Environmental Studies Major

This major can be taken by students enrolled in the pre-2008 Bachelor of Arts - please refer to the course overview for details.

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The environmental studies program commences in first year. There are no prerequisites for first-year environmental studies subjects.

Students who have completed 50 points of first-year arts subjects other than those recommended below may apply to the environmental studies coordinator for second-year entry.

A major in environmental studies usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises:

• two first-year subjects from the list below (25 points); and
• second/third-year subjects in environmental studies totalling 75 points. These must include three compulsory subjects: Society and Environments, Environmental Politics and Management, Sustainable Development; and up to three priority subjects listed below; and no more than two elective subjects listed below. The listed subjects are grouped according to the stream to which they contribute.

Students who plan to complete two majors in the BA, in environmental studies and geography, should note that whilst they may complete Society and Environments for the purpose of satisfying the compulsory subject requirements in both majors, 100 separate points must still be completed in each major. This means that 100 points for each major must be achieved by counting 12.5 points for Society and Environments once only. An additional 12.5 points of study may be included from either environmental studies or geography.

Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to refer to the handbook produced in the year for the exact requirements of the major you commenced your degree, available online at https://psc.unimelb.edu.au/.

If you have any questions about the major structure or subjects, please contact the Arts Student Centre.

First-year subjects

Second/third-year compulsory subjects

Second/third-year priority subjects: cultural interpretation

Second/third-year priority subjects: physical sciences

Second/third-year priority subjects: political and policy analysis

Second/third-year elective subjects: cultural interpretation

Second/third-year elective subjects: physical sciences

Second/third-year elective subjects: political and policy analysis