Environmental Science specialisation: Study Plan | UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Accessibility links

Non-production environment - edittest.usc.edu.au
This page was archived on 16 July 2013 and is no longer updated.

Environmental Science specialisation: Study Plan

Students that successfully follow the study plan for the Environmental Science specialisation as listed below will be eligible to apply to transfer into either of the following programs:

Students should seek Program Advice from the Faculty Admin office or email FosheProgramAdvice@usc.edu.au with regards to queries on Program progression.

Year 1

  • Five (5) required courses:
    • SCI110 should be studied in Semester 1
  • Two (2) core courses:
    • Complete TWO core courses in Semester 2 
  • One (1) elective course:
    • Elective course should be studied in Semester 2
Required courses (5)
CourseSemester of offer
(South Bank)
UnitsRequisites
LFS100 Hydrology and Geomorphology
SCI105 Plant Diversity and Ecology
SCI110 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
ENS103 Introduction to Mathematics
SCI102 Mathematics Foundations
Core courses (2)

Select 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offer
(South Bank)
UnitsRequisites
COR109 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
COR110 Introduction to Weather and Climate
COR111 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
Elective courses (1) 

Select 1 elective course from any faculty (Science, Health, Education and Engineering or Arts and Business).

Year 2

  • Seven (7) required courses
  • One (1) elective course
Required courses (7)
CourseSemester of offer
(South Bank)
UnitsRequisites
GEO201 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
ENS221 Genetics
ENS253 Communicating Sustainability
ENS222 Communication and Thought
ENS242 Environment and Health

Plus select one (1) of the following courses:

CourseSemester of offer
(South Bank)
UnitsRequisites
MTH100 Chemistry
MTH102 Environment, Technology and Sustainability

Plus select one (1) course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(South Bank)
UnitsRequisites
ENS254 Cell Biology
SCI202 Science Research Methods
SCI212 Organic Chemistry
SUS202 Inorganic Chemistry
Elective courses (1)

Select 1 elective course from any faculty (Science, Health, Education and Engineering or Arts and Business).