Bachelor of Climate Science and Adaptation
University of Newcastle - Newcastle - Callaghan
Overview
The impacts of climate variability and climate change are affecting our lives like never before. There is an urgent need to better understand, quantify, and adapt to climate-related risks.
The Bachelor of Climate Science and Adaptation is a specialised degree which will allow you to turn your passion into practice by providing you with fundamental tools to tackle the many challenges associated with climate-related risks. You will learn how to assess the impacts of climate variability and change. You will also learn how to develop climate adaptation strategies (e.g., infrastructure, planning policy) that not only reduce the economic, environmental, and social costs of climate hazards, but are also optimal and robust across a range of plausible futures. This degree will ensure you have specialised climate science and adaptation skills that are highly sought after across most industry and government organisations.
Majors
Areas of study
Climate and energy, climate change and resource management, earth processes (including climatic, hydrological, coastal, soil etc.), water, energy and food security, environmental sustainability, human geography, risk vulnerability, adaptation and resilience, spatial science, statistics.
As part of this degree, you have the opportunity to tailor your studies to meet your career aspirations through elective pathways such as biodiversity and conservation, coastal and marine science, indigenous studies, mathematics, politics and international relations, psychological studies, social sciences, and statistics.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Air quality control, climate action and resilience, climate change operations and policy, climatology, ecology, energy and resources, environmental impact and assessment, laboratory and research, meteorology.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 93.15 | 97.15 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 75 | 82.98 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 67 | 69 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of Newcastle website for admission criteria information.
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University
University of Newcastle
Campus
Newcastle - Callaghan
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Other
Indicative ATAR
67.00
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 147
- Campuses
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Central Coast - Ourimbah Gosford Newcastle - Callaghan Newcastle City Precinct Port Macquarie Sydney
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at University of Newcastle. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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