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Start date
February
July

Campus
Mawson Lakes

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Mode
On-campus

Program Code
LBVT

Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Fees
AUD$ 39,400 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2025

English Language Requirements
  • IELTS total [6.0]
  • IELTS reading [6.0]
  • IELTS writing [6.0]
Equivalent English qualifications (PDF)

International Admission by Country
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CRICOS Code
070414J

Aim

The Bachelor of Environmental Science aims to equip students with broad and coherent environmental knowledge and skills for professional work and/or further learning.

Content & Structure

Students are required to complete 108 units of study to successfully finish the program.

From 4 August 2025, the University of South Australia will no longer be accepting applications for new students. Study at Adelaide University.

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What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Biodiversity for the Environment BIOL 1014 4.5
Earth and Climate Systems EART 1010 4.5
Environment, Society and Climate ENVT 1013 4.5
Introduction to Surveying and Spatial Sciences GEOE 1018 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Environmental Analytical Methods ENVT 1016 4.5
Soils in the Australian Landscape EART 1011 4.5
Spatial Data Acquisition and Analysis GEOE 2026 4.5
Sustainable Ecosystems BIOL 1015 4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Ecology BIOL 2023 4.5
Engineering and Environmental Geology EART 3012 4.5
Environmental Interpretation and Community Engagement ENVT 3016 4.5
Environmental Remote Sensing GEOE 2022 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Environmental Chemistry ENVT 1019 4.5
Web Cartography GEOE 3019 4.5
Environmental Elective 1 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 1
Environmental Elective 2 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 1
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Undergraduate Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1
Environmental Elective 3 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 1
Environmental Elective 4 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 1
Environmental Elective 5 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 1
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Environmental and Geospatial Field Project ENVT 3030 9
Ecosystem Monitoring ENVT 3031 4.5
Environmental Elective 6 4.5 Note(s): 2 Rule(s): 1

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