Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management

The course consists of a pass or honours stream. Students choose to undertake the pass or honours degree in the second session of year 3, please see admission criteria for eligibility.

Pass Degree
The pass degree consists of the following course subjects and one elective.

Core subjects
BIO112 Principles of Ecology
BIO203 Animal Diversity
BIO216 Conservation Biology
BIO262 Vegetation Ecology
BIO263 Methods of Ecosystem Analysis
BIO323 River and Floodplain Ecology
BIO326 Veg Management (16 points)
BIO327 Wildlife Management (16 points)
BIO328 Restoration Ecology
ENM101 People and the Environment
ENM109 Intro to Professional Practice
ENM163 Natural Resource Mgt
ENM221 Conservation in Global Context
ENM422 Env Impact Assess
ENM424 Environmental Management Internship (24 points)
ENM433 People in the Global Environment
GEO164 Earth System Processes
GEO204 Soils and Landscapes
GEO360 Community Engag & Capacity building
PKM266 Culture & Heritage
PKM307 Environmental Planning
REC305 The Challenge of Sustainable Dev
SCI103 Communicating Environmental Data
SCI302 International Practical Experience
SPA215 Principles of GIS
SPA217 Principles of Remote Sensing
SPA406 GIS Applications

and one elective

Honours Stream
The Honours stream consists of the following core subjects.

Core subjects
BIO112 Principles of Ecology
BIO203 Animal Diversity
BIO262 Vegetation Ecology
BIO263 Methods of Ecosystem Analysis
BIO323 River and Floodplain Ecology
BIO326 Veg Management (16 points)
BIO327 Wildlife Management (16 points)
ENM101 People and the Environment
ENM109 Intro to Professional Practice
ENM163 Natural Resource Mgt
ENM221 Conservation in Global Context
ENM422 Env Impact Assess
GEO164 Earth System Processes
GEO204 Soils and Landscapes
GEO360 Community Engag & Capacity building
PKM266 Culture & Heritage
PKM307 Environmental Planning
SCI103 Communicating Environmental Data
SCI302 International Practical Experience
SPA215 Principles of GIS
SPA217 Principles of Remote Sensing
SPA406 GIS Applications

students will undertake the same enrolment pattern as those students enrolling in the Bachelor of Science (Honours), and should consult their School Honours Co-ordinator for advice on their enrolment pattern

Enrolment pattern

Normally four years by full-time study (32 Points per semester)

Note: students may be able to decrease the length of time it takes to complete their degree by enrolling subjects that are available in Session 3 ( 90).

Four Year Stream
The pattern below assumes no session 90 subjects are taken. The pattern would need to be modified so the environmental internship occurs earlier should they wish to do session 90 subjects.

Year 1- Session 1 (30)
SCI103 Communicating Environmental Data
ENM109 Intro to Professional Practice
ENM101 People and the Environment
BIO263 Methods of Ecosystem Analysis

Year 1- Session 2 (60)
BIO112 Principles of Ecology
GEO164 Earth System Processes
ENM163 Natural Resource Mgt
ENM221 Conservation in Global Context

Year 1-Session 3 (90). It is optional for students to undertake studies in this semester.

Year 2- Session 1 (30)
SPA215 Principles of GIS
SPA217 Principles of Remote Sensing
GEO204 Soils and Landscapes
BIO203 Animal Diversity

Year 2-Session 2 (60)
PKM266 Culture & Heritage
BIO262 Vegetation Ecology
BIO327 Wildlife Management (16 points)

Year 2 Session 3 (90). It is optional for students to undertake studies in this semester.

Year 3 - Session 1 (30)
PKM307 Environmental Planning
BIO323 River and Floodplain Ecology
BIO326 Veg Management (16 points)
BIO326 Veg Management (16 points)

Year 3 - Session 2 (60)
SCI302 International Practical Experience
GEO360 Community Engag & Capacity building
SPA406 GIS Applications
ENM422 Env Impact Assess

Year 3 - Session 3 (90). It is optional for students to undertake studies in this semester.

Year 4- Session 1 (30)
ENM308 The Challenge of Sustainable Dev
BIO216 Conservation Biology
ENM433 People in the Global Environment
Elective

Session 2 (60)
ENM424 Environmental Management Internship (24 points)
BIO328 Restoration Ecology

Honours Stream
The pattern below assumes no session 90 subjects are taken. The pattern would need to be modified should a student become eligible for honours in less than three years

Year 1- Session 1 (30)
SCI103 Communicating Environmental Data
ENM109 Intro to Professional Practice
ENM101 People and the Environment
BIO263 Methods of Ecosystem Analysis

Year 1- Session 2 (60)
BIO112 Principles of Ecology
GEO164 Earth System Processes
ENM163 Natural Resource Mgt
ENM221 Conservation in Global Context

Year 1-Session 3 (90). It is optional for students to undertake studies in this semester.

Year 2- Session 1 (30)
SPA215 Principles of GIS
SPA217 Principles of Remote Sensing
GEO204 Soils and Landscapes
BIO203 Animal Diversity

Year 2-Session 2 (60)
PKM266 Culture & Heritage
BIO262 Vegetation Ecology
BIO327 Wildlife Management (16 points)

Year 2 Session 3 (90). It is optional for students to undertake studies in this semester.

Year 3 - Session 1 (30)
PKM307 Environmental Planning
BIO323 River and Floodplain Ecology
BIO326 Veg Management (16 points)

Year 3 - Session 2 (60)
SCI302 International Practical Experience
GEO360 Community Engag & Capacity building
SPA406 GIS Applications
ENM422 Env Impact Assess

Year 3 - Session 3 (90). It is optional for students to undertake studies in this semester.

Year 4
Session 1 (30). Faculty Honours stream (research methods, project and dissertation)

Session 2 (60). Faculty Honours stream ( project and dissertation)

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