To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the degree in which you are enrolled: 

Course aims

The course aims to provide students with advanced skills that are required for planning, funding and carrying out research projects in a specific area within the broad discipline of health and environment. It also aims to develop a range of transferable research, analytical and communication skills including the capacity to:

  • understand and apply relevant scientific principles
  • retrieve and present scientific information, including communicating effectively with a variety of audiences in written and spoken form
  • critically analyse and evaluate information and solve problems
  • analyse and evaluate data, appreciate the multidisciplinary aspect of the science disciplines and engage positively with people and ideas beyond their own discipline area
  • use information technology, work independently and take responsibility for updating and adapting their knowledge and skills
  • appreciate the role of science in society, the regulatory framework within which it operates and the ethical issues it raises.

The course provides the foundations that will underpin ongoing professional development, preparing graduates for further study in disciplines related to health and environment or for a career in a science-related field or in other areas where the range of skills and knowledge acquired is needed or desirable.

Learning outcomes

Graduates of the course are expected to be able to do the following, in their chosen area of specialisation:

  • critically analyse the scientific literature and use this as a basis for planning research projects
  • understand how scientific research is funded
  • formulate hypothesises and design appropriate experiments to test them
  • use appropriate methods, techniques, equipment and instrumentation to ethically collect scientific data
  • use appropriate statistical methods to analyse scientific data
    communicate their findings to a variety of audiences in written and spoken form. 

Program of study

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*:

 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 GE (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.