THERE IS NO FURTHER ENTRY INTO THIS COURSE.
THE COURSE STRUCTURE BELOW ONLY APPLIES TO RE-ENROLLING STUDENTS WHO COMMENCED THEIR STUDIES PRIOR TO 2016
The Bachelor of Environments is an innovative initiative from the University of Melbourne. It provides students with the skills needed to be creative thinkers and to solve twenty-first century problems. The degree brings together expertise from a range of discipline areas across the University to provide leadership in the study of the built, natural, social and virtual environments, and is unique within Australia. This three year degree will give students a broad understanding across diverse environments, whilst providing them with the opportunity to focus on an area of specialisation of their choosing.
The foundation of the degree is the inter-disciplinary nature of real-world projects, where professionals work together to bring projects to fruition. Only through innovative and integrated thinking that is an integral part of the Bachelor of Environments, will current challenges like sustainable urban growth and protection of threatened natural resources become attainable. Graduates of the Bachelor of Environments will be able to think about the environment beyond the short term, and play an active role in maintaining, imagining, designing and constructing sustainable areas in which to live, work and visit.
At the completion of the Bachelor of Environments students will be able to:
- demonstrate a broad knowledge of the sciences, social sciences and design in an environmental context, with a higher level of understanding in one of these areas;
- understand the social, historical and professional context of their area of study;
- be well-versed in the technical language and concepts relevant to their area of study;
- access and appreciate national and international debates in their area of study;
- demonstrate an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical values;
- apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems;
- have a capacity to apply practical skills and technology to problem-solving;
- demonstrate innovation and creativity;
- are able to engage confidently in self-directed study and research;
- demonstrate strong teamwork and interpersonal skills;
- act as informed participants within the community of scholars, as citizens and in the work force;
- communicate effectively in written, oral and graphical form;
- qualify for employment in a wide range of occupations;
- have a continuing commitment to learning;
- be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of data.