Overview

Be skilled and ready to play your part in a more sustainable future, with UniSQ’s Bachelor of Environmental Science. Choose the major that interests you most, selecting from Climate Science, Ecology and Conservation, Water Science and Wildlife and Pest Management. Become workplace-ready through industry site visits, practical field work and industry placements, as well as involvement in environmental research with UniSQ’s renowned Research Centres. Expand your knowledge and learn about environmental science, ecology, climate, biodiversity conservation, wildlife management and practical aspects of natural resource management, ensuring you’ve got the necessary skills to make a difference. Participate in field studies of vegetation and freshwater ecosystems, wildlife survey and monitoring, and site visits to water resource and renewable energy facilities to ensure practical skills are integrated alongside theoretical learning. For more information, visit Bachelor of Environmental Science at UniSQ.

Prerequisites

Majors

Climate science; ecology and conservation; water science; wildlife and pest management.

Potential Career Outcomes

Graduates will be ready for employment in resources/mining industries, government departments and agencies, local councils, consultancy, national parks, universities, defence organisations, CSIRO, Australia Bureau of Meteorology and other organisations contributing to sustainable utilisation and management of our natural resources. Depending on their chosen major, graduates may find employment within careers such as climate scientist, climate policy consultant, a climatologist, climate policy analyst, environmental officer, conservation biologist, biosecurity officer, environmental consultant, ranger, pest control officer, wildlife ecologist, wildlife scientist, hydrologist, water scientists, water modeller, or choose to work as Science Teachers (with further study) or Science Journalists.

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 offer89.7099.70
Median rank to receive an offer78.7082.00
Lowest rank to receive an offer68.0068.00

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the University of Southern Queensland website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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