Environmental Management

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Environmental management has become an integral part of the activities of industry and governments.  It is now a primary function and requirement closely tied to questions of economic development and environmental sustainability.  It involves devising effective measures for the protection and conservation of the environment, natural and cultural heritage and natural resources.

The Environmental Management major provides students with the necessary skills in the procedures and methods required in environmental management practices.  The structure of the major provides students with a sound understanding of physical and biological systems, as well as economic and environmental policy considerations, and places these into the context of management practices.

Course outline

Level 1
At Level 1 you will follow a foundation package and study  Earth and Environmental Sciences, Maths and/ or Stats, and choose units from Biology, Physics,  and Chemistry.

Level 2
Level 2 units include Environmental Economics, Ecology, Environmental Policy and Law, Environmental Hydrology.  Plus units toward a second major.

Level 3
In level 3 you will specialise further in Environmental Management, studying the unit Environmental Planning, Management, and Sustainability, as well as elective units including Economics of Water Management, Managing Natural Systems Under Risk, Environmental Change, Rural Geography and Planning, and Marine and Coastal Planning and Management.

If you are interested in finding out which subjects you will study then have a look at the Course Outline.  This will show you the core units and the options for the course, along with course rules.
You will notice that each unit has a unit code ie EART1105.  The first number in the unit code indicates the level of the unit - in this case level one.  For a more detailed description of a particular unit, click on the unit code.

Duration

Bachelor of Science: 3 years full time, up to 10 years part time

Career Opportunities

With the increasing attention that government and private companies are required to give to environmental issues, job prospects for graduates are many and varied.  Currently graduates from this University, with skills in environmental management, are working for a variety of Government departments (e.g. Conservation and Land Management, Environmental Protection, Agriculture), for private industry (e.g. mining companies), or running their own consulting businesses.