Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science)

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• Objectives
  Enables students to succeed in making a contribution to understanding our environment and natural resources. The program focuses on both the theoretical and practical aspects of environmental science. Provides graduates with practical and relevant skills that prepares them for work in the environmental and natural resource professions. Disciplines offered include: Biological Sciences, Catchment Management, Conservation Biology, Environmental & Biological Chemistry and Marine & Freshwater Management.
• Entry requirements
  Minimum admission requirements apply to enter this course
• Academic title
  Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science)
• Course description
  This course is available for on-campus study by students with an International student visa.
  Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) students can study unitsets in the following disciplines as part of this course:
  
      * Biological Sciences
      * Conservation Biology
      * Environmental and Biological Chemistry
      * Marine and Freshwater Management
      * Catchment Management
  
  This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
  
  The Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) degree is a 360 credit point (25 units including a 0 credit point practicum unit) three year full-time award which may be studied in part-time mode.
  
  The degree has two main components:
  
  1. A core program of units in Bachelor of Science(Environmental Science).
  
  2. An major* chosen from the list below:
  
  Conservation Biology
  
  Environmental and Biological Chemistry
  
  Environmental Management
  
  Catchment Management
  
  Marine and Freshwater Management
  
  Biological Science
  
  * With the permission of the course coordinator an eight-unit major from a course offered by another school may be selected instead of a recommended major.
  
  Year One
  All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) study the following foundation units:
  Unit          Description                                         Points
  Semester 1
  SCC1123    Chemistry for the Life Sciences             15
  SCI1181    Managing the Environment                    15  
  SCI1187    Form and Function in Biology                 15
  SCI1182    Case Studies in Science                         15
  SCI1120    Natural Sciences Practicum 1                  0
  
  Semester 2
  SCI1185    Ecology                                                  15
  SCI1186    Understanding Pollution                        15
  SCI1183    Origins and Evolution of Life                  15
  SCC1226   Introduction to Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry         15
  
  *Students who have TEE Chemistry may choose to take SCC1111 General Chemistry instead of SCC1123.
  
  
  Year Two
  In the second year, students embark on their major program.
  
  
  Unit            Description                                                                     Points
  Semester 1
  SCM2201    Soil and Land Processes                                                     15
  SCM2202    Applied Aquatic Processes                                                  15
  Plus two units from the major                                              (15 credit points each)
  
  Semester 2
  SCI1184    Australia's Physical Environment                                          15
  SCM3305    Risk Assessment, Communication and Management          15
  Plus two units from the major (15 credit points each)
  
  Year Three
  Unit           Description                                                                      Points
  Semester 1
  SCI3206    Environmental Investigation and Monitoring                       15
  SCI3307    Waste Management                                                            15
  SCI3309    Biological and Chemical Hazards                                         15
  Plus 1 unit from the major (15 credit points)
  
  Semester 2
  SCM3203    Environmental Impact Assessment                                    15
  Plus 3 units from the major (15 credit points each)

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