Bachelor of Environmental Science

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below. 

IAS201 Cultural Capabilities (replaces CUC107 from 2024) (compulsory)

PLUS EITHER:

LAL100 Language, Literacy and Sustainability (replaces CUC100 from 2024) OR 
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology 

Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.

Compulsory Core units totalling 70 credit points as detailed below.

ENV101 Earth Systems 
ENV102 The Diversity of Life 
ENV103 Environmental Issues 
IAS144 Indigenous Land and Resources (replaces ATI140 from 2020) 
ENV201 Introductory Ecology 
ENV208 Geographical Information Systems and Spatial Thinking 
SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies 
 

Specialist Elective units totalling 120 credit points including the completion of at least one major. An option to include two majors is also available.

Option 1: Single major - recommended for maximum flexibility when choosing elective units, studying online only or to maximise transfer credits 
Students must complete: 
>    The requirements of one major of 60cp, plus 
>    60cp from remaining Specialist Elective units, with at least 30cp at 300 level. Discipline specific undergraduate units offered by other higher education providers may be included for cross institutional enrolment or credit recognition subject to written approval from the course coordinator. 

Option 2: Double major - recommended for students who want to pursue two specialised qualifications 
Students must complete: 
>    The requirements of two majors of 60cp each 

Majors may be selected from: 
>    Biodiversity and Conservation 
>    Spatial and Quantitative Ecology 
>    Water and Landscapes 
>    Eco-Cultural Resource Management 

*From 2020 the following majors are no longer available: 
>    Landscape and Spatial Ecology 
>    Water and Catchments 
Further information about these changes are included under Course Changes and Transition arrangements below. 

BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION (60 credit points) 
Select 6 units (60cp) from the list below including at least 2 units (20cp) at 200 level and at least 3 units (30cp) at 300 level: 
ENV204 Ecosystems, Evolution and Biodiversity 
ENV206 Environmental Physiology 
ENV207 Fire Ecology and Management in North Australia (new to this major from 2020) 
ENV209 Fauna and Flora Survey and Monitoring 
ENV300 Wildlife Management (not offered 2025)
ENV301 Tropical Invaders and Biosecurity (new to this major from 2020) 
ENV302 Organisms and Environmental Change 
ENV303 Ecological Restoration and Conservation 
ENV311 Practical Statistics and Data Reasoning 
ENV315 Desert Field Ecology 

SPATIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY (60 credit points) 
Select 6 units (60cp) from the list below including at least 2 units (20cp) at 200 level and at least 3 units (30cp) at 300 level: 
ENV202 Introductory Remote Sensing 
ENV209 Flora and Fauna Survey and Monitoring 
HIT234 Database Concepts ORHIT140 Foundations in Data Science 
ENV306 Environmental Monitoring and Modelling 
ENV311 Practical Statistics and Data Reasoning 
ENV318 Solving Real-World Spatial Problems 
IAS354 Impact Assessment and Management of Cultural Sites (not offered in 2025) 

WATER AND LANDSCAPES (60 credit points) 
This major requires on-campus and field-intensive participation. 
Select 6 units (60cp) from the list below including at least 2 units (20cp) at 200 level and at least 3 units (30cp) at 300 level. 

SELECT at least 2 units (20cp) from: 
SCH101 Chemical Concepts Chemistry OR SCH104 Introductory Chemistry A 
ENV202 Introductory Remote Sensing 
ENV210 Aquatic Ecosystems Chemistry (unit title change 2022) 
ENV312 Aquatic Resource Management 
ENV313 Hydrology and Catchment Processes 
ENV323 Environmental Microbiology 
AND at least 2 units (20cp) from: 
IAS254 Partnership and Engagement in Indigenous Land and Sea Management 
ENV306 Environmental Monitoring and Modelling 
ENV311 Practical Statistics and Data Reasoning 
ENV316 Exploring Ecosystem Dynamics: Field Studies in Northern Australia (unit title change 2024) 
ENV317 Natural Resources and Indigenous Livelihoods 
ENV318 Solving Real-World Spatial Problems 

ECO-CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (60 credit points) 
Select 6 units (60cp) from the list of units below including at least 3 units (30cp) of 300 level units: 

SELECT this unit (10cp): 
IAS353 Indigenous Cultures and the Environment (replaces CIK240 from 2020) 
PLUS 5 units (50cp) from: 
IAS142 Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts (new from 2020) 
IAS223 Representing and Recording Country (replaces CIK210 from 2020) 
IAS225 Cultural Resource and Site Management (replaces ATI221 from 2020) 
IAS254 Partnership and Engagement in Indigenous Land and Sea Management (replaces CIK230 from 2020)  
IAS321 Indigenous Sovereignty and Challenges of Reconciliation 
IAS322 Research with Indigenous People (replaces INR200 from 2020) 
IAS352 Practices and Skills in Indigenous Community Work 
IAS354 Impact Assessment and Management of Cultural Sites (replaces ATI321 from 2020) (not offered in 2025) 
IAS355 Indigenous Knowledges and Wellbeing 
ENV317 Natural Resources and Indigenous Livelihoods 

The units below do not form a major, but may be counted toward the additional 60cp of specialist electives in the Single Major option. 

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND RESEARCH UNITS 
SID300 Professional Practice in Science (repeatable)  
SID305 Environmental Field intensives (repeatable) 
SID310 Communication and Engagement in Science and Technology (new from 2025) 
 

Elective units totalling 30 credit points may include additional units selected from the Specialist Electives or from any other undergraduate units offered by the University.

When selecting electives, choose units at a suitable level. The first number in each unit code indicates the year level at which the subject is taught. Undergraduate units are coded at 100 to 300 level, therefore units coded as ENV1xx, ENV2xx and ENV3xx would be first, second and third year units respectively.