Bachelor of Sustainability
Information valid for students commencing in 2015.
Course code | 106310 |
Version | 3 |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) |
Division | Tropical Environments and Societies |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English (4,SA), Maths B desirable |
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the 番茄社区 Admissions Policy. |
Additional entry | Nil |
Post admission | Nil |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 72 credit points as per course structure |
Additional course rules | Nil |
Additional completion requirements | Nil |
Course Learning outcomes | 番茄社区 graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. 番茄社区 graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics. Graduates of the Bachelor of Sustainability at 番茄社区 will be able to:
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Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
BZ1005:03 Introductory Ecology
EV1005:03 Environmental Processes and Global Change
EV1008:03 Human Geography
EV1011:03 Introduction to Sustainability
SC1101:03 Science: Nature, Knowledge and Understanding
WS1005:03 Human Rights and Social Issues
Level 2
AN2013:03 Culture, Knowledge and Environment
BZ2880:03 Ecology: Distribution, Abundance and Diversity
EV2003:03 Introduction to Environmental Economics
EV2011:03 The Case for Sustainability
EV2360:03 Cradle to Grave: Population Economy and Environment
OPTIONS
Select 3 credit points from the specified list:
BX2077:03 Project Management
LA2902:03 Environmental Law and Policy
Level 3
BZ3520:03 Agroecology
EV5009:03 Foundations of Natural Resource Management
EV3011:03 Sustainability in Practice
WS3214:03 Developmental Approaches to Eco-Social Justice
Major
Select a major from the table below
MAJORS
Type of major | Mandatory Single |
Credit points in major | 24 credit points |
Special requirements |
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Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
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Candidature
Expected time to complete | 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 10 years (including leave of absence) |
Maximum leave of absence | 2 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Must successfully complete 12 credit points level 1 subjects before attempting any level 2 or 3 subjects |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Accreditation requirements | Not applicable |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | A student who has failed the final subject towards this degree, may, under normal circumstances as approved by the Division of Topical Environments and Societies, be granted a supplementary examination in that final subject, even if that subject does not normally allow a supplementary examination. |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing and Articulation policy and associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 48 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing should not be granted for subjects completed more than 10 years prior to enrolment for the award for which advanced standing is being sought. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 20 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | A maximum of 6 credit points of advanced standing may be granted at level 3. |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF SUSTAINABILITY |
Approved abbreviation | BSustain |
This is a joint degree | No |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Any major studied may appear on the testamur |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Honours
Honours availability | Available as an additional year of study |
Eligibility | By selection, dependant on availability of supervisory staff. Normally a minimum average grade of Credit is required in the pass degree subjects relevant to the field in which Honours is to be taken. |