Skip to main content

Environmental Studies

Honours unit of study table (Table A)

Honours in Environmental Studies is Honours is available via an appended or an embedded or an integrated Honours, depending on the degree a student is enrolled in. It includes a 36-credit point research project incorporating the study of how social and bio-physical phenomena intersect to generate environmental outcomes, and what this means for humans and the places they inhabit. Students will also complete two 6-credit point coursework units that will aid in the development of fundamental research, ethical research practices, and communication skills.

Honours in Environmental Studies is available to students with a major in Environmental Studies or a cognate area. Admittance into the program is determined by the Faculty of Science as well as the Environmental Studies honours coordinator.

Honours Coordinator:

A. Prof. Jeff Neilson
E jeffrey.neilson@sydney.edu.au

Environmental Studies (Honours)

The Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours) (Environmental Studies) requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 6 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework core units, and
(ii) 6 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework selective units, and
(iii) 36 credit points of 4000-level Honours research project units

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Honours Coursework Core

ENVI4101
Advanced Research in Environmental Studies
6 A Have a broad understanding of fundamental concepts in natural and social sciences, and how these apply to practice, policies and institutions relevant to environment issues; be able to collate, synthesise and critically evaluate information in environmental studies from relevant sources

Honours Coursework Selective

SCIE4001
Science Communication
6 A Completion of a major in a science discipline. Basic knowledge of other sciences is beneficial. Experience in communication such as delivering oral presentations and producing written reports. An awareness of science in a societal context, e.g., of disciplinary applications
P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or Medicine and Health Table A.
Mid-year honours students would take this unit of study in S1 (their second semester of study).
SCIE4003
Ethics in Science
6 A Successful completion of a Science major
P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A
N HSBH3004 or HPSC3107

Honours Core Research Project

ENVI4103
Environmental Studies Honours Project A
6  
ENVI4104
Environmental Studies Honours Project B
6 C ENVI4103
ENVI4105
Environmental Studies Honours Project C
6 C ENVI4104
ENVI4106
Environmental Studies Honours Project D
6 C ENVI4105
ENVI4107
Environmental Studies Honours Project E
6 C ENVI4106
ENVI4108
Environmental Studies Honours Project F
6 C ENVI4107 and SCIE4999
SCIE4999
Final Honours Mark
0