Program Requirements

The combined program consists of at least 240 units of courses offered by a science-related Department or by the ANU College of Law.

Minimum requirement from each College:

SCIENCE:

At least 96 units of Group A, B, and C including:

• at least 18 units of 1000-coded courses selected from BIOL 1003, ENVS1001, ENVS1003, ENVS1004 and at least 6 units from EMSC1006 or ENVS1008
• at least 24 units of 2000-coded courses with EMSC or ENVS prefixes: including at least 6 units from EMSC2016, ENVS2007, ENVS2011 or ENVS2013; and at least 6 units from ENVS2009, ENVS2014 or ENVS2015
• at least 36 units of 3000-coded courses with EMSC or ENVS prefixes, 18 units of which must be in a major administered by the Fenner School of Environment & Society or the Research School of Earth Sciences
• at least 6 units from ENVS3007 or ENVS3028

Degree with Honours

A student who attains a sufficient standard in the pass degree may be admitted to the Honous year to become a candidate for the BSc(REM) degree with Honours.  

The minimum requirements for admission to an Honours program are as follows:

1. the successful completion of 144 units including at least 48 units of Group B or Group C courses relevant to the proposed field of honours study, of which at least 36 units must be Group C courses

2. the attainment of a minimum average of 2 for the 48 units, where HD = 4, D = 3, CR = 2, P = 0

3. the recommendation of the Head of Department/School concerned, in the light of availability of resources and appropriate supervision. 

 

The Honours year comprises an additional 48 units of advanced research work to be taken from the fields of study in:

• ENVS4005 Resource and Environmental Management, or
• ENVS4015 Geography, or
• ENVS4025 Human Ecology, or
• ENVS4055 Forest Science

The Honours program has specific dates which are advertised in the Honours Handbook.

 

LAW
At least 144 units of Law courses, offered by the ANU College of Law including 90 units of compulsory courses, as listed in the section relating to the Bachelor of Laws, and 54 units of elective courses.

Admission to the degree of Bachelor of Science (Resource and Environmental Management) requires:

A total of 144 units including:

• at least 96 units of courses, as defined above, offered by a science-related department
• further courses to the value of at least 48 units taught in or approved by either of the relevant Colleges
• No more than 36 units of Group A courses may be included

No more than 48 first-year units may be counted if admission to the BSc (Res&EnvMan) degree occurs before the combined program requirements have been completed.
 
Admission to degree of Bachelor of Laws requires:
A total of 192 units including at least 144 units from the ANU College of Law including compulsory and elective courses as defined above.  No more than 24 units at first-year level of non-law courses can be counted if admission to the LLB occurs before the combined program requirements have been met.

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.