Prerequisites: English, English as an Additional Language, Literature or English & Literature Extension (Units 3&4, C)
English Requirements
A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.0
OR a minimum score of 575 on TOEFL
OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 79 (no sub-score less than 19)
OR no score less than 3+ in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only)
OR a minimum overall score of 176 (no score less than 169) on C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) or C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)
OR an overall score of 58 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 50.
English test results must be no more than two years old.
An understanding of data science is particularly important for policy makers in environmental science, as global and national data-sets providing measurements on a range of environmental issues become available. In this double degree you'll acquire knowledge in your chosen environmental science major combined with data gathering, analysis, modelling, interpretation and visualisation skills obtained through your data science studies. In your final year you will complete a capstone experience where you have the option to engage with university research, undertake an extended fieldwork program in your major, or complete an industry placement.
CRICOS CODE: 097101D
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Students required to undertake the English Language Enhancement course must complete the following course in their first trimester of study in place of a Level 1 Science course:
Language and Communication for Sciences - 5903LHS
OR
Level 1 Science course (from list below)
Year 1
You must select 80 credit points from the following Level 1 courses (or 70 credit points for those students completing the English Language Enhancement course):
Quantitative Reasoning - 1015SCG (Ecology and Conservation major, Environmental Management major, Soil and Water Science major, Urban Environments major)
Chemistry I - 1023SCG (Gold Coast) (Ecology and Conservation major, Environmental Management major, Soil and Water Science major, Urban Environments major)
OR
Chemistry 1A - 1021SCG (Nathan) (Ecology and Conservation major, Environmental Management major, Soil and Water Science major, Urban Environments major)
Biological Systems - 1041SCG (Ecology and Conservation major, Environmental Management major, Soil and Water Science major, Urban Environments major)
Introduction to Environmental Sustainability - 1043SCG (Ecology and Conservation major, Environmental Management major, Soil and Water Science major, Urban Environments major)
Earth Systems - 1044SCG (Ecology and Conservation major, Environmental Management major, Soil and Water Science major, Urban Environments major)
Statistics - 1014SCG (Ecology and Conservation major, Environmental Management major, Soil and Water Science major, Urban Environments major)
Understanding Australian Cities - 1037ENV (Urban Environments major)
Global Environmental Challenges - 1444ENV (Ecology and Conservation major, Environmental Management major) (not offered in 2021)
Genetics and Evolutionary Biology - 1042SCG (Ecology and Conservation major, Ecology and Conservation major)
Chemistry II - 1024SCG (Gold Coast) (Soil and Water major)
OR
Chemistry 1B - 1022SCG (Nathan) (Soil and Water major)
First Peoples - 1088LHS
Years 2, 3 and 4
You must complete the following:
Foundation Mathematics - 1017SCG (see Note 1)
AND
Free-choice electives
OR
Free-choice electives
Linear Algebra - 1201SCG
Web Technologies - 1621ICT
Programming Principles - 2807ICT
Creative Coding - 1701ICT
Foundations of Systems Development - 1802ICT
Introduction to Big Data Analytics - 2030ICT
Data Management - 2814ICT
OR
Information and Security Management - 2808ICT
Free-choice elective
Software Technologies - 2810ICT
Web Application Development - 2703ICT
Data Analytics - 3030ICT
Applied Data Mining - 3031ICT
Big Data Analytics and Social Media - 4030ICT
Environmental Capstone - 3892ENV
OR
Work Integrated Learning Placement - 3900ESC
Environmental Science major
Note 1: Students who have not completed Maths B or equivalent must complete 1017SCG in place of a free-choice elective prior to doing 1201SCG.
With combined qualifications in environmental science and data science, you'll find employment opportunities in research, government, non-government agencies and consultancies developing data driven solutions for a range of environmental issues depending on your major.
OSHC: 609 ($) AUD per year
