Further Information
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February and July |
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Three years full time Many courses may be studied part-time, which will increase the time taken to complete the course. |
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All courses at UWA: English Language Competence Bachelor of Science: 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, Soil & Water
In this major, students are involved in the assessment and management of land, soil and water resources in the context of land use and climate change.
Land, Soil and Water is available as a major in the three-year Bachelor of Science degree.
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.
Level 1 units serve as an introduction to the more detailed and specialised studies that may be taken in Levels 2 and 3.
Level 1
You will follow the Earth Science Foundation Package, involving choices from: Earth and Environmental Science, Chemistry, Maths, Physics or Biology. Core units include Earth and Environment: Dynamic Planet and Earth and Environment: Terrestrial Ecosystems.
Level 2
Core units include Earth Surface Processes and Soils, and Environmental Hydrology, plus units towards your second major.
Level 3
Core units include: Land, Soil and Water Systems; Land and Water: Case Studies in Land and Water Management; and a Land, Soil and Water Research Project. Plus either Environmental Geomorphology of Coasts and Rivers or Soil Biology and Plant Nutrition. Or units toward your second major if you elect to do a double major.
Career opportunities
Graduates are employed in many facets of environmental science with mining and chemical companies, water authorities, the CSIRO, Department of Agriculture and Food, and primary industries.
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Hackett Hall (M353) Phone (+61 8) 6488 2477 Email admissions@uwa.edu.au |
