Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management / Bachelor of Business

Become a leader in the business of sustainability

Do you have a passion for science and sustainability? Want to play a part in solving the environmental problems facing our society? This combined degree can help set you on a leadership path in this fast-growing industry.

When you combine these skills with a broad knowledge of local and global business environments, you expand your commercial and entrepreneurial opportunities in the environmental space – and maximise your employability when you graduate.

Learn to understand and combat the critical issues placing a growing strain on the earth’s natural resources such as climate change, human impacts, and the biodiversity crisis. Gain experience in management-based skills to help protect our environment. Both now and into the future.

Course overview

Specialise your studies by choosing majors from each program:

Business majors (60 units):

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Politics and International Relations
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Leadership and Management
• Marketing
• Tourism and Event Management

Environmental Science and Management majors (80 units):

• Ecosystems and Biodiversity
• Marine Science and Management
• Climate Science and Natural Hazards
• Sustainability

Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC), the highest educational award in New South Wales schools.

Applicants who do not speak English as a first language must demonstrate that they meet the University's English proficiency requirement. Further information regarding English language proficiency requirements can be found at the English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy.

In the application portal, you can enter the program you wish to study and upload relevant documents needed as part of your application. It is recommended you submit your application a minimum of 12 weeks before your intended semester of trimester start date.

Graduates of this combined degree go on to work in a diverse range of areas. You might work for government departments or councils, for non-government-organisations, or in private industry.

Professional outcomes:

• Conservation and Ecology
• Environmental Consulting
• Laboratory and Research Work
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Policy Development
• Marine Biology