Study Environmental and Earth Sciences
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Courses
Featured Courses
Bachelor of Environmental Science
You will study environmental issues with experienced biologists, ecologists and environmental managers. This degree provides graduates with an understanding of the building blocks of our environment and their interactions, providing them with the key scientific knowledge and skills required by employers. The program centres on a core of science training, placed in the context of the physical and biological environment, with the option of a major in environmental management to gain additional skills in on-ground management of natural resources.
Bachelor of GeoScience
Australia's economy is heavily reliant on the export of mineral and energy resources but the sector also faces ongoing environmental challenges such as shortage of water, increased salinity of agricultural soils and loss of biodiversity. The Bachelor of GeoScience provides the opportunity to study a major in Fossil Fuels, Mineral Deposits or Remediation.
Graduate Certificate in Environmental Science
This innovative degree provides the opportunity to study a geology degree that incorporates the fundamental core principals of geology coupled with teaching of modern GIS/geospatial geology specific maps and mapping techniques. Topics include field geology, resource geology and environmental issues, optical mineralogy and igneous petrology, ore deposit geology, exploration and environmental geochemistry, structural and metamorphic geology, field mapping and sedimentology, palaeontology and stratigraphy, applied geophysics, among others.
Master of Environmental Science and Management
This degree is a coursework and research-based program designed to equip environmental scientists with specialist or multi-disciplinary professional knowledge in conceptual, scientific and field and laboratory technical competencies related to environmental science and natural resources management. The program is particularly valuable for candidates who are currently employed as resources managers and wish to upgrade their qualifications for either professional or academic reasons.
Master of Natural Resource Governance
The Master of Natural Resource Governance focuses on developing future leaders and managers of eco-service markets, such as carbon and water trading, and environmental sustainability issues, such as climate change. The course will give natural resource managers the knowledge for meeting their legal and policy obligations, or help facilitate a career change for people such as teachers, lawyers and accountants.
Other Available Courses in Environmental and Earth Sciences
UNE offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in environmental and earth sciences. Most are available to be studied online and can be started in one of our three entry periods: February, June, and October.
The following table shows the courses that are available in our currently open entry periods.
Please see course details for individual course rules and admissions criteria. Note some degrees have mandatory intensive schools which require attendance on campus.
Studying Online
Flexibility is the key to our online learning programs. Whatever your commitments you can study at any time or place around the world - at home, travelling or at work. Your study can be balanced with the competing interests of work, family and social commitments.
UNE has been providing flexible education for over 60 years, so we know what the challenges are, and have a wide range of support services in place to help students overcome them. Our online teaching is designed to be inclusive, and to create a learning community for all students to engage with each other as well as academic staff. This is one of the reasons why we’ve been rated the best online university by Online Study Australia in its national list of top ten online universities.
How does online study work?
Instead of turning up to a lecture on campus at a designated time, the course content is provided online for you to access when it suits you each week. It might be a podcast (recorded lecture), a set of readings, questions posed in a discussion board, an online quiz or a video. Your lecturer will guide you through the unit with a weekly plan of study.
To make sure your learning can take place when it suits you, UNE provides online facilities which allow you to send questions, submit assignments, order library books, check your grades and access other resources, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
We also believe that a vital part of online study is your engagement with the learning community. Communication with your classmates, teaching staff and university support staff will enhance your study experience and ensure that your skills extend beyond just the subject matter.
Intensive Schools
Some online units have intensive schools, which are usually held in the term breaks at our Armidale campus. Intensive schools are a valuable and enjoyable experience that enrich the learning process and help build your networks. Check the Course and Unit Catalogue to see if any units in your degree have intensive schools.
Please note: International students who wish to study wholly online are only permitted to do so if they are studying online from overseas or are studying in Australia on a visa other than a student visa.
Pathways Enabling Course
Pathways Enabling Course
The Pathways Enabling Course prepares you for admission to an undergraduate course at UNE. It is free from course fees and available online. The course awards you with the minimum entry requirements and can provide credit towards your UNE degree.
Why study the Pathways Enabling Course?
- Prepare for university without paying course fees
- Gain admission to university
- Flexible online study
- Develop valuable skills and knowledge
- Complete study that can count towards your degree
- Start in any three teaching periods
More information about the Pathways Enabling Course.
You may also be interested in TRACKS Tertiary Preparation Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Science Pathways
The Science Pathways program in the Bachelor of Scientific Studies is designed for students who may have little or no scientific background. It aims to build the skills and knowledge to help prepare students for more specialised science-based degrees. It includes foundation units in basic sciences and allows you to choose units from a range of specific study pathways. On completion of the program you can transfer into the science degree of your choice, and receive credit for units already completed.
More information about the Science Pathways Program.
How To Apply
Getting Started
Prior to applying we suggest you:
- Check out our Course and Unit Catalogue, to see all the degrees UNE has to offer. You can search by course or for specific subjects. If you find yourself thinking 'that might be good', then have a look at which degree program is linked to those subjects.
- Check if you need to add any entry requirement documentation to your application.
- Check the closing dates for applications. Some courses have earlier closing dates and requirements.
- You may also be eligible for credit for study you've previously undertaken successfully, find out about Advanced Standing.
Ready to apply?
Applications are now open for Trimester 2, 2017
Please note: International students who wish to study wholly online are only permitted to do so if they are studying online from overseas or are studying in Australia on a visa other than a student visa.
Need some more information?
Use the form below to email our Future Student Team and they'll be able to help you with details about the application process, degree questions, studying at UNE and more.
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