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Bachelor of Environmental Systems

Units of study table

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

Year 1

Year 1 will have the following 48 credit point structure:
BIOL1001
Concepts in Biology
6    A None. However, semester 1 students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (in February).
N BIOL1911


It is recommended that BIOL (1001 or 1911) be taken concurrently with either BIOL1003 or BIOL1903. Students who have completed HSC Biology and scored 80+ should enrol in BIOL1911. Students who lack 80+ in HSC Biology but have an ATAR of 95 or greater may enrol in BIOL1911 with permission from the UEO. The completion of MBLG 1001 is highly recommended.
Semester 1
Summer Main
or
BIOL1911
Concepts in Biology (Advanced)
6    P 80+ in HSC 2-unit Biology (or equivalent) or Distinction or better in a University level Biology unit, or an ATAR of 95 or greater
N BIOL 1001

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
It is recommended that BIOL (1001 or 1911) be taken concurrently with all other Junior units of study in Biology. The completion of MBLG1001 is highly recommended.
Semester 1
CHEM1001
Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A
6    A There is no assumed knowledge of chemistry for this unit of study, but students who have not undertaken an HSC chemistry course are strongly advised to complete a chemistry bridging course before lectures commence.
N CHEM1101, CHEM1901, CHEM1109, CHEM1903
Semester 1
or
CHEM1101
Chemistry 1A
6    A HSC Chemistry and Mathematics
C Recommended concurrent units of study: 6 credit points of Junior Mathematics
N CHEM1001, CHEM1109, CHEM1901, CHEM1903
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
or
CHEM1901
Chemistry 1A (Advanced)
6    P ATAR of at least 95 and HSC Chemistry result in band 5 or 6, or by invitation.
C Recommended concurrent unit of study: 6 credit points of Junior Mathematics
N CHEM1001, CHEM1101, CHEM1109, CHEM1903

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
ENSY1001
Australian Environments and Climate
6    N GEOS1001, GEOS1901
Semester 1
ENVX1001
Introductory Statistical Methods
6    A 70 or more in HSC Mathematics
Semester 1
BIOL1002
Living Systems
6    A HSC 2-unit Biology. Students who have not completed HSC biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (in February).
N BIOL1902


It is recommended that BIOL (1001 or 1911) be taken before this unit of study. This unit of study, together with BIOL (1001 or 1911) provides entry to all Intermediate units of study in biology in the School of Biological Sciences.
Semester 2
or
BIOL1902
Living Systems (Advanced)
6    P Distinction or better in the BIOL1001/1911 OR HSC Biology equal to 90 or greater OR an ATAR equal to 95 or greater
N BIOL1002

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2
CHEM1002
Fundamentals of Chemistry 1B
6    P CHEM (1001 or 1101) or equivalent
N CHEM1102, CHEM1108, CHEM1902, CHEM1904
Semester 2
or
CHEM1102
Chemistry 1B
6    P CHEM (1101 or 1901) or a Distinction in CHEM1001 or equivalent
C Recommended concurrent units of study: 6 credit points of Junior Mathematics
N CHEM1002, CHEM1108, CHEM1902, CHEM1904
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
or
CHEM1902
Chemistry 1B (Advanced)
6    P CHEM (1901 or 1903) or Distinction in CHEM1101 or equivalent
C Recommended concurrent unit of study: 6 credit points of Junior Mathematics
N CHEM1002, CHEM1102, CHEM1108, CHEM1904

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2
ENSY1002
Ecological Sustainability
6      Semester 2
RSEC1031
Resource Economics 1
6    N AGEC1031
Semester 2

Year 2

Year 2 will have the following structure: 36 credit points of core units including:
ENSY2001
Systems Complexity and Dynamics
6    P BIOM1003 or ENVX1001
Semester 1
ENVX2001
Applied Statistical Methods
6    P ENVX1001 or BIOM1003 or MATH1011 and MATH1015
Semester 1
SOIL2003
Soil Properties and Processes
6      Semester 1
ENVX3001
Environmental GIS
6    A least 48 credit points in second year agriculture/science units.
Semester 2
LWSC2002
Introductory Hydrology
6    A AFNR1001, AFNR1002, ENSY1001 and (BIOM1003 or ENVX1001)
Semester 2
PLNT2003
Plant Form and Function
6    A 12 credit points of Junior Biology, or equivalent eg BIOL (1001 or 1101 or 1901 or 1911) and BIOL (1002 or 1902 or 1003 or 1903)
N PLNT2903, BIOL2003, BIOL2903, CROP2001
Semester 2
And 12 credit points of elective units from either Table AS1 or Table NTS1.

Table AS1 Agricultural Systems Stream

one of:
AGCH2004
Agricultural Chemistry
6    P 12 credit points of Junior Chemistry
N AGCH2003, PLNT2001
Semester 1
AGEC2103
Production Economics
6    P ECON1001 or AGEC1006 or ( AGEC1003 and AGEC1004) or RESEC1031
N AGEC2003
Semester 1
GENE2001
Agricultural Genetics 2
6    P At least one of (BIOL1001, BIOL1002, BIOL1101, BIOL1901, BIOL1911)
Semester 1
and one of:
AGEC2101
Market and Price Analysis
6    P AGEC1006 or (AGEC1003 and AGEC1004) or AGEC1002 or AGEC1102 or RSEC1031 or AGEC1031
N AGEC2001
Semester 2
AGRO3004
Managing Agro-Ecosystems
6    P AFNR1001, AFNR1002, PLNT2003, SOIL2003 and (BIOM2001 or ENVX2001)
Semester 2
ENTO2001
Agricultural Entomology
6    P 12 credit points of first year biology
Semester 2
MICR2024
Microbes in the Environment
6    P 12 credit points of first year Biology
N MICR2001, MICR2901, MICR2003, MICR2007, MICR2011, MICR2021, MICR2921, MICR2909
Semester 2
SOIL2004
The Soil Resource
6      Semester 2

Table NTS1 Natural Terrestrial Systems Stream

one of:
ENVI2111
Conservation Biology and Applied Ecology
6    P 12 credit points of junior Biology (BIOL/MBLG/EDUH)
N ENVI2911
Semester 1
PLNT2002
Aust Flora: Ecology and Conservation
6    P 6 credit points of a Junior unit of study
N PLNT2902
Semester 1
and one of
GEOG2321
Fluvial and Groundwater Geomorphology
6    P 24 credit points of Junior units of study including 6 credit points of Junior Geoscience. Students in the BEnvSys should have ENSY1001, 12 credit points of Chemisty, 6 credit points of Biology, BIOM1003 or ENVX2001
N GEOG2002, GEOG2302, GEOG2303, MARS2002, MARS2006
Semester 2
MICR2024
Microbes in the Environment
6    P 12 credit points of first year Biology
N MICR2001, MICR2901, MICR2003, MICR2007, MICR2011, MICR2021, MICR2921, MICR2909
Semester 2
SOIL2004
The Soil Resource
6      Semester 2

Year 3

Year 3 will have the following structure: 24 credit points of core units including:
LWSC3007
Advanced Hydrology and Modelling
6    P LWSC2002
Semester 1
SOIL3009
Contemporary Field and Lab Soil Science
6    P SOIL2003
Semester 1
ENSY3001
Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions
6    A SOIL2003, LWSC2002, LWSC3007, PLNT2003, ENSY2001


It is strongly advised that PLNT3001 or PLNT3901 are taken concurrently
Semester 2
PLNT3001
Plant, Cell and Environment
6    P 12 credit points of Intermediate Biology, Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics or equivalent
N PLNT3901
Semester 2
And 24 credit points from either Table AS2 or Table NTS2.

Table AS2 Agricultural Systems Stream

two of:
AFNR3001
Agro-ecosystems in Developing Countries
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
AGRO4003
Crop and Pasture Agronomy
6    P AGRO3004
Semester 1
AGRO4004
Sustainable Farming Systems
6    P AGRO3004
Semester 1
ENVI3111
Environmental Law and Ethics
6    A Intermediate Environmental Science.
P 12 credit points of Intermediate Science or Agriculture units.
N ENVI3001, ENVI3003
Semester 1
ENVX3002
Statistics in the Natural Sciences
6    P ENVX2001 or BIOM2001 or STAT2012 or STAT2912
Semester 1
MICR3125
Microbial Ecology
6    A Fundamentals of molecular biology
P MICR2022 or MICR2024
Semester 1
PPAT4005
Soil Biology
6    P MICR2024 or 6cp intermediate microbiology
Semester 1
RSEC4131
Benefit-Cost Analysis
6    P (ECON2001 or ECOS2001) and (AGEC2103 or AGEC2003)
N AGEC4037
Semester 1
and two of
AGCH3032
Land and Water Ecochemistry
6    P AGCH2003 or AGCH2004 or PLNT2001 or CHEM24XX or BCHM2XXX or ENVI2001
N AGCH3030, AGCH3031

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2
ENTO4003
Integrated Pest Management
6    P ENTO2001 or ENTO2002 or BIOL2017 or BIOL2917 (Note: BIOL2017/BIOL2917 are only for BSc students who elect to take this UoS)
Semester 2
ENVX4001
GIS, Remote Sensing and Land Management
6    A Recommended units include GEOS2111/GEOS2911 (Natural Hazards: a GIS approach), ENVX3001 (Environmental GIS), SOIL3004 (The Soil Resource), GEOS3014/GEOS3914 (GIS in Coastal Management)

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Consent of the unit coordinator required.
Semester 2
MICR3125
Microbial Ecology
6    A Fundamentals of molecular biology
P MICR2022 or MICR2024
Semester 1
PLNT3002
Plant Growth and Development
6    P 12 credit points of intermediate PLNT, BIOL, AGCH or CROP units of study including at least one of PLNT2001, PLNT2901, PLNT2003, PLNT2903, BIOL2016, BIOL2916, BIOL2003, BIOL2903, BIOL2006, BIOL2906, CROP2001, AGCH2002 or equivalent
N PLNT3902, BIOL3021, BIOL3931
Semester 2
SOIL3010
The Soil at Work
6    P SOIL2003 or SOIL2004
Semester 2
The following unit will not be available in 2012.
RSEC4134
Economics of Water & Bio-resources
6    A (ECON2002 or ECOS2002), AGEC3001, AGEC2101, AGEC2105
P (ECON2001 or ECOS2001) and (AGEC2103 or AGEC2003)
N ECON3013
Semester 2

Table NTS2 Natural Terrestrial Systems Stream

two of
BIOL3006
Ecological Methods
6    A BIOL (2011 or 2911 or 2012 or 2912) or PLNT (2002 or 2902).
P 12 credit points of Intermediate Biology; or 6 credit points of Intermediate BIOL and one of ENVI (2111 or 2911) or GEOS (2115 or 2915).
N BIOL3906
Semester 1
ENSY3002
Fire in Australian Ecosystems
6    A Junior level biology and chemistry
Semester 1
ENVI3111
Environmental Law and Ethics
6    A Intermediate Environmental Science.
P 12 credit points of Intermediate Science or Agriculture units.
N ENVI3001, ENVI3003
Semester 1
ENVX3002
Statistics in the Natural Sciences
6    P ENVX2001 or BIOM2001 or STAT2012 or STAT2912
Semester 1
GEOS3018
Rivers: Science, Policy and Management
6    P 24 credit points of Intermediate units of study including 6 credit points of Intermediate Geoscience (GEOG or GEOS) units of study
N GEOS3918
Semester 1
MICR3125
Microbial Ecology
6    A Fundamentals of molecular biology
P MICR2022 or MICR2024
Semester 1
PLNT3003
Systematics and Evolution of Plants
6    P 6 credit points of any Intermediate unit of study from BIOL, PLNT, LWSC, HORT, GEOS, GEOG, ENVI, SOIL.
N PLNT3903
Semester 1
PPAT4005
Soil Biology
6    P MICR2024 or 6cp intermediate microbiology
Semester 1
and two of
AGCH3032
Land and Water Ecochemistry
6    P AGCH2003 or AGCH2004 or PLNT2001 or CHEM24XX or BCHM2XXX or ENVI2001
N AGCH3030, AGCH3031

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2
BIOL3007
Ecology
6    A Although not prerequisites, knowledge obtained from BIOL3006/3906, and BIOL3008/3908 and/or BIOL3009/3909, is strongly recommended.
P 12 credit points of Intermediate Biology; or 6 credit points of Intermediate BIOL, and one of ENVI (2111 or 2911) or GEOS(2115 or 2915).
N BIOL3907
Semester 2
BIOL3009
Terrestrial Field Ecology
6    A BIOL (3006 or 3906). Prior completion of one of these units is very strongly recommended.
P 12 credit points of Intermediate Biology or (ANSC2004 and (BIOM2001 or ENVX2001).
N BIOL3909


One 6 day field trip held in the pre-semester break (22- 27 July 2012), and 4x4 hr practical classes during weeks 1-4 in Semester 2.
Int August
ENSY3003
Trees and the Environment
6    A Students will require an understanding of plant growth and nutrient acquisition. A general understanding of Australian plant diversity and general concepts of ecology will also be an advantage.
P One of: PLNT 2002, PLNT2003 or ENVI 2111
Semester 2
ENVI3112
Environmental Assessment
6    A Intermediate Environmental Science.
P 12 credit points of Intermediate Science or Agriculture units.
N ENVI3002, ENVI3004
Semester 2
MICR3125
Microbial Ecology
6    A Fundamentals of molecular biology
P MICR2022 or MICR2024
Semester 1
PLNT3002
Plant Growth and Development
6    P 12 credit points of intermediate PLNT, BIOL, AGCH or CROP units of study including at least one of PLNT2001, PLNT2901, PLNT2003, PLNT2903, BIOL2016, BIOL2916, BIOL2003, BIOL2903, BIOL2006, BIOL2906, CROP2001, AGCH2002 or equivalent
N PLNT3902, BIOL3021, BIOL3931
Semester 2