Overview

The Bachelor of Environment and Society is a step toward a career that addresses the most pressing issues of our time, including biodiversity protection, food and water security, corporate responsibility, resource depletion, and climate change.

You’ll join a community of passionate peers, all learning how to develop new methods of consumption and production, working toward a more sustainable future.

This unique degree highlights the social elements of environmental issues, providing graduates with operational knowledge and essential soft skills in communication and critical thinking, making you highly desirable to future employers. As a graduate, you will understand how to evaluate environmental policies and management strategies at local and global levels. 

To ensure you’re work-ready, you will undertake a minimum 20-day work placement in your final semester. Engagement with the environmental sector is also embedded in a number of subjects and assessments, and your final year project offers a chance to explore your passions in a supported environment. 

You will have the opportunity to participate in global study tours, and can take advantage of RMIT’s expansive network of industry contacts in leading environmental agencies and organisations.

Want to do more? You can also study a double degree: Bachelor of Environmental Science/Bachelor of Environment and Society.

Why study environment & society at RMIT?

Work placement

Participate in a 20-day placement within an environmental or related organisation.

Global experiences

Take the opportunity to apply your knowledge to real-world projects in international contexts.

Professional association

Apply for Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) membership.