Course Structure
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| Subjects providing a common understanding of the social, scientific and technical factors that shape environments. | |
| Subjects from a major stream of study, plus elective subjects selected from the Bachelor of Environments. | |
| Complementary subjects from other degree programs offered across the university that satisfy the breadth component. |
As a full-time student, you will take eight subjects each year for three years (part-time study is also available).
First Year
In the first year of the degree, you will undertake a range of new interdisciplinary subjects, taught by leading academics from across the University. These subjects will provide you with an understanding of the inter-relationships between the built, natural and virtual environments, along with the opportunity to work with students from different interests and learning perspectives.
Two of these are the core subjects:You will then select four further subjects from the following:
- Mapping Environments
- Governing Environments
- Designing Environments
- Constructing Environments
- Urban Environments
- Virtual Environments
The final two first year subjects will be taken from outside the Bachelor of Environments as part of your breadth studies.
Second and Third Year
In second and third year you will take nine subjects that comprise a major chosen from one of the disciplines. The major sequence will progressively build a depth of disciplinary focus and culminate in a capstone subject that uses all the knowledge you have gained throughout your major.
In addition to the major subjects in your chosen discipline, you will undertake three elective subjects from disciplines within the Bachelor of Environments.
You will also undertake a further six breadth subjects from disciplines and faculties outside of your chosen area of specialisation. This is an important element of all the New Generation degrees offered by the University of Melbourne, to provide the opportunity to broaden your skills and experiences. Within the Bachelor of Environments and its four distinct streams, you might choose to take your breadth subjects from subjects outside of your major stream of study.
It is considered important that you are able to turn theory into practice by applying the skills you have learnt to real-world problems. Therefore, many subjects in the Bachelor of Environments incorporate hands-on and group activities such as design studios, field trips, site visits and real-life community projects.
If you choose to major in Landscape Management or Environmental Geographies, Politics and Cultures, you will also have the option of completing an Honours year after your third year of study, which will include a research project. Selective entry into the Honours programs is based on your results at an undergraduate level.