Environmental Science and Management [not available in 2020] major
Environmental Science assesses the impact of human activity on the global environment and develops scientific, risk-based solutions to help secure a sustainable future. Environmental scientists deal with issues such as climate change, carbon trading, greenhouse gas emissions, water resource management, salinity, land degradation and rehabilitation, flora and fauna, habitat destruction, deforestation, energy and mineral depletion, air and water pollution, soil erosion, and groundwater contamination.
Using interdisciplinary and holistic approaches, students develop techniques in problem recognition and assessment followed by scientific modelling to achieve practical solutions to environmental problems. As a student of the Environmental Science and Management major students will be trained to apply scientific, economic and regulatory knowledge to help society resolve these conflicts.
The double major in Environmental Science and Management will equip students for a career in Environmental Science or a pathway to postgraduate study. Students taking the double major in Environmental Science and Management will position themselves well in the job market by gaining fundamental scientific skills as well as being trained in networking, team work, leadership and communication of complex issues essential for future leaders. The double major further allows students the shortest possible pathway into all specialisations in Environmental Science Masters program at UWA excepting Marine and Coastal Processes.
Outcomes
Students are able to (1) apply economic principles to evaluate environmental policy decisions
; (2) evaluate alternative policy instruments for managing the environment across local, regional, and global scales; (3) integrate models for environmental management using social science and environmental science principles; (4) characterise the main drivers of environmental change from a scientific, social, cultural, and economic perspective.; (5) demonstrate an understanding of the skills and knowledge to assess environmental systems, using field, laboratory, modelling and statistical methodologies; (6) integrate ecological, physical and chemical processes to guide decision making with respect to human intervention in the environment; (7) demonstrate ab understanding of the knowledge to manage and rehabilitate disturbed systems such as natural and agricultural catchments, post mining landscapes, contaminated sites, urban environments, etc; and (8) apply the knowledge and skills required for employment related to environmental science and management..
Degree-specific major
Environmental Science and Management [not available in 2020] can only be taken as a degree-specific major in the following degree courses:
BP004 Bachelor of Science
BH005 Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Overview of unit sequence
Environmental Science and Management [not available in 2020] is a degree-specific double major comprising:
- five Level 1 units
- six Level 2 units
- seven Level 3 units
| Key to availability of units: |
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| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2 |
Level 1
Take all units (30 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
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| S2 | BIOL1131 | Plant and Animal Biology | |
| S1, S2 | ECON1120 | Environmental Economics 1 | |
| S1 | ENVT1104 | Environmental Science and Technology | |
| S2 | SCIE1104 | Science, Society and Data Analysis | |
| S1 | SCOM1101 | Communicating Science |
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Level 2
Take all units (36 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | ECON2224 | Environmental Economics 2 |
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| S1 | ENVT2220 | The Climate System |
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| S1 | ENVT2236 | Soil Science |
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| S2 | ENVT2251 | Hydrology and Water Resource Management | |
| S1, S2 | GEOG2201 | Geographic Information Systems |
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| S2 | SCIE2267 | Quantitative Methods in Environmental Management |
Level 3
Take all units (42 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | ECON3323 | Business and the Environment |
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| S1 | ENVT3338 | Land Capability Assessment |
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| S2 | ENVT3339 | Land Rehabilitation |
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| S1 | ENVT3361 | Environmental Assessment |
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| S2 | ENVT3362 | Environmental Dynamics | |
| S2 | GEOG3301 | Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing |
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| S2 | GEOG3303 | Environmental Policy and Planning |
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Choosing your degree-specific major
You must satisfy the requirements of a degree-specific major before you complete your course. The flexible structure of an undergraduate course allows you to try out a number of different subjects to see what interests you before nominating your degree-specific major. You have the choice to either nominate your degree-specific major when you first enrol in the course or delay nominating it until your second year.
To plan the first year of your study without nominating a degree-specific major, you are advised to choose units that will pave the way to two or more degree-specific majors that are of interest to you. For examples of the choice of units available in first year, search the first-year study plans .
To fully understand the structure of an undergraduate course, read the course structure information and the Undergraduate Degree Course Rules.
The following example illustrates how the Environmental Science and Management [not available in 2020] degree-specific major can be included in the Bachelor of Science course .
There are more choices open to you. For more examples, search the study plans .