Environmental Science University of New England

Overview

With a range of majors and interdisciplinary minors covering the breadth of environmental science, you will find a program of study in the Bachelor of Environmental Science from University of New England that suits you. Access state-of-the-art facilities in our interactive learning environment both on-campus and online, allowing you to tailor your study.

Why study the Bachelor of Environmental Science with UNE?

The world requires skilled scientists and innovators to develop solutions to the complex environmental problems facing a rapidly changing planet. Our Bachelor of Environmental Science is a highly flexible course that provides you with a broad foundation in the core theories and specialised applied skills that underpin environmental science, together with a strong scientific understanding of local and global environmental issues and their management.

UNE sits in the New England region of NSW surrounded by diverse and unique ecosystems with a patchwork of managed and natural land uses. Our course provides practical experience and easy access to the arid rangelands, wetlands and cropping and grazing systems to the west, and the Gondwana World Heritage semi-tropical rainforests, coastal environments and more densely populated urban centres to the east.

We address major environmental challenges such as water security, pollution, climate change and conserving biodiversity and threatened species, particularly in rural and regional Australia. UNE is regionally based, with national and global collaborations, ensuring that our research and teaching is of the highest quality and positively influences our communities, industry and government.

Future fit your career for life with the knowledge and practical skills you will need to thrive as an environmental scientist, and help to find the solutions we will need to build environmental, socially and fiscally sustainable systems.

Career outcomes

Environmental science is a diverse and evolving field, projected by the Australian Government’s Job Outlook website to have strong future growth. You will graduate from UNE with in-demand knowledge and practical skills. You could consider opportunities in the private sector, state or federal agencies and local government including:

• environmental protection
• environmental consultancy
• wildlife management
• water and land management
• ecotourism
• research and conservation
• policy development and analysis.