Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
(BScEnvSc)
COMBINED DEGREES PROGRAM
BACHELOR OF LAWS AND LEGAL PRACTICE/BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
The combined degrees program Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science requires five and a half years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).
The combined degrees program Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice/Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science requires six years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).
Course aims and learning outcomes
The combined degrees program aims to integrate scientific understanding with legal knowledge of environmental policy. In this way students will be able to evaluate the outcomes of environmental laws and policy in relation to their scientific feasibility. With the current growth in awareness of such issues as environmental liability, environmental mitigation, water allocation trading, carbon trading, and environmental law, it is anticipated that expertise in both the environmental sciences and law will allow graduates to secure high profile positions and to influence decision making.
For course aims and learning outcomes specific to each degree see Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice and Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science.
Admission requirements
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements. For admission to the program, students must first apply for admission to the Bachelor of Laws or Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice.
If successful, they will be given the option of taking up the combined degrees program at the time of their first enrolment. 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 Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science.
Program of study [November, 2008]
To qualify for the combined degrees program of Bachelor of Laws or Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice/Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
- a Law component of 138 units for the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice or 120 units for the Bachelor of Laws [see Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice entry for further information].
- an Environmental Science component of 72 units for the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science according to the program of study below.
First Year
36 units comprising:
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BIOL1102 |
Molecular Basis of Life |
4.5 |
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BIOL1101 |
Evolution of Biological Diversity |
4.5 |
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CHEM1201 |
Introduction to Chemistry A |
4.5 |
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CHEM1202 |
Introduction to Chemistry B |
4.5 |
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EASC1101 |
Earth and Environment 1 |
4.5 |
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EASC1102 |
Marine Sciences 1 |
4.5 |
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ENVR1101 |
Environmental Sciences 1 |
4.5 |
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STAT1512 |
Quantitative Methods for Earth and Environmental Science |
4.5 |
Second and Third Year
36 units comprising:
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CPES2152 |
Global Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
6 |
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CPES3152 |
Hydrochemistry |
6 |
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ENVR2100 |
Environmental Science 2 |
3 |
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ENVR3100 |
Environmental Science 3 |
6 |
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plus |
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Environmental Science Electives from the list below |
15 |
Environmental Science Electives*
^ = Offered in odd years only.
^^ = Offered in even years only.
* Students are strongly encouraged to undertake the topic LLAW2021 Environmental Law as one of their Law electives.
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