Bachelor of Science (Environment)

The Bachelor of Science (Environment) offers a broad, flexible, multi-disciplinary program that is ideal for students wishing to complete a science-based environmental degree with a view to employment in an area of environmental assessment, management and policy development. Core subjects have been chosen with a view to providing the key workplace skills required in the environmental field, and appropriate disciplinary strands (Biological Sciences, Chemistry, or Geosciences) can be chosen from optional subjects. This is a prescribed program of study comprising core and optional subjects as set out below.

Course Program


Subjects		Session	Credit Points
Common First Year
BIOL104	Evolution, Biodiversity and Environment	Autumn	6
CHEM101	Chemistry 1A: Introductory Physical and General Chemistry	Autumn	6
EESC101	Planet Earth	Autumn	6
EESC103	Landscape Change and Climatology	Autumn	6
BIOL103	Molecules, Cells and Organisms	Spring	6
CHEM102	Chemistry 1B: Structure and Reactivity of Molecules for Life	Spring	6
EESC102	Earth Environments and Resources	Spring	6
EESC104	The Human Environment: Problems and Change	Spring	6
Common Second Year
BIOL251	Principles of Ecology and Evolution	Autumn	6
PHYS233	Introduction to Environmental Physics	Autumn	6
EESC203	Biogeography and Environmental Change	Autumn	6
Autumn Session Options:
PHIL256	Ethics and Environment	Autumn	6
OR
MATH151	General Mathematics 1A (if required)	Autumn	6
STAT252	Statistics for the Natural Sciences	Spring	6
CHEM214	Analytical and Environmental Chemistry	Spring	6
EESC202	Soils, Landscapes and Hydrology	Spring	6
EESC204	Introductory Spatial Science	Autumn or Spring	6
Note:	All students entering the Bachelor of Science (Environment) without meeting the minimum Mathematics requirement must successfully complete MATH 151. Students interested in transferring to the Bachelor of Environmental Science (four year degree) should note that they will need to complete MATH151 as additional load. MATH151 is offered in both Autumn and Summer Sessions.
Third Year
Core
EESC304	Geographic Information Science	Spring	8
ENVI391	Environmental Science	Spring	8
Options
Plus four of the following subjects, as approved:
CHEM314	Instrumental Analysis	Autumn	8
CHEM327	Environmental Chemistry	Autumn	8
BIOL351	Conservation Biology: Marine and Terrestrial Populations	Autumn	8
EESC301	Plate Tectonics, Macrotopography and Earth History	Autumn	8
EESC303	Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology	Autumn	8
EESC305	Remote Sensing of the Environment	Autumn	8
EESC306	Resources and Environments	Spring	8
EESC308	Environmental and Heritage management	Spring	8
BIOL356	Marine and Terrestrial Ecology	Spring	8
EESC302	Coastal Environments: Process and Management	Spring	8
MARE300	Fisheries and Aquaculture	Spring	8
Or other subjects approved by the Coordinator

Honours

Students who achieve the required standard would be eligible to enrol in Honours in their chosen discipline: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, or Geosciences. Additionally, if the required academic standard is attained and the appropriate subjects have been completed, the Bachelor of Science (Environment) student may transfer to the Bachelor of Environmental Science fourth Honours year. This consists of special coursework plus a research project.

Other Information

The Degree Coordinator is Professor Colin Murray-Wallace - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, telephone (02) 4221 4419, email: cwallace@uow.edu.au.