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Diploma in Environmental Science

DipEnvSc

80 cp

Minimum duration:   1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (Exit qualification only)

CertEnvSc

40 cp

Minimum duration:   6 months full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                   North Sydney Campus NSW

EFTSL value of units:   All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

 

1.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DIPLOMA

To qualify for the Diploma, a student must complete 80 cp from Part A and Part B of the Schedule of Unit Offerings.

 

2.                   EXIT POINT

A student who has completed the following requirements may exit from the course with the Certificate in Environmental Science.

 

40 cp from Part A of the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

Australian students: 40 cp from Electives;

International students: 10 cp from the Core unit and 30 cp from Electives.

 

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

PART A

Core Unit – International Students

ENGL105          10         English Language Communication Skills

Electives

ENVI100           10         Environmental Issues

BIOL101           10         Fundamentals of Biology

CHEM100         10         Fundamentals of Chemistry

INFO102           10         Introduction to Data Analysis

PART B

PHYS105          10         Environmental Physics

BIOL102            10         Principles of Ecology (Pre: BIOL101 Fundamentals of Biology)

CHEM102         10         Physical Chemistry (Pre: CHEM100 Fundamentals of Chemistry)

ERTH100          10         Earth Science