Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of Environmental Management

(BEnvMgmt)

COMBINED DEGREES PROGRAM

BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT/BACHELOR OF BUSINESS

A combined Bachelor of Environmental Management/Bachelor of Business requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study.

All students enrolling for the first time in either degree will be given the option at enrolment of undertaking the combined degrees program, subject to their meeting also the cut-off score and entry requirements for the other degree.

Eligible students who decline the offer to take up the combined degrees program at enrolment and wish in a subsequent year to enrol in the combined degrees program will be required to apply to SATAC for admission to the other degree. In some cases these students may have to undertake more than 144 units to complete the requirements of the combined degrees program and they are encouraged to seek advice from the relevant course coordinator before applying.

Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Environmental Management or Bachelor of Business programs and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.

Program of study [November, 2008]

To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Environmental Management/Bachelor of Business, a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

a core Business component of 30 units as detailed below;
a Business major of 33 units from List A of the Bachelor of Business;
an Environmental Management component of at least 63 units; and
sufficient other units of electives to make at least 144 units in total.

Not all topics necessarily are available in a given year.

Business component

First Year

BUSN1001

Accounting for Managers

4.5

BUSN1005

Introduction to Management

4.5

BUSN1007

Introductory Microeconomics

4.5

BUSN1009

Quantitative Methods

4.5

Upper Level

BUSN2014

Managerial Economics

6

BUSN3023

Strategic Management

6

Business Major

The Business major must be chosen from List A of the course rules of the Bachelor of Business. List A currently includes: Business Economics; Entrepreneurship; Human Resource Management; International Business; Marketing. The program details for Business majors are listed under the course rules for the Bachelor of Business.

Environmental Management component

The Environmental Management component must include:

First Year

ENVS1701

Environmental Studies

4.5

ENVS1702

Environment, Economy and Culture

4.5

ENVS1703

Professional Skills in Environmental Management

4.5

GEOG1001

Water Resources and Society

4.5

GEOG1002

Cities as Human Environments

4.5

plus 4.5 units selected from the following topics:

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

Second Year

BUSN2012

Introductory Environmental Economics

6

ENVS2704

Environmental Systems

6

GEOG2010

Computing Methods in Geography

6

Third Year

GEOG3013

Geographical Information Systems

6

ENVS3721

Issues in Environmental Management

6

ENVS3722

Environmental Impact Assessment

6

BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT/BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (ACCOUNTING), BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (FINANCE)

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Environmental Management/Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (FInance) requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study.

Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Environmental Management or Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (FInance) programs and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.

Program of study

To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Environmental Management/Bachelor of Commerce, a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

a core Commerce component (total 22.5 units)
a Commerce Accounting or Finance specialisation as outlined below;
an Environmental Management component of at least 63 units;
sufficient other units to make at least 144 units in total.

The Commerce component comprises (22.5 units):

BUSN1001	Accounting for Managers	4.5
BUSN1007	Introductory Microeconomics	4.5
BUSN1009	Quantitative Methods	4.5
BUSN1010	Introduction to Business Law	4.5
COMP1301	Information Systems in Business	4.5

An Accounting or Finance specialisation as outlined below:

Additional topics required to obtain an Accounting * Specialisation:

BUSN1002

Financial Accounting Processes

4.5

BUSN2004

Cost and Management Accounting

6

BUSN2005

Financial Accounting Issues

6

BUSN3002

Company Accounting

6

BUSN3003

Auditing

6

BUSN3019

Perspectives on Accounting

6

BUSN3022

Taxation Law and Practice

6

* Students who wish to become members of the professional accounting bodies must undertake BUSN2018 Corporations Law, and BUSN2007 Financial Management as additional electives.

Additional topics required to obtain a Finance Specialisation:

BUSN1008

Introductory Macroeconomics

4.5

BUSN2007

Financial Management

6

BUSN2008

Financial Markets

6

BUSN2013

Macroeconomics

6

BUSN3004

Corporate Finance

6

BUSN3012

International Finance

6

BUSN3016

Investments

6

Environmental Management component

The Environmental Management component must include:

plus 4.5 units selected from the following topics:

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

Second Year

BUSN2012

Introductory Environmental Economics

6

ENVS2704

Environmental Systems

6

GEOG2010

Computing Methods in Geography

6

Third Year

GEOG3013

Geographical Information Systems

6

ENVS3721

Issues in Environmental Management

6

ENVS3722

Environmental Impact Assessment

6