Environmental Science

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ENVS-MAJ+1004 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus:	2010

Coordinator

Michael Keough

Contact

Environments and Design Student Centre
T: +61 3 8344 6417/9862
F: +61 3 8344 5532
Email: envs-courseadvice@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:	Impact on the Earth's environment arises from human activities, including land degradation and industrial pollution, as well as naturally occurring phenomena, such as earthquakes, cyclones and tsunamis. Environmental Science gives you the skills to identify and understand the causes or environmental problems triggered by human activity. Careers and Further Study A major in Environmental Science opens doors to laboratory, outdoor and indoor careers. Specialisations can include studies in hydrogeology, marine and terrestrial ecology, conservation biology and assessing and measuring environmental risk. The Environmental Science major also provides a pathway to the new Master of Science (Environmental Science) which was launched in 2009. For more information on the Master of Science please visit the Melbourne Graduate School of Science web site: http://graduate.science.unimelb.edu.au
Objectives:	By the end of a three year Bachelor of Environments degree with an Environmental Science major, you will have developed robust, scientifically sound and practical skills to find solutions to problems impacting on the Earth. For more information visit: www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au
Structure & Available Subjects:	See details below.
Majors/ Minors/ Specialisations	Course Planning for an Environmental Science major A major in Environmental Science in the Bachelor of Environments consists of: 112.5 points (9 subjects) of Environmental Science subjects; 25 points (2 subjects) of core first year subjects (Natural Environments and Reshaping Environments). This is in addition to elective subjects and breadth subjects to make up the 300 points required for the degree. Specific details of the Bachleor of Environments course structure can be found at: https://app.portal.unimelb.edu.au/view/2010/A04-AA In order to complete a major in Environmnetal Science, you will undertake the following subjects:
Subject Options:	1st year level subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ENVS10001 Natural Environments Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 ENVS10002 Reshaping Environments Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 2nd year level subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ECOL20003 Ecology Semester 2 12.50 3rd year level subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EVSC30003 Environmental Risk Assessment Semester 1 12.50 EVSC30002 Problem Solving in Environmental Science Semester 2 12.50 AND 75 points (6 subjects) chosen from: 1st year level subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CHEM10004 Chemistry 2 January, Semester 2 12.50 2nd year level subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: EVSC20001 Leaves to Landscape Semester 1 12.50 MAST20006 Probability for Statistics Semester 1 12.50 CHEM20018 Reactions and Synthesis Semester 1 12.50 CHEM20011 Environmental Chemistry Semester 2 12.50 GEOL20004 Field Mapping and Sedimentary Geology June 12.50 CHEM20019 Practical Chemistry Semester 2 12.50 MAST20005 Statistics Semester 2 12.50 CHEM20020 Structure and Properties Semester 2 12.50 3rd year level subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CHEM30012 Analytical & Environmental Chemistry Semester 1 12.50 ERTH30001 Hydrogeology Not offered in 2010 12.50 GEOM30009 Imaging the Environment Semester 1 12.50 MAST30025 Linear Statistical Models Semester 1 12.50 GEOG30022 Rivers: Hydrology and Ecology Semester 1 12.50 ECOL30005 Applied Ecology Semester 2 12.50 BOTA30004 Vegetation Management and Conservation Semester 2 12.50 Bachelor of Environments elective subjects All Bachelor of Environments students must complete 37.5 credit points of Bachelor of Environments electives. For a complete listing of available subjects please see: http://www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au/breadth/elective-subjects.html Breadth subjects Bachelor of Environments students must complete 75 credit points of subjects selected from those available as breadth for Bachelor of Environments students, including at least one subject at 300-level (3rd year level). For a complete listing of available subjects please see: http://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/breadth/info/index.html For more information on this major and to view a sample plan please visit: http://www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au/current-students/course-info/environ-science.html

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