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The Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Arts and Social Science offer a dual degree program which qualifies students for two degrees after the equivalent of four and a half years of successful full-time study leading to the award of the degrees Bachelor of Environmental Management and Bachelor of … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Program
3965
Environmental Management
Program
3409
Arts

Double Degree Structure
216 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 216 UOC.

Bachelor of Arts (96 UOC)
1. A home major stream (60 UOC)
2. A minor stream (24 UOC)
3. Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives (12 UOC)

Bachelor of Environmental Management (120 UOC)
1. An approved Major
2. Compulsory courses
3. Prescribed Electives

  • 3955 - Environmental Management / Arts
  • 3965 - Environmental Management
  • 3409 - Arts

Specialisation Requirements
3965 - Environmental Management

Students must complete at least one of the specialisations below.

BIOSJ1
78 UOC
Biology
GEOLS1
78 UOC
Earth Science
BIOSG1
78 UOC
Ecology
GEOGG1
78 UOC
Geography
MSCIM1
78 UOC
Marine and Coastal Science
ENVST1
60 UOC
Environmental Chemistry

Home Majors and Minors
3409 - Arts

Home Majors and Minors

You are required to complete one Home Major and one Minor:

ASIAB1
60 UOC
Asian Studies
CHINE1
60 UOC
Chinese Studies
CHINF1
60 UOC
Advanced Chinese Studies
COMDE1
60 UOC
Development Studies
CRIMC1
60 UOC
Criminology
CRWTA1
60 UOC
Creative Writing
ENGLC1
60 UOC
English
ENVPE1
60 UOC
Environmental Humanities
EUROC1
60 UOC
European Studies
FILMB1
60 UOC
Film Studies
FRENF1
60 UOC
French Studies
GERSF1
60 UOC
German Studies
HISTD1
60 UOC
History
JAPNF1
60 UOC
Japanese Studies
JAPNG1
60 UOC
Advanced Japanese Studies
KOREF1
60 UOC
Korean Studies
KOREG1
60 UOC
Advanced Korean Studies
LINGC1
60 UOC
Linguistics
MECTC1
60 UOC
Media, Culture and Technology
MUSCJ1
60 UOC
Music Studies
MUSCK1
60 UOC
Music Studies (Intensive)
PHILE1
60 UOC
Philosophy
SOCAD1
60 UOC
Sociology and Anthropology
SPANH1
60 UOC
Spanish and Latin American Studies
THSTC1
60 UOC
Theatre and Performance Studies
ATSIC1
60 UOC
Indigenous Studies
POLSG1
60 UOC
Politics and International Relations
FRENG1
60 UOC
Advanced French Studies

Optional External Minors
3409 - Arts

External Minors

If you are enrolled in a dual award program, you cannot complete a minor stream in the same Faculty as your second program of study e.g. students enrolled in the BA/BArt Theory, cannot complete an external minor in Art History and Theory.

You will need to take extra UOC over 96 UOC to meet the requirements of an external minor that is greater than 24 UOC. External majors are not available in dual programs.

MATHB2 is only available in 3961 Engineering (Honours)/Arts

MGMTH2
30 UOC
Human Resource Management
IBUSA2
30 UOC
International Business
ECONA2
30 UOC
Economics
GEOGS2
36 UOC
Geography
ARTHB2
24 UOC
Art History and Theory
PSYCB2
24 UOC
Studies in Psychology
MATHB2
24 UOC
Mathematics for Engineers
PSYCM2
36 UOC
Psychology

Level 1 Core Courses
3965 - Environmental Management

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

BIOS1301
6 UOC
Ecology, Sustainability and Environmental Science
ECON1107
6 UOC
Elements of Environmental Economics
GEOS1211
6 UOC
Earth and Environmental Science
GEOS1701
6 UOC
Environmental Systems, Processes and Issues

Level 2 Core Courses
3965 - Environmental Management

Students must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

BEES2041
6 UOC
Data Analysis for Life and Earth Sciences
GEOS2821
6 UOC
Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing
LAWS9801
6 UOC
Aspects of Environmental Policy and Law

Level 3 Core Courses
3965 - Environmental Management

Students must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

BIOS6671
6 UOC
Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources
GEOS3911
6 UOC
Environmental Impact Assessment

Prescribed Electives
3965 - Environmental Management

Students complete up to 18 UOC of the following courses.

Please Note: Students who do not undertake the Geography Major may also use:
- GEOS2241 Peak Carbon: Climate Change and Energy Policy (6 UOC)
- GEOS2641 Urban Environments (6 UOC)
- GEOS3921 Coastal Resource Management (6 UOC)
towards their Prescribed Electives.

ARTS1240
6 UOC
Environment and Society
ARTS1241
6 UOC
Environmental Advocacy and Activism
ARTS2240
6 UOC
Environment, Sustainability and Development
ARTS2244
6 UOC
Rethinking Wildlife: Philosophy, Biodiversity, Extinction
ARTS3241
6 UOC
Environmental Justice
ARTS3242
6 UOC
Environmental History
MGMT2721
6 UOC
Managing People
MGMT2726
6 UOC
Business Ethics and Sustainability

Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives
3409 - Arts

You must complete 12 UOC of any courses offered by UNSW Arts and Social Sciences. Indigenous Studies courses (ATSIxxxx) cannot be studied as Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives.

Level 2 Maturity Requirement
3965 - Environmental Management

Students must have completed 24 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

Maximum Level 1 UOC
3965 - Environmental Management

A maximum of 72 UOC of Level 1 courses can be taken throughout the entire program, including any General Education or mainstream Level 1 course taken to fulfil either the General Education or the Free Elective requirement.

Double Counting
3965 - Environmental Management

Students can only count a course once as 6 UOC towards the 120 UOC: if a course is in both the compulsory course list and within an approved Major, then additional Prescribed Electives must be taken so that the compulsory courses, approved Major and Prescribed Electives totals 120 UOC.

Major Declaration
3965 - Environmental Management

The approved Major must be declared before enrolling in level II courses. (Students do not need to declare a Major in their first year as they are encouraged to try a variety of level 1 Science courses to enable them to select an appropriate Major before commencing level II courses). … For more content click the Read More button below.

Recommended Courses
3965 - Environmental Management

The following courses are not required, but are recommended as good complementary courses when students are selecting electives.Level 1:- BIOS1101 Evolutionary & Functional Biology- CHEM1011 Chemistry A or CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry A- CHEM1021 Chemistry B or CHEM 1041 Higher Chemistry B Level 2:- BIOS2011 Evolutionary and Physiological Ecology- GEOS2291 Earth's … For more content click the Read More button below.

Academic Writing & Language Enhancement
3409 - Arts

ARTS2050 Academic Writing for the Humanities (6 UOC) and HUMS1005 Personalised English Language Enhancement (6 UOC) can be counted as UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives or Free Electives.

Double Majors
3409 - Arts

Double majors are not available in Dual mode.

Maturity Requirements
3409 - Arts

You must have completed 24 UOC before taking any Level 2 courses.You must have completed 48 UOC, including 6 UOC at Level 1 and 6 UOC at Level 2 in your major/minor before taking any Level 3 courses.

Specialisation Declaration
3409 - Arts

You must specify your major and minor at the time of enrolment in Level 2 courses.

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please read the Double Degree Program rules as some specific rules apply to particular Double Degree combinations.

You are responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and advice from your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program.

Program Fees

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