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Student Handbook, Semester 1, 2013: Environmental Science specialisation: Study Plan

Students that successfully follow the study plan for the Environmental Science specialisation as listed below will be eligible to apply to transfer into either of the following programs:

Students should seek Program Advice from the Faculty Admin office or email FosheProgramAdvice@usc.edu.au with regards to queries on Program progression.

Year 1

  • Five (5) required courses:
    SCI110 should be studied in Semester 1
  • Two (2) core courses:
    Complete TWO core courses in Semester 2 
  • One (1) elective course:
    Elective course should be studied in Semester 2
Required courses (5)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
LFS100 Management Project B
SCI105 Management Project C
SCI110 Cell Biology
ENS103 Chemistry
SCI102 Science Research Methods
Core courses (2)

Select 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
COR109 Earth's Surface Processes, Materials and Soils
COR110 Biodiversity and Ecology
COR111 Communication and Thought
Elective courses (1) 

Select 1 elective course from any faculty (Science, Health, Education and Engineering or Arts and Business).

 

 

Year 2

  • Seven (7) required courses
  • One (1) elective course
Required courses (7)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
GEO201 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
ENS221 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
ENS253 Hydrology and Geomorphology
ENS222 Plant Diversity and Ecology
ENS242 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology

Plus select one (1) of the following courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
MTH100 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
MTH102 Introduction to Weather and Climate

Plus select one (1) course from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS254 Introduction to Mathematics
SCI202 Mathematics Foundations
SCI212 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
SUS202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
Elective courses (1)

Select 1 elective course from any faculty (Science, Health, Education and Engineering or Arts and Business).

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