Bachelor of Environments

Career Opportunities

Bachelor of Environments students will graduate into a world constantly shifting to find a balance between development and sustainability and, where these issues affect the community, the corporation and the individual.

As a graduate of the Bachelor of Environments you will have knowledge to be able to meet these new challenges in either the public sector or private industry. You will have developed an awareness of environmental impacts and management on a global scale, and an understanding of professional responsibilities in shaping and managing environments in a sustainable way.

Your career path will depend on your major field of study and your chosen breadth options, as well as any outside interests and extra curricular activities you may pursue.

Potential career pathways might include:

  • environmental risk analyst
  • land development and forestry management
  • science and management of soil, water and air pollution
  • environmental and sustainability education
  • natural resource development and management
  • land survey technician
  • spatial information officer
  • landscape project management
  • landscape designer
  • mining industry consultant
  • design technician
  • property management
  • architectural project support
  • environmental geologist


For students wishing to continue their professional studies at graduate level, the Bachelor of Environments provides a direct pathway to professional entry programs in:


Bachelor of Environments graduates will also be well-prepared to progress to graduate professional degrees in other areas, such as Law, Teaching, Commerce or Urban Planning.

 

Graduate Outcomes

All Bachelor of Environments students will have a grounding in natural environmental processes and systems and the socio-cultural context in which these occur, as well as other aspects of environments, including design, planning, production and management, from a range of disciplinary perspectives.

Students will learn to work effectively in teams to produce practical, real-world solutions and to appreciate the value of collaboration and diverse perspectives. This provides an advantage in interacting with professionals from related areas in their future careers. Diverse learning experiences allow students to expand and adapt their cognitive and analytical skills. Our graduates will be characterised by their creative, flexible and multi-disciplinary approach to the sustainable design and management of the environment.

Throughout the Bachelor of Environments, students will develop an awareness of environmental impact and management on a global scale, and an understanding of their professional responsibilities to shape and manage environments in a sustainable way. They will be well positioned to become active global citizens and ambassadors for sustainable environmental values, regardless of the discipline in which they choose to major.

 

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