Bachelor of Environmental Management (Honours) Changes
Your Options
1. Continue with your current Program
We recommend that you continue your current study plan, as this will ensure that you remain on track to graduate on time.
No action is required from you and you can continue your study, following the program rules and course list from the year you commenced.
We recommend that you check the pre-2021 Bachelor of Environmental Management (Honours) study planner, which has been updated with any changes to courses offered in your program.
2. Choose to follow the revised Program Requirements
You may choose to complete the program under the revised program requirements.
Before making a decision, please read the 'Key Changes' and 'Transition Details' to understand what has changed for the program and carefully consider the options, to select the one that best suits you.
Key Changes
From Semester 1 2021, the Bachelor of Environmental Management (Honours) has the following changes:
- Core (compulsory) courses required for the program have changed
- Increase in the amount of late year courses (level 3 or higher) required
- Elective courses available have changed.
Changes to Core Courses
| Course Code and Name | Pre-2021 | 2021 onwards |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL2010 Ecology | Part A compulsory | Removed from course list |
| ENVM3115 Climate Change & Environmental Management | Part C elective | Moved to core course |
|
ENVM3211 Pollution Science (previously titled 'Environmental Toxicology and Monitoring') |
not on course list | Added to core courses |
Changes to 4th Year Coursework
| Course Code and Name | Pre-2021 | 2021 onwards |
|---|---|---|
|
ENVM3113 Industry Placement Project |
Part D compulsory | Replaced with ENVM4100. |
Increase to amount of late-year courses required
| Prior to 2021 | 2021 onwards |
|
Minimum of 24 units of level 3 or higher courses. |
Minimum of 30 units of level 3 or higher courses. |
Changes to elective courses
| Course Code and Name | Pre-2021 | 2021 onwards |
|---|---|---|
| ENVM3115 Climate Change & Environmental Management | Part C electives | Moved to core course |
|
ENVM2001 Wildlife Management |
Part B electives |
Course discontinued. Replaced with ANIM2033 Human - Wildlife Conflict Management General elective. |
| MARS2014 Marine Science | Part B electives |
Program elective. Re-coded to MARS1001 Living Oceans |
| CONS3017 Landscape Ecology | Part C electives |
Program elective. Re-coded to ENVM3017 Landscape Ecology |
Students studying the pre-2021 program are permitted to enrol into any new/recoded courses. These will count toward your current program as program (on-list) electives.
Completed Year 1 (up to 16 units)
If you have completed 16 units, it may be possible for you to transfer to the revised program requirements.
The below table identifies the courses that should have been completed, and what they will count towards in the revised program.
| Pre-2021 completed courses (16 units) | For 2021 list, counts as |
|---|---|
|
BIOL1030, ERTH1000, ENVM1501, ENVM1522, GEOM1000, GEOS1100, STAT1201, MATH1040 |
Core - Level 1 compulsory |
To complete the remaining 48 units requires:
| Year 2 courses | Year 3 courses | Year 4 courses |
|---|---|---|
| ENVM2008 | ENVM3103 | ENVM4512 |
| ENVM2100 | ENVM3107 (4 units) | ENVM4525 |
| ENVM2203 | ENVM3112 (4 units) |
12 units of:
|
| GEOG2205 | ENVM3115 | |
| GEOM2001 | ENVM3211 | |
| LAND2003 | 2 units elective1 | |
| 4 units electives1 |
Completed Year 2 (up to 32 units)
If you have completed 32 units, including all courses listed in the below table, it may be possible for you to transfer to the revised program requirements.
| Pre-2021 completed courses (16 units) | For 2021 list, counts as |
|---|---|
|
BIOL1030, ERTH1000, ENVM1501, ENVM1522, GEOM1000, GEOS1100, STAT1201, MATH1040 |
Core - Level 1 compulsory |
|
ENVM2008, ENVM2100, ENVM2203, GEOG2205, GEOM2001, LAND2003 |
Core - Level 2 compulsory |
| 2 units elective from BEnvMan(Hons) course list | On-list elective |
|
BIOL2010 |
Off-list elective |
To complete the remaining 32 units requires:
| Year 3 courses | Year 4 courses |
| ENVM3103 | ENVM4512 |
| ENVM3107 (4 units) | ENVM4525 |
| ENVM3112 (4 units) |
12 units of:
|
| ENVM3115 | |
| ENVM3211 | |
| 2 units elective |
Completed more than 32 units
Due to the changes to core courses and late year requirements, if you have completed more than 32 units we recommend that you do not transfer to the revised program requirements. You should continue your study, following the program rules and course list from the year you commenced.
Next Steps
What you need to do
You can continue with and complete your study under your current program requirements or choose to follow the revised program requirements.
No action is required by you to complete the revised program requirements.
Requesting assistance
The Faculty of Science Student Enquiries office are available to help you with any questions you may have and can assist with booking an academic advising appointment.