Combining the latest research with extensive fieldwork, the Bachelor of Environmental Science (Environmental Management and Sustainability) prepares you to adapt to global change and implement sustainability strategies both locally and globally.

Want to play a key role in tackling the world’s most pressing environmental problems?

Study environmental management and sustainability and help develop solutions to some of the biggest environmental issues we face on a national and international scale. This course arms you with the skills you need to use science and modern sustainability measures to protect natural resources and improve the health of our planet.

Throughout the Bachelor of Environmental Science (Environmental Management and Sustainability), you’ll explore the roles science and society play in achieving global sustainability. You’ll consider sustainability from all angles, from resource efficiency and management to environmental policy, and workshop innovative ways to satisfy society’s needs for clean water, fresh air and healthy soil through sustainable use of natural resources.

With an emphasis on fieldwork and industry-based learning, everything you learn in the classroom will be tried, tested and challenged in real life. Our passionate, industry-connected teachers break down leading-edge research into easy-to-understand concepts, so you can carry the theory you learn in the class out into the field.

Fieldwork opportunities take you to a diverse range of sites and environments, from coastal and national parks, sustainability centres to businesses and industry. During these trips you’ll get the chance to practise advanced field skills, such as:

• animal and plant identification
• water quality analysis
• use of global positioning systems (GPS), geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing
• environmental impact assessment.

You’ll also have the opportunity to steer your studies towards your interests and career aspirations by choosing elective units in areas such as coastal and marine management, pollution, waste, climate change, wildlife conservation, sustainable city planning, and environmental health.

Through the professional practice unit, you’ll be exposed to at least 80 hours of professional industry experience at a relevant host organisation. You'll develop skills in leadership, critical thinking and communication that enhance your employability.

This unique experience and skill set prepares you for work in a variety of areas, including:

• environmental management
• pollution control
• land rehabilitation
• wildlife management and conservation
• water resources management
• environmental education
• environmental and sustainability science.

Once you’ve gained five years’ experience working in the environmental industry, you may be eligible to become a Certified Environmental Practitioner through the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ).

Your deep understanding of sustainability and extensive fieldwork experience will set you up for career success in a variety of areas:

• environmental planning and policy
• sustainability
• environmental protection
• climate change adaptation and mitigation
• industry-based environmental management
• waste management
• environmental education
• catchment management
• water resource management
• land rehabilitation
• pollution control
• environmental science
• conservation
• coastal and park management.