Environmental Science

Do you love nature, variety and challenges? Are you worried about the impact that humans are having on our world?

Making efficient use of scarce resources for the management and conservation of the environment is a major challenge within the sphere of environmental science. This major will enable you to help identify and solve our world’s pressing environmental problems, through studies in disciplines ranging from biology to earth science and chemistry. It will also equip you with valuable experience in environmental monitoring and management, as well as skills in risk and issues assessment.

Environmental Science provides you with the skills to identify and understand the risks posed to the natural environment by various human activities, and to understand the social and political context in which environmental scientists operate. It provides robust, scientifically sound and practical solutions to environmental problems.

Applicants for this major must have completed Units 3 and 4 Mathematical Methods or equivalent.

An Environmental Science major will provide you with opportunities for employment or research careers in environmental management and consulting, natural resource management, and chemistry.