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Course and Subject Handbook 2020 Courses Undergraduate Courses Bachelor of Business and Environmental Science

Bachelor of Business and Environmental Science

Information valid for students commencing in 2020.

Bachelor of Business and Environmental Science

Handbook year

2020

Course code

101510

Course type

Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7)

Division

Tropical Environments and Societies

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

Assumed Knowledge: English (4,SA), Maths B (4,SA)

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

A minimum of four business subjects and four science subjects must be taken at each of levels 1, 2 and 3 or 5.

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 Business and Environmental Science at 番茄社区 will be able to:

  • Integrate and apply a coherent body of theoretical and technical knowledge in the disciplines of business and environmental science, with depth in sustainability principles and tropical contexts

  • Critically appraise the role and relevance of environmental science in international, regional and local business practice and society

  • Demonstrate broad understanding of the methods of environmental science as applied in business, including interdisciplinary and stakeholder collaboration, and the creative processes involved in developing scientific knowledge, and its contestable and testable nature

  • Retrieve, analyse, synthesise and evaluate information from a range of sources

  • Plan and conduct reliable, evidence-based laboratory and/or field work and/or business related projects, by selecting and applying methods, techniques and tools as relevant to the appropriate disciplines

  • Organise, analyse and interpret business and scientific data using mathematical, statistical and 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, in relation to business and the environment in tropical contexts, by applying evidence and theory, and critical, creative and systemic thinking skills

  • 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

:03 Accounting for Decision Making

:03 Principles of Economics

:03 Introduction to Management Concepts and Application

:03 Business Communication

:03 Introduction to Biodiversity or :03 Diversity of Life or :03 Introductory Ecology

:03 Environmental Processes and Global Change

:03 Introduction to Sustainability or :03 Human Geography

:03 Statistics and Data Analysis 1

OPTIONS

Select 12 credit points of BU or BX level 2 subjects

PLUS

Select 12 credit points of BU or BX level 3 subjects

PLUS

Select a major from Table A or no specified major

NO SPECIFIED MAJOR

CORE SUBJECTS

:03 Introduction to Environmental Economics

:03 Fundamentals of Ecology

OPTIONS

Select 6 credit points of subjects from List 1

PLUS

Select 12 credit points of subjects from List 2

List 1

:03 Introduction to Aquaculture

:03 Aquaculture of Tropical Species

:03 From Icehouse to Greenhouse

:03 The Case for Sustainability

:03 Invertebrate Biology

List 2

:03 Sustainable Aquaculture

:03 Field Studies in the Equatorial Tropics: Borneo

:03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

:03 Sustainability in Practice

:03 Managing Coastal and Marine Environments

:03 Field Studies in Tropical Geography

:03 Fisheries Science

:03 Marine Conservation Biology

:03 Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles

:03 Coastal, Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems

:03 Professional Placement

:03 Special Topic I

:03 Special Topic 2

Table A (Majors)

Type of major

Optional, Single

Credit points in major

24 credit points

Special requirements

 

MAJOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Aquaculture

Singapore

Townsville

Campus

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Singapore

 

Townsville

Candidature

Expected time to complete

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Maximum time to complete

7 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites

Must complete 12 credit points at level 1 before attempting any level 3 subject.

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment requirements

Students must attend lectures, laboratory classes, tutorials and field excursions as described in the subject schedules.

Professional accreditation requirements

Nil

Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade

Nil

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.

Credit

Eligibility

Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure.

Maximum allowed

48 credit points

Currency

Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 4 years prior to the commencement of this course.

Expiry

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 11 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.

Other restrictions

Nil

Award Details

Award title

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Approved abbreviation

BBusEnvSc

Inclusion of majors on testamur

Any major studied may appear on the testamur

Exit with lesser award

Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies.

Course articulation

Not applicable

Honours

Honours availability

Not available

Eligibility

Not applicable