Bachelor of Environmental Management (Honours)

The Bachelor of Environmental Management (Honours) requires one years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).

The course is offered by the School of the Environment, within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. 

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Program of study
  
  

Admission requirements

A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of Environmental Management, or another qualification which the Faculty Board agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the bachelors degree.

Course aims

The aim of the Honours Program is to provide students who have completed to a sufficiently high standard all the requirements of the Bachelor of Environmental Management, or another qualification which the Faculty Board agrees is equivalent, the opportunity to pursue relevant coursework and a research project that will prepare them for higher degree study.

Learning outcomes

Graduates are expected to be able to:

• develop, manage and communicate the outcomes of a research project; and
• have a sound understanding of the theories and concepts relevant to an area of specialised study.
  

Program of study

To qualify for the Bachelor of Environmental Management (Honours) a student must complete 36 units, with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Core - Year 1 topics

 GEOG7710A  Environmental Management Honours Thesis  (4.5/27 units)  
 GEOG7710B  Environmental Management Honours Thesis  (4.5/27 units)  
 GEOG7710C  Environmental Management Honours Thesis  (4.5/27 units)  
 GEOG7710D  Environmental Management Honours Thesis  (4.5/27 units)  
 GEOG7710E  Environmental Management Honours Thesis  (4.5/27 units)  
 GEOG7710F  Environmental Management Honours Thesis  (4.5/27 units)  
 GEOG7701    Research Project Design, Conduct and Management  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 topics

Select one of the following:

 ENVS7701  Coastal Management  (4.5 units)
 ENVS7711  Environmental Management  (4.5 units)
 GEOG7711  GIS for Environmental Modelling  (4.5 units)
 GEOG7730  Advanced Demography - The Developed World  (4.5 units)
 GEOG7740  Advanced Demography - The Developing World  (4.5 units)
 GEOG7750  Advanced Studies in Geography, Population and Environmental Management  (4.5 units)