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Course and Subject Handbook 2017 Courses Undergraduate Courses Bachelor of Environmental Practice

Bachelor of Environmental Practice

Information valid for students commencing in 2017.

Bachelor of Environmental Practice

Course code

115410

Course type

BAC – Bachelor Pass (AQF level 7)

Professional accreditation status

Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand accredits individual graduates but not courses -

Division

Division of Tropical Environments and Societies

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

English (4,SA)

Maths B desirable - If students have not completed Senior Mathematics B or equivalent in high school, they will be required to complete an equivalent subject within this degree.

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.

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

72 credit points as per course structure

Additional course rules

Study plan may only include a maximum of 30 credit points of Level 1 subjects and a minimum of 18 credit points must be taken at Level 3.

Course learning outcomes

The graduates of 番茄社区 are prepared and equipped to create a brighter future for life in the tropics world-wide.

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 Environmental Practice at 番茄社区 will be able to:

Integrate and apply a coherent body of theoretical and technical knowledge of tropics-related environmental and sustainable development, with depth in the underlying concepts and principles in the discipline of science, business or social science

  • Critically appraise the role and relevance of environmental practices and tropical sustainable futures in local, regional and global society
  • Demonstrate broad understanding of problem-oriented sustainability approaches, including stakeholder analysis, values clarification, community engagement and partnerships, interdisciplinary collaboration, and systems and futures thinking
  • Retrieve, analyse, synthesise and evaluate information from a range of sources
  • Plan and conduct reliable, evidence-based laboratory and/or field experiments and/or field work and/or a sustainability investigation, by selecting and applying methods, techniques and tools as appropriate to one or more disciplines
  • Organise, analyse and interpret Environmental Management data using mathematical, statistical and/or technological skills
  • Convey ideas, arguments and conclusions clearly and coherently through well-developed written and oral communication skills and a variety of media
  • Identify, analyse and generate solutions to unpredictable or complex problems relating to the environmental practice of tropical communities and regions by applying knowledge and skills with initiative and well-developed judgement
  • Critically review regulatory requirements, ethical principles and cultural frameworks, to work effectively, responsibly and safely in diverse contexts and interdisciplinary teams
  • Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to manage their professional learning needs and performance, autonomously and in collaboration with others.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

Level 1

EV1010:03 The Environmental Professional

EV1000:03 Solving Wicked Environmental Problems

SC1102:03 Modelling Natural Systems

Level 2

EV2502:03 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

EV2100:03 Environmental Management Systems & Environmental Governance

BX2077:03 Project Management

Level 3

SC3008:03 Professional Placement

EV3110:03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

PLUS

Select a single or double major

Single Major

Select a major from Table A

PLUS

Select a minor that is different to your major from Table B or 12 credit points of any undergraduate subjects

PLUS

Select a second minor that is different to your major from Table B or 12 credit points of any undergraduate subjects

Double Major

Select a major from Table A

PLUS

Select a second major from Table A

TABLE A (MAJORS)

Type of major

Mandatory, single or double

Credit points in major

24 credit points

MAJOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Biodiversity Assessment and   Management

Cairns

Townsville

Not available to students intending to complete before 2019

Corporate Environmental Management

Cairns

Townsville

Not available to students intending to complete before 2019

Urban Environments and Landscape Design

Cairns

Townsville

Not available to students intending to complete before 2019

Land and Water Management

Cairns

Townsville

Not available to students intending to complete before 2019

TABLE B (MINORS)

Type of minor

Single Minor option

Credit points in minor

12 credit points

MINOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Fisheries

Townsville

 

Physical Geography

Cairns

Townsville

 

Inter-Disciplinary Minors

 

Campus

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Cairns

 

Townsville

 

Candidature

Expected time to complete

3 years full time or equivalent part time

Maximum time to complete

9 years

Maximum leave of absence

3 year

Progression

Course progression
requisites

Must complete 18 credit points of Level 1 or 2 subjects before attempting any level 3 subject.

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment
requirements

Nil

Professional accreditation
requirements

Nil

Maximum allowed Pass
Conceded (PC) grade

3 credit points

Only one PC grade may be awarded with approval of College or Division examiners meeting, to allow a student to graduate, and that PC grade must not contribute to a core subject within the course or major.

Supplementary exam for
final subject

A student who has failed the final subject towards the award and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply.

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 - except where a student transfers from one 番茄社区 award to another, then advanced standing may be granted for more than two-thirds of the new award, where there is subject equivalence between the awards

Currency

Advanced standing will be granted only for subjects completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course

Expiry

Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 19 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.

Other restrictions

A maximum of 6cp credit points of advanced standing may be granted at level 3.

Advanced standing will not be given for SC3008 Professional Placement.

Award Details

Award title

BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE

Approved abbreviation

BEnvPrac

Inclusion of majors on
testamur

Any major may appear on the testamur

Exit with lesser award

Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have successfully completed 24 credit points of appropriate subjects, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Higher Education.

Course articulation

Not applicable

Honours

Honours availability

Not applicable