CA42 Bachelor of Environmental Science

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 1 major
  3. Complete electives

Core Structure

Number of units: 13 Total credit points: 78

Level 1 Core Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues
ENVR11012 Applications of Environmental Science
GEOG11023 Physical Geography of Australia
BIOL11099 Living Systems
BIOL11100 Functional Biology
SCIE11023 Scientific Research Fundamentals
SOCL11058 Science Technology and Society

Advanced Core Units

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ECON19031 Environmental Economics
EVST19007 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
EVST19021 Sustainability Issues and Solutions
LAWS11046 Law and the Environment
BIOL12050 Professional Placement or Project
GEOG19021 Geographic Information Systems

Environmental Geography Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
GEOG11024 Conservation in Australia
GEOH11001 Introduction to Human Geography
EVST19008 Development and Environmental Policy
EVST19020 Environmental Management Systems
EVST19015 Australian Environmental History
EVST19022 Climate Change: Risk and Assessments
GEOG19029 Applied Demography
GEOG13013 Sustainable Regions and Cities

Plus three electives from the list

For Course Planners please refer to the following website http://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/new-students/planners-and-profiles

Land Management Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
CHEM11041 Chemistry for the Life Sciences
BOTN19001 Australian Botany
PHYG12003 Geological Science
ZOOL19004 Integrated Pest Management
BIOL13031 Ecology: Theory and Application
EVST13015 Mining, Urban & Industrial Lands Rehabilitation
BIOL12105 Scientific Analysis and Statistics
SCIE11024 Science Investigation

Plus three electives from the list

For Course Planners please refer to the following website http://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/new-students/planners-and-profiles

Water Management Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
CHEM11041 Chemistry for the Life Sciences
EVST13014 Freshwater and Marine Systems
EVST19023 Water Resource Management
ZOOL12009 Invertebrate Zoology
BOTN12010 Botany of Aquatic Environments
MARN13007 Coastal Marine Resources
BIOL12105 Scientific Analysis and Statistics
SCIE11024 Science Investigation

Plus 3 electives from the list

For Course Planners please refer to the following website http://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/new-students/planners-and-profiles

Elective

Number of units: 3 Total credit points: 18

Choose three elective units from the Environmental Science Majors or from the following list.
(Note that some units may have prerequisites, which must also be studied.)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
CHEM19085 Environmental Chemistry
MBIO19012 Microbiology
MBIO19013 Environmental Microbiology
ZOOL13015 Environmental Physiology of Animals
ZOOL19002 Australian Vertebrate Fauna
BIOL12107 Genomes, Genetics & Evolution
CHEM13082 Nanotechnology: Health and the environment
BOTN13002 Plants and the Environment
BMSC11005 Foundations of Biochemistry