Future Students

Earth Sciences - foundation package

A foundation package in the earth sciences leads on to major sequences in any of the following:

• Environmental geoscience
• Geography
• Geology
• Land and water management
• Marine and coastal management
• Soil science

It is possible to combine two of these, or to combine one with a non-earth sciences major.  Students entering combined courses with arts, commerce, economics or law often take an earth sciences major.

The University of Western Australia also offers two specialised programs in the earth sciences:

• Earth Science 
• Geochemistry

There are also two four-year specialised programs in the Earth Sciences, in which all students undertake a research project in fourth year:

• Geology and Resource Economics 
• Land Rehabilitation

Level 1

Foundation package in the earth sciences:  Two units in earth and environmental science (choose from Dynamic Planet, Geographical Perspectives, Geological Perspectives), chemistry, mathematics, physics, and biology.

Levels 2 and 3

The foundation package leads on at level 2 to more specialised units focusing on the various different earth science disciplines listed above.  At level 3 you will complete at least one major sequence.  You may make up the rest of your enrolment at this level with further specialised units in your major area, or with a second major, or with units from other areas that support your major.

Career opportunities