Bachelor of Environmental Management •
Duration
4 years full-time requiring the completion of 64 units
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Faculty
Faculty of Science
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Location
St Lucia
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Application QTAC Code 705101 - B Environmental Management
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OP score
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International availability Yes. http://www.uq.edu.au/international-students
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Entry requirements
Year 12 or equivalent English
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Fees
Commonwealth supported (HECS-HELP available); Full Fee
12 (2013)
Why Study Environmental Management? Are you concerned about the environment? You can prepare yourself for an exciting and rewarding career making a difference in addressing many challenges that we face working locally and globally to protect our environment. As an Environmental Manager, you will be working to ensure that we maintain healthy ecosystems from natural landscapes to urban and industrial environments. The skills you will need to achieve this go beyond a sound understanding of the natural sciences to include social, cultural, economic, legal and management aspects of environmental management. The field of Environmental Management is projected to continue to grow in national and international importance. The University of Queensland program focuses on two key fields, Natural Systems and Wildlife and Sustainable Development.
Choose Your Major Why study Natural Systems and Wildlife?
Why study Sustainable Development?
By choosing the Natural Systems and Wildlife major you will learn to use scientific, social, economic and managerial information in natural systems and wildlife conservation and management.
The Sustainable Development major focuses on how to minimise conflict between growth and development and our environment. You will learn about designing and incorporating environmental solutions into better cities, industries, farms, mines, tourism and more.
This major combines fundamental biological studies with multidisciplinary skills in environmental management, decision making, problem solving and policy analysis. The final year develops your ability to manage complex problems that threaten the health of natural systems.
This major will provide you with multidisciplinary skills in environmental management, decision making and problem solving with a focus on urban, industrial and rural environments. It equips you with the ability assist firms and governments to set and meet appropriate environmental standards.
Specialise You can personalise your program further by selecting one of seven key areas to develop specialised skills in: • • • • • • • •
Business & Sustainability Conservation & Wildlife Management Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Global Change Marine and Coastal Management Parks and Wildlife Management Regional Natural Resource Management Industrial Ecology and Cleaner Production
Managing the environment effectively is critical to sustaining future human populations.
Industrial Placement Many employers require students to have a significant acquaintance with the conditions and activities of their profession prior to the attainment of full professional status. The Environmental Management industrial placement program provides you with an opportunity to put what you have learnt at university into practice. You will acquire a better understanding of Environmental Management as it is practiced and will be able to focus on a field of particular interest to you, which can be of benefit when searching for employment after graduation. Through the program you will gain an awareness of the social, economic and administrative considerations influencing the operation of industrial and commercial organisations. Many students are invited to continue to work at their host organisations after their formal industrial placement period is finished. The aim is to provide an environment where you can examine, in detail, the factors influencing and involved in the operation and management of a relevant enterprise and relate theoretical knowledge to practice in organisations involved in environmental management. You will normally be required to undertake a semester of continuous, structured, course-related industrial placement in organisations involved in Environmental Management or environmental sustainability. This placement usually occurs in the second semester of your third year of study. For many students its a highlight of their program.
Kristine Dewar Kristine’s Environmental Management degree has led her in to a career as a Business Sustainability Analyst. She designs and delivers innovative carbon management and sustainability services across a range of areas, including greenhouse gas inventory development, eco-efficiency assessments and energy audits and sustainability project development and implementation. Kristine credits her industrial placement and her honours research project on ‘corporate understanding of ecosystem services’ as the most beneficial parts of her degree. “Professionally, the most memorable thing was taking on my honours research project, which had me go out and interview environmental management professionals in a range of industries and organisations. It gave me some great insights into the range of jobs within the broader environmental management profession and allowed me to meet some amazing people that I learned a great deal from” she said. “In my experience, UQ graduates are highly sought after. Graduates of the Environmental Management program are known for having a broad understanding of a range of environmental issues and a professional background gained through the industrial placement program that other graduates often don’t have”.
Career Opportunities Graduates of the Bachelor of Environmental Management generally find employment in consultancies, research, mining companies, government departments, landcare and catchment management groups, national and international NGOs. Opportunities are available in a wide range of areas including: • • • • • •
National parks and wildlife conservation Sustainability advising Environmental planning and management Environmental assessment and compliance Natural resource management including coastal, river and catchment systems Policy development
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overnment and commercial consultancies dealing with G environmental planning and management The mining industry Environmental tourism Geographical information science Teaching and research
You can view more graduate profiles at http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/profiles. After two years in the workforce, graduates may be eligible for membership of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand.
Practical Experience
The University Of Discoverers
In-depth Projects Based on your results you will have the potential to graduate with an honours degree from either of the following streams; Research Project The research stream provides the opportunity for high achieving fourth year students to work independently under the supervision of leaders in the environmental management field. Students are required to write a thesis prepared from field, laboratory and/or library research carried out under the direction of a supervisor. Students are able to investigate a particular area of interest which will help them to focus their environmental management expertise and allow them to pursue career opportunities in more specialised fields or research. Group Project Most students will choose to undertake a coursework based fourth year, which includes a group project working with industry. Students work in groups to undertake an in-depth detailed investigation and create a report for external clients with real world applications. Students are provided an opportunity to demonstrate high level professional skills in report presentation, analysis of information and academic aptitude.
“The field trips and work placement allowed some ‘real world’ experience before graduating ”
Field Trips In your third year you will undertake a two-week extended field trip looking at environmental management as it is practiced in the field. You will visit national parks, mine sites, the great barrier reef and industry and hear from senior environmental managers, academics and practitioners about the realities of environmental practice. Field trips provide an opportunity to observe environmental issues and the steps undertaken to combat them first hand. It is an important part of many of our courses, providing student with opportunities to experience the practical aspects of environmental management in diverse locations such as; • • • •
Heron Island The Great Barrier Reef Hong Kong Vietnam
The University Of Visionaries
Why Study Environmental Management at UQ? The University of Queensland (UQ) is a pioneer in the Environmental field with the Global Change Institute, Australia’s biggest solar power facility, and world leaders on environmental research. Environment at UQ is internationally renowned. In the 2013 QS World University Subject Rankings UQ Environmental Science scored 9th in the world. UQ also placed 26th in the world in the most recent Times Higher Education discipline ranking in life sciences, and top in Australia. Domestically, environmental fields at UQ have been rated at above world standard in the recent Australian University Era Rankings. It is also the only Queensland university to be listed as one of the top 100 universities worldwide in The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2011, with only four universities making the list in Australia. UQ is one of Australia’s premier learning institutions and its graduates have include a Nobel Prize winner and numerous leaders in all areas of society and industry.
UQ is also a founding member of the Group of Eight (Go8). This elite group of Australian universities collectively enrols a third of all university students and conducts 70% of all university research in Australia. Go8 graduates boast a full-time employment rate almost 5% above that of other Australian universities. UQ has won more Australian Learning and Teaching Council awards than any other university — winning 85 awards and citations since the national awards system began in 1997. Our campuses offer world-class sporting facilities; around 170 social, sport and academic clubs and societies; and a broad range of cultural activities and performances, including theatre, dances, concerts, movies, debates, barbecues, markets, and art exhibitions. Today, UQ has almost 44,000 students who study across its four main campuses in southeast Queensland: St Lucia, Ipswich, Gatton and Herston.
Equipment and Facilities UQ is well resourced with a wide range of modern, well maintained field, lab and safety equipment to support research and teaching efforts. Studying at UQ you will have access to: •
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ustralia’s most extensive marine science teaching and research facilities, with A field stations in the Great Barrier Reef (Heron Island), Low Isles and Moreton Bay (North Stradbroke Island). 24 hour computer labs with specialised applications Physical geography laboratories capable of electron microscopy and isotope analysis, image processing facility, marine laboratory and more....
Professional memberships Graduates may be eligible for membership with the following professional bodies: • • •
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Soil and Water Conservation Society Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology
Many organisations provide special membership rates for current students and regular opportunities for networking and professional development. You can discover more at the organisation websites.
www.uq.edu.au/study More information about UQ for International Students, including the study environment, links to estimated living costs, refund policies, support services, information for students with families, and your legal rights as an international student can be found at: http://www.uq.edu.au/international-students Course CRICOS Code: 00025B Details included in this flier are subject to change. For the latest course information please see www.uq.edu.au/study