The Environmental Studies major stream is designed to give Students an ability to apply an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis and resolution of contemporary environmental dilemmas. Through the dynamic shift in Environmental Education towards ‘Environmental Citizenship’ students will employ an analytical, trans-disciplinary and problem oriented approach in which environmental solutions are the focus, and social aspects gain full recognition. The relationships between humans, places and ecosystems will be examined through new methodologies leading to ‘ecological knowledge’. The major stream will progress students through the four levels of attainment towards ‘Environmental Citizenship’: Environmental Awareness, Environmental Literacy, Environmental Responsibility and Environmental Competence.

The Environmental Studies major stream aims to develop:
• an awareness of the historical, theoretical and policy implications of the human construction and transformation of the environment.
• an ability to utilise a range of disciplinary methods to analyse and understand the various disciplinary perspectives on contemporary environmental concerns,
• an understanding of the way environmental concerns have become prominent policy issues, how social, economic and technological systems affect human relationships with the environment and the ways in which environmental decisions are made and controversies resolved.
• an ability to apply an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis and resolution of contemporary environmental dilemmas.

A student who wishes to gain a major stream in Environmental Studies must complete 54 units of credit including 12 uoc at level 1, at least 18 uoc at level 2 and at least 18 uoc at level 3 including the capstone course.

Environmental Studies Courses:

The following level 2 courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the Environmental Studies major stream:

Environmental Studies Courses:

Selected courses offered by the Institute of Environmental Studies and the Geography Program may be counted toward this plan but only with the express approval of the Environmental Studies Coordinator.