Course Content
The Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability requires the completion of 144 units, of which:
- A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
- A minimum of 30 units must come from completion of 3000-level courses from the Science course list
- A minimum of 96 units must come from completion of courses from the Science course list
A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of quantitative research skills courses from the following list, which may contribute towards meeting the requirements of a major, minor or specialisation in the Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability:
- BIAN3014 Research Design and Analysis in Biological Anthropology (6 units)
- BIOL2001 Introduction to Quantitative Biology (6 units)
- BIOL2202 Experimental Design and Analysis in Biology (6 units)
- ENVS1003 Introduction to Environmental and Social Research (6 units)
- ENVS2002 Environmental Measurement, Modelling and Monitoring (6 units)
- PSYC2009 Quantitative Methods in Psychology (6 units)
- PSYC3018 Advanced Research Methods (6 units)
Any 1000-, 2000- or 3000- level course from the subject area MATH- Mathematics or STAT- Statistics, with the exception of MATH1042
The 144 units must consist of:
48 units from completion of one of the following majors:
- Environmental Science
- Quantitative Environmental Modelling
- Resource and Environmental Management
- Sustainability Studies
Either:
24 units from completion of one of the following minors:
- Australian Indigenous Studies
- Biodiversity Conservation and Management
- Climate Science and Policy
- Environmental Policy
- Forest Science and Policy
- Geography
- Human Ecology
- Soil and Land Management
- Sustainable Development
- Water Science and Policy
24 units from completion of courses from the Science course list
Or:
48 units from completion of a second major from the following list:
- Agricultural Innovation
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Climate Science
- Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
- Earth Science
- Environmental Science
- Quantitative Environmental Modelling
- Resource and Environmental Management
- Geography
- Sustainability Studies
48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
A maximum of 12 units from completion of 1000-level courses may contribute towards meeting the requirements of two Science majors with common 1000-level course requirements.
*In such cases, an equal number of units must come from the completion of additional courses from the Science course list .
Majors (Choose 1 for completion of 48 units)
- Agricultural Innovation
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Climate Science
- Earth Science
- Environmental Science
- Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
- Geography
- Quantitative Environmental Modelling
- Resource and Environmental Management
- Science Communication
- Sustainability Studies
Minors (Choose 1 for completion of 24 units)
- Australian Indigenous Studies
- Biodiversity Conservation and Management
- Climate Science and Policy
- Environmental Policy
- Forest Science and Policy
- Geography
- Human Ecology
- Soil and Land Management
- Sustainable Development
- Water Science and Policy
Elective units
48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.
