Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of Environmental Management

(BEnvMgmt)

Program of study
Honours degree | Combined degrees program

INTRODUCTION

The Bachelor of Environmental Management requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time) and the honours program an additional year (or the equivalent part-time).

The course is offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Enrolment in the honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to the school/department being able to provide appropriate resources and staff to supervise the program of study.

The Bachelor of Environmental Management may also be studied in combined degrees programs:

Bachelor of Business (four years full-time or equivalent)
Bachelor of Commerce (four years full-time or equivalent)

Students enrolling in combined degrees programs must seek the advice of the relevant course coordinator on how to structure their enrolment over the four years of the program.

COURSE AIMS

The course aims to help students develop a comprehensive understanding of the relationships between human societies and the biophysical environment on which they depend. The course encourages students to review and develop strategies to evaluate, conserve and sustain biophysical systems and to gain an appreciation of the processes relevant to the design and implementation of effective environmental management strategies.

The course provides a practical and intellectual foundation for professional work or further study in environmental management.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2007]

To qualify for the Bachelor of Environmental Management a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study* below. No more than 45 units of First Year topics may be included.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Except with permission of the Faculty Board:

the course must be completed within 10 consecutive years or, where credit has been granted for previous work, a period determined by the Board;
students may not proceed to Second or Third Year topics until they have completed or are enrolled in 36 units at First Year.

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

* The Faculty Board may approve substitute topics if a student is unable to undertake particular core topics while studying overseas on a program supported by the course management committee.

	First Year
BUSN1007	Introductory Microeconomics	4.5
ENVS1701	Environmental Studies	4.5
ENVS1702	Environment, Economy and Culture	4.5
GEOG1001	Water Resources and Society	4.5
GEOG1002	Cities as Human Environments	4.5
	plus at least 9 units selected from the following topics, of which at least 4.5 units must be chosen from those in Group A:
	Group A
BIOL1101	Evolution of Biological Diversity	4.5
BIOL1102	Molecular Basis of Life	4.5
BIOL1112	Biology and Society	4.5
EASC1101	Earth and Environment 1	4.5
EASC1102	Marine Sciences 1	4.5
	Group B
CHEM1101	Chemistry 1A	4.5
CHEM1102	Chemistry 1B	4.5
CHEM1201	Introduction to Chemistry A	4.5
CHEM1202	Introduction to Chemistry B	4.5
CPES1201	Physics for the Life Sciences A	4.5
CPES1202	Physics for the Life Sciences B	4.5
PHYS1101	Physics 1A	4.5
PHYS1102	Physics 1B	4.5
	plus
	4.5 units of First Year topics selected from any faculty of the University	4.5
	Second Year
BUSN2012	Introductory Environmental Economics	6
ENVS2704	Environmental Systems	6
GEOG2010	Computing Methods in Geography	6
PPHR2001	Demography	6
	plus 12 units selected from the following:
DVST2001	Sustainable Development	6
GEOG2005	Asian Regional Development	6
GEOG2006	Australian Environmental Change	6
GLOB2002	Environment and Ecosystems	6
PHIL2140	Environmental Philosophy	6
	or other upper level topics selected from any faculty of the University including up to 9 units of First Year topics.
	Third Year
BUSN3009	Environmental Economics	6
ENVS3721	Issues in Environmental Management	6
GEOG3013	Geographical Information Systems	6
	plus 18 units of upper level topics selected from any faculty of the University.

HONOURS DEGREE

A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of Environmental Management, or another qualification which the Faculty Board agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the bachelors degree.

To qualify for the honours degree, a student must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study as specified in the following program.

ENVS7000

Environmental Studies Honours Thesis

18

ENVS7005

Environmental Management Industry Placement

6

and any two honours level topics approved by the Director of Studies for which the student has satisfied prerequisites and entry requirements. With the approval of the Director of Studies, up to 6 units of Third Year topics in which the student's work will be graded at honours level may be substituted for an honours level topic.