Details
Structure
Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
---|---|---|
SCI1001 | Introduction to Sustainability | 15 |
ACS2122 | Aboriginal Perspectives on the Environment | 15 |
HST1183 | Health, Society and Sustainability | 15 |
CSV1102 | Introduction to Social Analysis | 15 |
SCI3307 | Waste Management | 15 |
SCI2108 | Environmental Management and Sustainability | 15 |
SCM2104 | Geographical Information Systems | 15 |
SCM3203 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 15 |
SCI2371 | Sustainable Water | 15 |
MAN2610 | Managing for Sustainability | 15 |
ECF3603 | Environmental Economics | 15 |
SCI3453 | Sustainable Natural Resource Management | 15 |
For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Learning Outcomes
- Apply broad discipline knowledge to range of practical situations linked to interdependencies between natural environments and sustainability; sustainability challenges and their drivers; and holistic systems thinking and complexity.
- Analyse experimental data from the perspective of environmental sustainability.
- Formulate hypotheses, design and undertake experiments to generate solutions to sustainability problems.
- Synthesise relevant information from multiple sources using digital technologies.
- Communicate sustainability issues with diverse groups in professional and public contexts.
- Incorporate diverse perspectives into scientific practice, applying a global outlook and including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural perspectives.
- Work collaboratively with others, encompassing social, sustainable and ethical values into scientific practice.
- Apply own learning to professional practice.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities
Sustainability and environment officers work for government, industry and the non-government sector, in areas such as environmental protection, conservation, natural heritage, land and water management, mining and industry.
Possible future job titles
Sustainability Officer, Sustainability Practitioner, Consultant, Environmental Officer, Policy Advisor, Planning Officer, Research Officer