The Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Arts and Social Science offer a dual degree program which qualifies students for two degrees after the equivalent of four and a half years of successful full-time study leading to the award of the degrees Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management) and Bachelor of Arts.

The Faculty of Science administers the program, and delegates administration of the Bachelor of Arts requirements to the Faculty of Arts and Social Science.

For the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management), please see program objectives and learning outcomes as listed in program 3965 Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management).
For Bachelor of Arts please see program 3403 Bachelor of Arts.

With this dual degree program, students take the 120 units of credit (UOC) core of the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management) program (program 3965) and the 96 units of credit core of the Bachelor of Arts program (program 3403), for a total of 216 UOC. Where students complete the requirements for the two awards in less than 216 UOC due to overlapping courses, they will need to take additional courses from the Faculty of Science or the Faculty of Arts and Social Science to bring their total units completed to 216 UOC. Please see ‘Academic Rules’ below for more details.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management) in dual degree mode

When taken in dual degree mode the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management) is comprised of 120 units of credit which includes:

1. Students must complete a minimum of 120 UOC;

2. 60 units of credit of compulsory courses must be taken which include:

Stage 1

PLUS at least one of:

PLUS one of:

And ONE of:

PLUS at least one of:

3. Approved Majors for the program are:

4. The Approved Major must be declared before enrolling in Level II courses. Students do not need to declare a Major in their first year as they are encouraged to try a variety of Level I Science courses to enable them to select an appropriate Major before commencing Level II courses. Information on how to declare a Major can be found on the Science Student Centre website.

It is not possible to complete a 'double Major' in this Program: if you wish to attempt more than one Major you should consider program 3970 Bachelor of Science.

5. The Directed Electives in the BSc (EnvMgt) Program are:

*these Level III courses require 24 UOC in the Environmental Humanities stream from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (or in the case of ARTS3241, in the Environmental Humanities or Development Studies streams).

Students who do not undertake the Geography approved Major in the BEnvMgt can also use the following courses towards their Directed Electives:

Students may apply for additional courses to be considered for this list through the Science Student Centre. Courses will be considered by the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs) or nominee if they fulfill the objectives of the BSc (EnvMgt) Program.

6. Students must complete all courses on the compulsory course list, an approved Major and Directed Electives to total 120 units of credit. Please note that a course can only count once across these three categories: if a course is completed as a compulsory course or within an approved Major, you must take additional Directed Electives so that the compulsory courses, approved Major and Directed Electives total 120 UOC.

7. No student may normally commence Level II courses until 24 units of credit of Level I courses have been successfully completed unless approved by the Program Convener or Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs).

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in dual degree mode

When taken as part of a dual degree, a Bachelor of Arts is comprised of:

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Academic rules relating to the Bachelor of Arts in dual degree mode are as follows:

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must:

Details of home majors and minors available, and the Prescribed Faculty Elective, can be found on the 3403 Bachelor of Arts program page.

For Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management):

The Faculty of Science will award a Pass degree in the BSc (EnvMgt) with Distinction to students who obtain a minimum WAM of 75 across their Program and complete at least 72 UOC at UNSW. The designation "with Distinction" will not be issued to students who enrol in an Honours program.

For Bachelor of Arts & Social Sciences:

High achieving students who secure a WAM of 75 across their Arts and Social Sciences program and who have completed at least 48 UOC of their program at UNSW are eligible for the award of their Pass Degree "with Distinction".

Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management)

Progression to Honours in Environmental Management is described in program 4500 Bachelor of Science (Honours). Entry to the BSc (Honours) Program is subject to academic performance and the number of places available in a School’s Honours program. Typically students require a minimum overall WAM of a Credit for entry into Honours, although due to the competitive nature of Honours in some Schools, the level of academic performance required may be higher. Where students have an overall WAM that is less than, but close to the entry requirements, Schools may consider academic performance in the major area of study. All decisions regarding entry to the BSc (Honours) are subject to the approval of the Program Authority.

Students seeking to enrol in Honours are required to have completed all the requirements for the BSc (EnvMgt) and satisfied all prerequisite requirements for Honours as specified by the relevant School. Students should check prerequisite requirements for Honours with the relevant School and consider potential projects and supervision as early as possible.

Bachelor of Arts & Social Sciences

After completion of 144 UoC including all of the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts dual degree, high achieving students may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504. A minimum WAM of 70 in the Bachelor of Arts & Social Sciences component of the dual degree is required for entry into Honours.

Students enrolled in a dual program are not required to complete any General Education requirements.

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