Environmental Science

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ENVS-MAJ+1004 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009. Search for this in the current handbook

Year and Campus: 2009

Coordinator

Michael Keough

Contact

Environments Student Centre
Old Commerce Building
The University of Melbourne
VIC 3010
T:+61 3 8344 6417
F: +61 3 8344 5532
E: envs-courseadvice@unimelb.edu.au
Overview:

Impact on the Earth's environment arise 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, conservative biology and assessing and measuring environmental risk.
The Environmental Science major also provides a pathway to the new Master of Science (Environmental Science) which will be 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
Subject Options:

Core subjects for the Environmental Science major

Students completeing the Bachelor of Environments majoring in Environmental Science must complete the following core subjects totalling 25 credit points:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
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Selective core subjects

Students majoring in Environmental Science must complete a total of 87.5 points chosen from the list of selective subjects below. Students will need to meet prerequisites of subjects as specified in the 2009 handbook.

Please note that additional subjects will be offered in 2010, including the following:

  • Ecological Applications
  • Introduction to Imaging
  • Vegetation and Conservation
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Not offered in 2009
25.00
Semester 2
12.50

Bachelor of Environments Electives

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/electives

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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.

For a complete listing of available subjects please see:

https://app.portal.unimelb.edu.au/CSCApplication/faces/htdocs/user/breadth/BreadthSearch.jsp

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For more information on this major and to view a sample plan please visit:

http://www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au/about/fields-of-study/environ-science.html

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Links to further information: www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Environments

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