Future Students

Environmental Management

It is now a primary function and requirement closely tied to questions of economic development and environmental sustainability. It involves devising effective measures for the protection and conservation of the environment, natural and cultural heritage and natural resources.

Level 1
At Level 1 you will follow a foundation package and study Earth and Environmental Sciences, Maths and/ or Stats, Environmental Economics, and choose units from Biology; Terrestrial Ecosystems; or Plant and Animal Biology;

Level 2
Level 2 units include Geographic Information Systems; Ecology; Environmental Policy and Law; Business and the Environment; Global Climate Change and Biodiversity; and Environmental and Resource Economics.  Plus units toward a second major.

Level 3
In Level 3 you will specialise further in Environmental Management, studying units chosen from Environmental Planning; Management and Sustainability; Project and Risk Management; Climate Change Policy and Planning; Marine & Coastal Planning & Management; Environmental Change, and Management Decision Tools as well as elective units including Economics of Water Management; Austrralian Vegetation; Aquaculture; and Regional Geography and Planning.

If you are interested in finding out which subjects you will study then have a look at the Course Outline. This will show you the core units and the options for the course, along with course rules.

You will notice that each unit has a unit code, for example EART1105. The first number in the unit code indicates the level of the unit - in this case level one. For a more detailed description of a particular unit, click on the unit code.

Career opportunities

With the increasing attention that government and private companies are required to give to environmental issues, job prospects for graduates are many and varied. Currently graduates from this University, with skills in environmental management, are working for a variety of Government departments (such as Enviroment and Conservation, Agriculture and Food), for private industry (such as mining companies), or running their own consulting businesses.