Soil and water underpin societies in Australia, in our region, and in many other parts of the world. In a landscape of increasing population societies all over the world are grappling with how to met future food and water demands, The effects of climate change in Australia is impacting soil and water resources, the ecosystem services they provide and subsequent flow on to landscape health. There is an urgent need to rethink how these resources are monitored, managed and protected.
This specialisation provides students with the opportunity to develop knowledge central to the understanding and management of soil and water resources, undertake relevant research within the biophysical sciences and apply to a policy perspective.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand land and water resources in Australia, the region and the world, in the context of the complex interplay between climate, land, soil, water, people and economic development.
- Integrate information across a range of disciplines into a comprehensive analysis of land and water issues.
- Understand the relationships between raw data and their interpretation(s), and how lack of knowledge or uncertain knowledge influence decision making relevant to land and water.
- Develop, apply and integrate scientific and policy knowledge in a professional context.
Other Information
This specialisation may only be undertaken in conjunction with the Agricultural Innovation Major, Environmental Science Major, Sustainability Studies Major, Water Science Major, or enrolment in the Bachelor of Environmental Science and Sustainability.
Students should seek further course advice from the academic convener of this specialisation.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This specialisation may only be taken in conjunction with the
- Agricultural Innovation Major
- Environmental Science Major
- Sustainability Studies Major
- Water Science Major or
- Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability
This specialisation requires the completion of 24 units, of which a minimum of 12 units must come from completion of 3000- level courses
The 24 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
12 units from the completion of a course from the following list:
EMSC3025 Remote Sensing of Water Resources (6 units)
ENVS2020 Water Science (6 units)
ENVS3004 Land and Catchment Management (6 units)
ENVS3005 Water Management (6 units)
6 units from the completion of a course from the following discipline list:
ENVS2007 Economics for the Environment (6 units)
ENVS2011 Human Ecology (6 units)
ENVS2013 Society and Environmental Change (6 units)
ENVS2023 Sustainable Agricultural Systems (6 units)
ENVS2025 Indigenous Cultural and Natural Resource Management (6 units)
ENVS3007 Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders (6 units)
ENVS3015 Essentials of Environmental Law (6 units)
ENVS3028 Environmental Policy (6 units)
ENVS3033 International Environmental Policy (6 units)
ENVS3039 Biodiversity Conservation (6 units)
ENVS3041 Managing Forested Landscapes (6 units)
6 units from the completion of a course from the following data interpretation list:
ENVS2001 Biodiversity Science: Wildlife, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology (6 units)
ENVS2004 Climate and It's Applications (6 units)
ENVS2015 GIS and Spatial Analysis (6 units)
ENVS3008 Fire in the Environment (6 units)
ENVS3020 Climate Change Science & Policy (6 units)
ENVS3045 Social Applications of GIS (6 units)
ENVS3902 Environmental Chemistry and Systems (6 units)
ENVS3903 Environmental Sensing, Mapping and Modelling (6 units)
Courses contributing towards this specialisation cannot be double-counted towards satisfying the requirements of another major, minor or specialisation offered by the College of Science, or the principal requirements of the Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability if taken in this program of study.
Back to the top
