Further Information
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February. July entry is available for students who possess a Year 12 (or equivalent) pass in mathematics, chemistry and biology. |
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3 years full time |
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All courses at UWA: English Language Competence Bachelor of Science (3-year): Any TEE mathematics or at least WACE Mathematics 2C/2D. (Students with only TEE Discrete Mathematics or WACE Mathematics 2C/2D or 3A/3B will be required to study an additional Level 1 maths unit.) Minimum TER (2009): |
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Bachelor of Science |
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Commonwealth-supported places |
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| University Handbook |
Land and Water Management
Land and water managers are responsible for the conservative use of these precious resources and their preservation for future generations.
The course follows an integrated approach in which processes and interactions in natural and human-made land and water systems are identified.
Case studies, including field activities, demonstrate the complex interactions occurring in land and water systems. The case studies include mine site rehabilitation, water use in forested catchments, pollution of waterways and urban lakes, and the downstream effects of agricultural practice.
Land and Water Management is available as a major in the three-year Bachelor of Science degree. Land and Water Management can also form part of the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) or the Bachelor of Science (Conservation Biology), or the four-year Bachelor of Science (Natural Resource Management) degree.
Land and Water Management can also be studied in a combined degree: Science/Arts, Science/Commerce, Science/Economics, Science/Education, Science/Engineering, or Science/Law.
Level 1
You will follow a foundation package and study Earth and Environmental Science, Chemistry, Maths and/or Stats and choose units from Physics or Biology.
Level 2
In Level 2 you will study the units Environmental Hydrology and Earth Surface Processes and Soils. Plus units toward a second major. You can choose from units such as: Introduction to Conservation Biology; Science and its Communication; Earth Materials; the Climate System, Ecology, Environmental Policy and Law, Coastal Geomorphology and Sediments; Business and the Environment, and Aquatic Botany.
Level 3
In Level 3 you will study the units Land, Soil and Water Systems; Land and Water Management Research Project; How Soils Function; and Case Studies in Land and Water. Plus units toward your second major if you elect to do a double major.
Detailed course information can be found at Land and Water Management.
Career opportunities
Graduates trained in Land and Water Management find employment as environmental officers with mining and chemical companies and with water authorities, CSIRO, various departments of Agriculture and primary industries. The integrated nature of the course also prepares students to investigate land and water management issues facing the community.
| Course enquiries | Admissions, application, and general enquiries to |
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Marjan Heibloem |
Hackett Hall (M353) Phone (+61 8) 6488 2477 Email admissions@uwa.edu.au |
