Bachelor of Environmental Science

With the Bachelor of Environmental Science your academic studies will be combined with practical experience, allowing you to play an active role in the protection and conservation of the environment.

Foundation knowledge including biology, ecology and spatial analysis will be the base from which you learn to solve complex environmental problems.

You will explore human-impact, social and cultural perspectives, identify solutions to environmental challenges, and learn how to effectively communicate information for positive environmental outcomes.

Training in critical and systems thinking will empower you to tackle the environmental challenges of our time.

Common Units(2 units) - 20cp

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.

CUC107

PLUS EITHER:

CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability OR CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.

Core Units(7 units) - 70cp

Compulsory Core units totalling 70 credit points as detailed below.

ENV101 Earth Systems ENV102 The Diversity of Life ENV103 Environmental Issues IAS144 Indigenous Land and Resources (replaces ATI140 from 2020) ENV201 Introductory Ecology ENV208 Geographical Information Systems and Spatial Thinking SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies

Specialist Electives(12 units) - 120cp

Specialist Elective units totalling 120 credit points including the completion of at least one major. An option to include two majors is also available.

Option 1: Single major Students must complete: • The requirements of one major of 60cp, plus • 60cp from remaining Specialist Elective units, with at least 30cp at 300 level. Discipline specific undergraduate units offered by other higher education providers may be included for cross institutional enrolment or credit recognition subject to written approval from the course coordinator. Option 2: Double major Students must complete: • The requirements of two majors of 60cp each Majors may be selected from: • Biodiversity and Conservation • Water and Landscapes • Eco-Cultural Resource Management *From 2020 the following majors are no longer available: • Landscape and Spatial Ecology • Water and Catchments Further information about these change is included under Course Changes and Transition arrangements below. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION (60 credit points) Select 6 units (60cp) from the list below including at least 2 units (20cp) at 200 level and at least 3 (30cp) units at 300 level: ENV204 Ecosystems, Evolution and Biodiversity ENV206 Environmental Physiology ENV207 Fire Ecology and Management (new to this major from 2020) ENV209 Fauna and Flora Survey and Monitoring ENV300 Wildlife Management ENV301 Tropical Invaders and Biosecurity (new to this major from 2020) ENV302 Organisms and Environmental Change ENV303 Ecological Restoration and Conservation ENV315 Desert Field Ecology WATER AND LANDSCAPES (60 credit points) Select 6 units (60cp) from the list below Include at least 1 unit (10cp) from: SCH101 Chemical Concepts Chemistry OR SCH104 Introductory Chemistry ENV202 Introductory Remote Sensing ENV210 Water Quality, Ecosystems and Processes (previously ENV210 Water Quality Assessment) ENV211 Aquatic Ecology: Biota and Processes (no longer available from 2020) and at least 3 units (30cp) from: ENV306 Environmental Monitoring and Modelling ENV312 Aquatic Resource Management (next offered in 2021) ENV313 Hydrology and Catchment Processes ENV316 Ecosystem Function: Field Studies in North Australia ENV318 Analysing and Synthesising Spatial Data ENV323 Environmental Microbiology ECO-CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (60 credit points) Select 6 units (60cp) selected from the list of units below including at least 3 units (30cp) of 300 level units: Select this unit (10cp): IAS353 Indigenous Cultures and the Environment (replaces CIK240 from 2020) Plus 5 units (50cp) from: IAS142 Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts (new from 2020) IAS223 Representing and Recording Country (replaces CIK210 from 2020) IAS225 Cultural Resource and Site Management (replaces ATI221 from 2020) IAS254 Partnership and Engagement in Indigenous Land and Sea Management (replaces CIK230 from 2020) IAS322 Research with Indigenous People (replaces INR200 from 2020) IAS354 Impact Assessment and Management of Cultural Sites (replaces ATI321 from 2020) ENV317 Natural Resources and Indigenous Livelihoods ATI160 Cultural Site Management (no longer available from 2020) CIK341 Global Perspectives on Indigenous Land and Sea Management (no longer available from 2020) INR300 Indigenous Research Ethics and Methodologies (no longer available from 2020) The units below do not form a major, but may be counted toward the additional 60cp of specialist electives in the Single Major option. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND RESEARCH UNITS SID300 Professional Practice in Science (repeatable) SID301 Science Research Project (20cp) (no longer available from 2020) SID305 Environmental Field intensives (repeatable)

Electives(3 units) - 30cp

Elective units totalling 30 credit points may include additional units selected from the Specialist Electives or from any other undergraduate units offered by the University.

When selecting electives, choose units at a suitable level. The first number in each unit code indicates the year level at which the subject is taught. Undergraduate units are coded at 100 to 300 level, therefore units coded as ENV1xx, ENV2xx and ENV3xx would be first, second and third year units respectively.

- 240cp

Total Credit Points

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.