Water Science and Policy Double Major
| Offered By | Faculty of Science |
|---|---|
| Academic Contact | Professor Peter Kanowski and Dr Bear McPhail |
| Areas of Interest | Earth and Marine Sciences and Resource Management and Environmental Science |
Water is emerging as a critical issue for societies and the environment in Australia, in our region, and in many other parts of the world. The major and double major in Water Science and Policy provides students with the opportunity to develop knowledge central to the understanding and management of water resources, and to develop expertise and undertake research relevant to one of four theme areas associated with water: earth and environmental sciences; environmental modelling; environmental policy: and water chemistry and quality. It is intended that students select courses from one or two of the four theme areas, which draw on the ANU’s substantial research activities. test
Requirements
A minimum of 60 units of courses including:
a. no more than 12 units from ENVS1004 Australia’s Environment and one of:
- CHEM1011 Chemistry 1;
- EMSC1006 The Blue Planet; or
- MATH1014/1116 Mathematics & Applications;
- ENVS1001 Resources Environment & Society.
b. at least 12 units from ENVS2008 Hydrology for NRM and one of:
- CHEM2204 Environmental Chemistry
- EMSC2014 Surficial Processes
- MATH2305/2405 Differential Equations
- SCOM2001 Science Communication or ENVS2007 Economics for the Environment
- ENVS2004 Weather, Climate & Fire
c. at least 36 units, comprising ENVS3005 Water Resource Management, EMSC3025 Groundwater and four of the courses listed below:
- EMSC3023 Global Cycles II: The Modern Oceans
- EMSC3028 Coastal Environmental Earth Science
- EMSC3050 Special Topics
- MATH3133 Environmental Mathematics;
- ENVS3010 Independent Research Project
- ENVS3004 Land & Catchment Management
- ENVS3013 Climatology
- ENVS3028 Environmental Policy & Planning
- ENVS3031 MDB Field School
- ENVS3018 Policy and Institutional Analysis for Sustainability
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