Environmental geoscience

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Overview

Help create solutions to today’s complex environmental problems. Drawing on fields such as earth science, chemistry, soil science and ecology, you’ll examine solutions to some of the most pressing environmental issues: climate change, land degradation, sustainability and pollution of water resources.

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Academic contact

Louise Lexis

Location(s)

Melbourne (Bundoora)

Open to all courses

Structure

120 credit points

Level one45 credit points

Students who elect to complete a double major in Environmental geoscience and Chemistry are required to select alternate subjects (Level one science electives) to the value of 30 credit points in place of CHE1CHF/CHE1GEN and CHE1APL which are core in both majors.

Core30 credit points

Core choice15 credit points

Level two30 credit points

Level three45 credit points

Available in courses

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science - Melbourne (Bundoora)

Bachelor of Science and Master of Teaching (Secondary) - Melbourne (Bundoora)

Bachelor of Science - Melbourne (Bundoora)

Career opportunities

Studying environmental geoscience builds transferable skills in data analysis, communication and problem solving to prepare you for a range of careers.

Possible roles include:

Environmental policy adviser
Community educator
Ecologist
Park ranger
Pollution and waste manager
Statistics and data analyst

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