Training for Environmental Science requires an understanding, not only of the scientific principles of conservation biology, biodiversity, environmental impact assessment and environmental toxicology, but also of the social, economic and legal aspects of environmental issues.
The Environmental Science degree at UNSW provides an integrated program that covers the full range of these aspects. At UNSW the Environmental Science degree program is distinguished from other options by which aspects of environmental science can be studied. As well as a common 'environmental core', all students also undertake a 'discipline specialisation' ( biology, chemistry, earth science, geography, marine biology, microbiology, oceanography) .
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The core includes the courses Elements of Environmental Economics provided by the School of Economics and Aspects of Environmental Policy and Law.
These courses are provided specifically for undergraduate environmental scientists. The law course gives students both a practical grounding in basic legal concepts central to environmental law and an appreciation of the linkages that exist between law and other disciplines. The economics course gives an introduction to both macro- and micro-economics presented from an environmental perspective.
Not only does this program structure give students a sense of identity as a specialist group of scientists, but it also ensures they have training in essential areas often ignored in other programs.
WHAT WILL I STUDY?
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. The Environmental Science core program is as follows:
Level I
- ENVS1011 - Environmental Science 1
- BIOS1101 - Evolutionary and Functional Biology
- CHEM1011 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A
- GEOS1701 - Environmental Systems and Processes
- GEOS1211 - Environmental Earth Science OR
GEOS1111 - Fundamentals of Geology
- MATH1041 - Statistics for Life and Social Sciences
Level II
- ENVS2030 - Australian Cultural & Social Environments
- ENVS2801 - Aspects of Environmental Policy and Law
- ECON1107 - Elements of Environmental Economics
- BEES2041 - Data Analysis for Life and Earth Sciences
Level III
Level IV
Honours year which involves a mixture of courses and a research project
Students are also required to undertake 12 units of General Education.
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