Bachelor of Climate Science and Adaptation

Tackle the many challenges associated with quantifying and dealing with climate-related risks

The impacts of climate variability and climate change are affecting our lives like never before. There is an urgent need to better understand, quantify, and adapt to climate-related risks.

Students can tailor their studies to meet their career aspirations through elective pathways.

This is a specialised degree that will help you turn your passion into practice. This program provides you with fundamental tools to tackle climate-related risks. You will learn how to assess the impacts of climate variability and change. You will also learn how to develop adaptation strategies (e.g. infrastructure, planning policy) that reduce the economic, environmental, and social costs of climate hazards. They will also be optimal and robust across a range of plausible futures.

Course overview

As part of this degree, you have the opportunity to tailor your studies to meet your career aspirations. Key areas of study include:

• climate change and resource management
• risk, vulnerability, adaptation and resilience
• water, energy and food security
• environmental sustainability
• spatial science
• statistics

Eligibility for admission to this program is based on applicants meeting the minimum selection rank, or satisfying the requirements for an approved admission scheme.

The University of Newcastle accepts a range of qualifications to determine eligibility for admission. These include, but are not limited to, Australian or overseas senior secondary qualifications (such as the HSC), prior tertiary studies, prior TAFE/VET studies, and completed enabling programs.

For further information on the pathways that are available to you, please refer to:

• Domestic Applicants
• International Applicants

Overall minimum: 6

Sub test minimum: 6

Graduates of the Bachelor of Climate Science and Adaptation can go on to work in a diverse range of areas. Our graduates have specialised skills that are highly sought after by industry and government to work in the climate science and adaptation field.

Professional outcomes: