UNSW Handbook Program - Environmental Science

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Environmental Science - 3988

General Education Requirements

Academic Rules

Fees

Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	Contact: http://www.bees.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Typical Duration: 4 Years
	Typical UOC Per Session: 24
	Min UOC Per Session: 3
	Max UOC Per Session: 24
	Min UOC For Award: 192
	Award(s):
	Bachelor of Environmental Science (Honours)
	Bachelor of Environmental Science (Major)

Program Description

The Environmental Science program contains a core sequence of compulsory courses and a choice of disciplinary specialisations. The specialisations include: Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Earth Science, Marine Biology, Microbiology and Oceanography. Students will need to select a specialisation early in their programs.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The aim of the program is to provide a strong education in the skills and knowledge necessary to work or carry out research as an environmental scientist. In their final year, students carry out a major independent research project and may also do advanced coursework.

The BEnvSc is designed as a 4 year (full-time) program. There is also an opportunity for students to combine the BEnvSc with a Bachelor of Arts by taking a 5 year program. Students who are unable to complete the BEnvSc may transfer to the 3 year Bachelor of Science and graduate with a BSc with a major in one of the environmental areas.

Program Structure

Year 1

BIOS1101 Evolutionary & Functional Bio (6 UOC)
CHEM1011 Fundamentals of Chem 1A (6 UOC)
ENVS1011 Environmental Science 1 (6 UOC)
GEOS1211 Environmental Earth Science (6 UOC)
GEOS1701 Environmental Syst. & Analysis (6 UOC)
MATH1041 Stats for Life & Soc Sciences (6 UOC)

And 12 units of credit in one or more of the discipline specialisations

Note: Students who choose the Oceanography specialisation do not need to take MATH1041.

Year 2

ECON1107 Elements of Enviro. Economics (6 UOC)
ENVS2030 The Human Environment (6 UOC)
ENVS2801 Environmental Policy and Law (6 UOC)

And ONE of:

BEES2041 Data Anal for Life & Earth Sc (6 UOC)
MATH2301 Mathematical Computing (6 UOC)
MATH2841 Statistics SS (6 UOC)

Select General Education courses totalling 6 units of credit.

Select 18 units of credit in Level 2 courses of the discipline specialisation.

Year 3

BIOS3071 Conserv Biology & Biodiversity (6 UOC)
CHEM3901 Environmental Toxicology (6 UOC)
GEOH3911 E.I.A. (6 UOC)

Select General Education courses totalling 6 units of credit.

Select 24 units of credit in Level 3 courses of the discipline specialisation.

Year 4

Choose either

Environmental Honours A: 48 units of credit Research Project and methodology

or

Environmental Honours B: 24 units of credit Research Project and 24 units of credit of Level 2 or Level 3 coursework.

For entry to Honours, a student must have the permission of the relevant Head of School.

Available Discipline Specialisations include:

Biology
Chemistry
Earth Science (formerly Geology)
Geography
Marine Biology
Microbiology
Oceanography

Please Note: On-line information regarding course requirements for discipline specialisations is currently under development. Where necessary, please consult handbooks, your program authority or the Science Student Office for further details.

General Education Requirements

Students in this program must also satisfy the General Education requirements.
This is usually 12 UOC taken in second and third year studies.
For further information, please refer to "General Education" in the Table of Contents (see left-hand side of page). Students in Environmental Science need to be aware that there are a number of General Education courses which they are excluded from taking.

Academic Rules

A student must complete 144 units of credit including 12 units of General Education in Stages 1-3 and 48 unit Honours sequence at Stage 4.
The degree must contain the core in Environmental Science plus a specialisation in one discipline.
A student must complete at least 36 units of credit and no more than 60 units of credit in Level I courses.
No student may normally commence Level 2 courses until 24 units of credit Level I have been successfully completed unless approved by the program adviser or Associate Dean.
Progression to Stages 3 and 4 is subject to academic performance. A student will be required to have attained an average of 65 or higher in courses relevant to the major area and cognate subjects in each prior stage.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Area(s) of Specialisation

Environmental Studies

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