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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
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LFS100
SCI105
SCI110
ENS103
SCI102
Core courses (2)

Select 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
COR109
COR110
COR111
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
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology
ENS221 Public Health Foundations
ENS253 Plant Diversity and Ecology
ENS222 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
ENS242 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology

Plus select one (1) of the following courses:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
MTH100 Introduction to Weather and Climate
MTH102 Introduction to Mathematics

Plus select one (1) course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
ENS254 Mathematics Foundations
SCI202 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
SCI212 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
SUS202 Genetics
Elective courses (1)

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