Bachelor of Environmental Science (Ecology & Conservation)
- Discover more about the relationship between people, the environment and other organisms, the impacts of humans on biodiversity and the environment, and how we can live more sustainably.
- Learn about Indigenous relationships with country and how this knowledge and perspective can be incorporated into natural resource management.
- Learn the scientific and ecological theory underpinning land management and biodiversity conservation.
- Explore types of ecological and biophysical data, sampling organisms and the environment and the design of ecological experiments.
- Develop skills and hands-on industry experience with extensive ecological field work across a range of ecosystems as well as site visits, residential schools and laboratory sessions, and over 100 hours of industry placements.
- Learn from our expert lecturers coordinating research projects in topics such as soil biodiversity enhancing plant defences to pests; land management effects on soil microbial diversity; and impacts of bushfires and cultural burning on native grasslands and invasive plant control.
