Global Change Science Major
| Offered By | ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment and ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Academic Contact | Dr Michael Roderick and Professor Brendan Mackey |
| Areas of Interest | Earth and Marine Sciences, Environmental Studies, Geography, Interdisciplinary Studies - Sustainability, and Resource Management and Environmental Science |
Global change is recognised as one of the critical challenges to the sustainability of human society and the environment, both in Australia and globally. This major offers the combination of a strong understanding of global change science from a multi-disciplinary perspective, underpinned by research-intensive courses and methods training - a combination that is essential to tackling the critical challenges in areas such as climate vulnerability and adaptation.
This major provides the opportunity to develop the experience and skills to
- evaluate current understandings of global change science and a range of response strategies to global environmental change;
- develop depth of knowledge in an area or areas of global environmental change science;
- develop research capacity in aspects of global environmental change science;
- integrate knowledge relevant to global change science across disciplines; and
- apply a range of written, oral and visual communication skills to effectively convey and discuss information about global change science in disciplinary and multidisciplinary contexts.
Requirements
A minimum of 42 units of courses including
a. EMSC1006 The Blue Planet: an introduction to Earth System Science
and one of:
- BIOL1009 Diversity of Life
- MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1 or MATH1015 Mathematics and Applications 1 Honours
- ENVS1003 Environment and Society Research Methods
- ENVS1004 Australia's Environment
- STAT1003 Statistical Techniques
b. no more than 12 units from:
- BIOL2121 Plants: Genes to Environment
- BIOL2112 Marine Biology
- EMSC2019 Marine Palaeontology
- EMSC2015 Chemistry of the Earth and Oceans
- MATH2305 Differential Equations and Applications or MATH2405 Maths Methods 1 Honours: Ordinary Differential Equations and Advanced Vector Calculus
- ENVS2004 Weather, Climate and Fire
- ENVS2009 Quantitative Methods & Applications in Environment
- ENVS2015 GIS and Spatial Analysis
c. at least 18 units from:
- BIOL3125 Plants and Global Climate Change
- BIOL3153 Conservation Biology
- EMSC3023 Marine Biogeochemistry
- EMSC3026 Environmental Geoscience
- EMSC3027 Global Cycles and Paleooceanography
- EMSC3029 Ocean and Atmosphere Modelling
- MATH3133 Environmental Mathematics or MATH3134 Environmental Mathematics (Honours)
- ENVS3001 Climate Change Science & Policy Field School
- ENVS3008 Fire in the Environment
- ENVS3013 Climatology
- ENVS3020 Climate Change Science and Policy
- ENVS3026 Geomorphology: landscape evolution under changing climates
- ENVS3029 Palaeo-Environmental Reconstruction
- ENVS3040 Solving Complex Environmental Problems
- One of BIOL3138 Special Topics in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics; EMSC3050 Special Topics; ENVS3010 Independent Research Project.
Fenner School Course and Major Advice
Students considering taking fourth-year Honours in the Fenner School, or enrolled in a direct-entry Honours degree program and studying in the Fenner School, are expected to take ENVS3040 Solving Complex Environmental Problems. This course may be included in an appropriate major or taken as part of the degree more generally. Students should also consult one of the conveners of the Global Change Science major on their course selections.
Research School of Earth Sciences Course and Major Advice
Students considering taking fourth-year Honours in the Research School of Earth Sciences, or enrolled in a direct-entry Honours degree program, should consult one of the conveners of the Global Change Science major on their course selections.
The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.
