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

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
  • 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 - Honours Year topics


36 units comprising

 ENVS4700A  Honours Research Project in the Environment  (4.5/27 units)
 ENVS4700B  Honours Research Project in the Environment  (4.5/27 units)
 ENVS4700C  Honours Research Project in the Environment  (4.5/27 units)
 ENVS4700D  Honours Research Project in the Environment  (4.5/27 units)
 ENVS4700E  Honours Research Project in the Environment  (4.5/27 units)
 ENVS4700F  Honours Research Project in the Environment  (4.5/27 units)
 ENVS4720  Research Project Design and Conduct  (4.5 units)

Plus one of the following topics:

 EASC4723  Modelling and Data Analysis in Natural Systems  (4.5 units)
 EASC4733  Measurement Techniques in Natural Systems  (4.5 units)
 ENVH4711  Environmental Health Concepts  (4.5 units)
 ENVH4722  Food Safety  (4.5 units)
 ENVH4731  Sustainable Development - Health Issues  (4.5 units)
 ENVH4742  Microbiology and Communicable Diseases  (4.5 units)
 ENVS7701  Coastal Management  (4.5 units)
 ENVS7711  Environmental Management  (4.5 units)
 GEOG4700  Population Issues of Developed and Developing Countries  (4.5 units)
 GEOG7711  GIS for Environmental Modelling  (4.5 units)
 GEOG7750  Advanced Studies in Geography, Population and Environmental Management  (4.5 units)

*or another topic approved by the Course Co-ordinator, appropriate to a student’s program.