City Campus
Environmental Analytical and Soil Chemistry 12 CHEM1085 City Campus
Instrumental and Environmental Analysis 12 CHEM1054 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Plant Diversity 12 BIOL2270 City Campus
Animal Diversity 12 BIOL2151 City Campus
Evolution 12 BIOL2546 City Campus
Marine Biology 12 BIOL2255 City Campus
Ecotoxicology 12 BIOL2162 City Campus
Biosecurity 12 BIOL2579 City Campus
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