Bachelor of Science (Land and Heritage Management)

Testamur Title of Degree:	Bachelor of Science (Land and Heritage Management)
Abbreviation:	BSc(L&HM)
Home Faculty:	Science
Duration:	3 years
Total Credit Points:	144
Delivery Mode:	Face-to-face
Starting Session(s):	Autumn or Spring
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	742
UAC Code:	757621
CRICOS Code:	003283D

Overview

This specialist program combines Physical and Human Geography with other relevant subjects to provide the skills and knowledge required for employment or research on both cultural and natural heritage issues.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

New South Wales HSC University Admission Index (UAI) of 75 (or equivalent). The UAI is reviewed each year.

Assumed Knowledge: Mathematics and any two units of Science. Students without at least HSC Mathematics Band 4 (or equivalent) are required to take a special Mathematics subject (MATH151) in the first year.

Course Requirements

This is a prescribed program of study comprising core and optional subjects as set out below.

Course Program


Subjects		Session	Credit Points
First Year
Core
EESC102	Earth Environments and Resources	Spring	6
EESC103	Landscape Change and Climatology	Autumn	6
EESC104	The Human Environment: Problems and Change	Spring	6
MATH151	General Mathematics 1A (if required)†	Autumn or Summer	6
Options
EESC101	Planet Earth	Autumn	6
BIOL104	Evolution, Biodiversity and Environment	Autumn	6
BIOL103	Molecules, Cells and Organisms	Spring	6
Plus other elective subjects to total 48 credit points. Students are encouraged to select from the General Schedule offerings in History, Aboriginal Studies, STS and Legal Studies.
† required if entering the program without at least HSC Mathematics Band 4 or equivalent
Second Year
Core
EESC204	Introductory Spatial Science	Autumn or Spring	6
EESC210	Social Spaces: Rural and Urban	Spring	6
EESC203	Biogeography and Environmental Change	Autumn	6
EESC208	Environmental Impact of Societies	Spring	6
Plus at least TWO subjects chosen from:
Options
EESC202	Soils, Landscape and Hydrology	Spring	6
EESC206	Discovering Down-under: a Geography of Australia	Spring	6
EESC205	Population Studies	Autumn	6
BIOL251	Principles of Ecology and Evolution	Autumn	6
Plus elective subjects to total 12 credit points
Third Year
Core
EESC308	Environmental and Heritage Management	Spring	8
EESC307	Spaces, Places and Identities	Autumn	8
EESC304	Geographic Information Systems	Spring	8
Options Plus THREE of the following:
EESC302	Coastal Environments: Process and Management	Spring	8
EESC303	Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology	Autumn	8
EESC305	Remote Sensing of the Environment	Autumn	8
EESC310	Water Resources and Management	Spring	8
EESC300	Directed Studies in Earth and Environmental Sciences	Autumn or Spring	8
Or other subjects approved by the Coordinator

Honours

Students with a good academic record, particularly in third year are encouraged to proceed to the Honours year in the discipline of their major. The Honours year is a fourth year of study that provides training in independent research.

Other Information

For further information contact the Faculty of Science Office, Room 41.258, or telephone (02) 4221 3481.

Web site: www.uow.edu.au/science/.

The Course Coordinator is Professor Lesley Head - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Room 41.G31, telephone (02) 4221 3124, email: lhead@uow.edu.au.