Bachelor of Environmental Science/Bachelor of Environment and Society

RMIT University

This degree empowers you to create change by driving future solutions for biodiversity, climate resilience, sustainable resource management, and pollution control.

Through a carefully designed course structure – including core subjects, integrated minors, work placement, and a capstone experience – you will develop a deep understanding of climate change, contaminant and pollution events, food and water security, environmental management, and Indigenous perspectives.

The unique and comprehensive Bachelor of Environmental Science/Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment combines science and social science knowledge, designed to give you all the competencies required to succeed in environmental governance positions, or to become a sustainability leader, and help protect our natural environment.

Through the combination of work in the classroom, the laboratory and the field, you will build an understanding of both scientific and social theory. Through several real-life projects, you will learn to reconsider and apply theoretical concepts to practical problems. You’ll build further skills through industry engagements and work placements.

This double degree has been designed to provide you the opportunity to explore many different career paths through your academic study and experiential learning. Upon graduation, you will be well-equipped to make a positive difference in a wide range of potential careers that will strive to protect precious ecosystems, and help to shape the future of humanity.