University Of The Sunshine Coast
Learn to minimise human impacts on the environment, manage resources sustainably, and conserve and restore habitats, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Choose a minor to specialise in such as coastal and marine environments, urban design and town planning, global environmental security and policy, geospatial analysis, and sustainability.
In this program you will:
Learn the skills and strategies to manage environment issues at local, regional and global scales
Develop the ability to communicate complex information to inform and engage stakeholders
Participate in lab and field work
Obtain specialist knowledge aligned to your interests in environmental management
Complete a work placement or advanced research project to jump start your career
Sunshine Coast, Australia
36 Months
AU$ 28,000
IELTS: 6
Introductory courses (5) 60 units
ENS103 Earth's Surface Processes
ENS120 Introduction to Environmental Management
SCI102 Biodiversity and Ecology
SCI110 Science Research Methods
SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability
Developing and Graduate courses (11) 132 units
ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
ENS204 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology
ENS223 Environmental Impact Assessment
ENS253 Geographic Information Science and Technology
SUS201 Measuring Sustainability
PUB262 Environmental Health Risk Management
ENS300 Environmental Economics
ENS351 Integrated Environmental Management
GEO310 Globalisation, Development and Indigenous Peoples
PLUS select 1 course (12 units) from:
ENS330 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies
ENS333 Special Field Studies Topic
SRP301 Special Research Project
WPL310 Workplace Learning I
Minor (4) 48 units
Coastal and Marine Environments
Urban Design and Town Planning
Geospatial Analysis
Global Environmental Security and Policy
Sustainability
For entry into most USC undergraduate degree programs, you need to have completed a minimum level of education similar to successful completion of Australian Year 12 with good grades.
Further studies, for example, a semester or more at college or university, can also be considered for entry and may give you credit transfer towards a degree.
English Language Requirement
IELTS (Academic) Overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each subtest
TOEFL iBT Overall score of 76 with minimum score of 21 for writing
Annual tuition fee ($AUD)
A$28,000
Environmental assessment and protection (air, water, land)
Environmental education
Natural resource management
Policy and legislation development
Research and development of environmental technologies
Sustainable procurement and corporate stewardship