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Handbook year

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 -

Owner

Division of Tropical Environments and Societies

College

Course pre-requisites

Assumed Knowledge: English (Units 3/4,C); Mathematical Methods (Units 3/4,C); or equivalent

Recommended Study: At least one of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Geography, Marine Science, Specialist Maths or Physics (Units 3/4,C); or equivalent

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 ʯÁñÊÓƵ Admissions Policy.

Additional course requirements

Applicants who select SC1102: Modelling Natural Systems as a part of their degree but have not completed high school intermediate level Mathematics B (or equivalent) must also select MA1020: Preparatory Mathematics as part of their study plan.

MA1020 is available on both campuses in full-semester and intensive mode.  The intensive mode option typically starts earlier than the standard course commencement date. Contact ʯÁñÊÓƵ on 1800 246 446 for more information. Students can enrol in BU1007 without completing high school intermediate level Mathematics B (or equivalent)

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 ʯÁñÊÓƵ are prepared and equipped to create a brighter future for life in the tropics world-wide.

ʯÁñÊÓƵ 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. ʯÁñÊÓƵ 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 ʯÁñÊÓƵ 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.

Type of major

Mandatory, Single or Double

Credit points in major

24 credit points

MAJOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Biodiversity Assessment and Management

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Cairns

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Townsville

Corporate Environmental Management

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Cairns

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Townsville

Land and Water Management

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Cairns

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Townsville

Type of minor

Optional, Single or double

Credit points in minor

12 credit points

MINOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Fisheries

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Townsville

Physical Geography

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Cairns

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Townsville

Inter-Disciplinary Minors

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Cairns

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Townsville

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Cairns

ʯÁñÊÓƵ Townsville

Expected time to complete

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Maximum time to complete

9  years

Maximum leave of absence

3 years

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)

Yes

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.

Eligibility

Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure

Maximum allowed

48 credit points - except where a student transfers from one ʯÁñÊÓƵ award to another, then credit may be granted for more than two-thirds of the new award, where there is subject equivalence between the awards

Currency

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

Expiry

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

Other restrictions

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

Credit will not be given for SC3008 Professional Placement.

Award title

BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE

Approved abbreviation

BEnvPrac

Inclusion of majors on
testamur

Majors 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 availability

Not applicable