BP193 - Bachelor of Environmental Science/Bachelor of Environment and Society

Please note the following program structure changes effective from Semester 1, 2021 onwards:

• Power and Governance (POLI1025) moved from Year Three to Year Two.
• Building Responsible Relatonships with First Peoples of Country (ENVI1048) to Year Three replacing POLI1025 - Power and Governance.
• If you would like more information about these changes or are unclear about courses to enrol into, please contact your program manager.

IMPORTANT - Understand your program requirements:

It’s very important to follow the sequence of your program, completing courses as listed, along with the correct number of Electives and/or Program Options. Unless given permission, you can’t enrol in courses which do not contribute to the requirements of the award. Overenrolling unnecessarily could result in additional tuition fee costs and take you longer to complete your program

If you wish to study additional courses that are not part of your program, you will be unable to study those additional courses and receive Commonwealth support. This is because the additional courses do not contribute towards your degree.  See here for further information.

Additional courses may be studied via Single and Short Courses.

If you’re unsure of what you need to do to complete your program, get in contact with your Program Manager to discuss the remaining requirements of your program.

Delivery modes:

The vast majority of course offerings throughout this program are delivered in a standard timetabled mode, where you’ll attend class at the same time each week during the semester. These are indicated below with the code FF (Face-to-Face). This real-time delivery mode generally has an on-campus experience, however some classes may be taken virtually/remotely. Details will be provided through the timetabling system closer to the start of semester.

Other delivery modes exist and are indicated below with the following codes:

• INT-Internet - Classes are taught solely online and may be self-paced.
• WIL-Work Integrated Learning - Refers to a Work Integrated Learning (Practical Placement) course. Do not enrol in any WIL courses until your final year, unless you have approval from the Work Integrated Learning Coordinator.
• ISV-Intensive - Classes not offered every week, and instead they may run over several weekends or Fri-Sat-Sun.
• WKSH-Workshop - Interactive workshops.
• STEM - Courses managed and delivered by the STEM College.

Commencing Students:

• Students commencing in Semester 1 should enrol into the relevant courses running in Semester 1 as per the below enrolment program structure.
• Students commencing in Semester 2 should enrol into the relevant courses running in Semester 2 as per the below enrolment program structure.    The order in which Semester 2 commencing students complete their courses will be different to students who begin in Semester 1.

Existing Students:

• Please note that although a number of program structural changes will be active from 2021, all courses previously studied will be recognised in the new structure.
• Follow the amended program structure as closely as possible and contact your program manager if unclear or for further advice.

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Year One of Program

In addition to the below table students must also complete:

• ENVI1142 Life on Earth
• ENVI1043 Ecological Foundations of Planning 
• MATH2123 Mathematics and Statistics

Please contact your program manager if you require academic advice on courses to enrol in for a given semester.

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

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Year Two of Program

Please note the following course changes to Year Two:

• POLI1025 Power and Governance has moved from Year Three to Year Two.
• BIOL2258 Animal Structure and Function is another Environmental Biology Core Discipline that students can complete.

Please note the following course ENVI1009 - Ecology is not listed in the table below. However, you must enrol in this course during Year 2, Semester 2. You can locate this subject by using the ' Class Search' Option within Enrolment Online. 

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from the following discipline options: Environmental Chemistry Core Discipline:

Environmental Biology Core Discipline:

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Year Three of Program

Year Three students must complete the following courses:

Semester 1 

• ENVI1049 - Environmental Management and Assessment
• ENVI1051 - Environmental Economics
• HUSO2166 - Foundations of Social Research
• 1 Core Discipline Course

Semester 2 

• ENVI1048 - Building Responsible Relationships with First Peoples and Country
• ENVI1050 - Policy in Practice
• ENVI1012 - The Soil Environment - (Ensure this course is completed in Year Three, Semester 2 – Complete the University Elective in Year Four, Semester 1)
• 1 Core Discipline Course

Please note the following:

• The inclusion of the course ENVI1048 - Building Responsible Relationships with First Peoples and Country replacing POLI1025 - Power and Governance (which is now in Year Two, Semester 1)
• The inclusion of the course ENVI1012 - The Soil Environment replacing the University Elective (which must now be taken in Year Three, Semester 2).

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from the following discipline options - Environmental Chemistry Core Discipline:

Environmental Biology Core Discipline:

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:

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Year Four of Program

Year Four students must complete the following courses:

Semester 1 

• ARCH1059 - Planning and Environmental Regulation
• ENVI1062 - Client Based Research (Environment)
• ENVI1145 - Environmental Sampling and Analysis
• University Elective - (Ensure this course is completed in Year Four, Semester 1)
• ENVI1012 - The Soil Environment should be completed in Year Three, Semester 2 (As advised above) and not Year Four, Semester 1)

Semester 2 

• ENVI1011 - The Atmosphere
• ENVI1058 - Environmental Work Practice
• ENVI1213 - Environment Capstone Project

Please note the following: 

To be eligible to graduate you are still required to have completed 384 cp. If you have questions about this, please contact your Program Manager at bp000.pm@rmit.edu.au.

Students must complete ENVI1062 - Client Based Research (Environment) in Year 4 Semester 1 as a pre-requisite for ENVI1213 - Environment Capstone Project to be completed in Year 4, Semester 2.  

The inclusion of the University Elective replacing the course ENVI1012 -  The Soil Environment (which should have been taken in Year Three, Semester 2).  Please get in contact with your Program Manager to discuss any concerns and or if you require further guidance.

University Electives:

Information about University Elective courses at RMIT is available on the University Electives web site.

Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

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