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Associate Degree in Environmental Science
AssocDegEnvSc
160 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at: Sydney (North Sydney), 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. Admission Requirements1
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
Recommended studies: Mathematics
2. Requirements for Completion of the Associate Degree
To qualify for the Associate Degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 80 cp from Environmental Science Units;
- 80 cp from Science Units;
and
- required Volunteer Experience2.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Environmental Science Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| ENVI100 | 10 | Environmental Issues |
| ENVI201 | 10 | The Australian Environment: Values and Ethics |
| ENVI202 | 10 | Environmental Legislation and Planning |
| ENVI204 | 10 | Soils and Water (Pre: ERTH100 Earth Science) |
| ENVI206 | 10 | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| ERTH100 | 10 | Earth Science |
| INFO102 | 10 | Introduction to Data Analysis |
| INFO201 | 10 | Environmental Data Analysis (Pre: INFO102 Introduction to Data Analysis) |
Science Units
Biology
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| BIOL101 | 10 | Fundamentals of Biology |
Ecology
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| BIOL102 | 10 | Principles of Ecology (Pre: BIOL101 Fundamentals of Biology) |
| BIOL227 | 10 | Vegetation Ecology (Pre: BIOL102 Principles of Ecology and INFO201 Environmental Data Analysis) |
Chemistry
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| CHEM100 | 10 | Fundamentals of Chemistry |
| CHEM102 | 10 | Physical Chemistry (Pre: CHEM100 Fundamentals of Chemistry) |
| CHEM201 | 10 | Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (Pre: CHEM100 Fundamentals of Chemistry) |
| CHEM203 | 10 | Environmental Chemistry (Pre: CHEM100 Fundamentals of Chemistry) |
Physics
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| PHYS105 | 10 | Environmental Physics |
Volunteer Experience
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| ENVI205 | 0 | Volunteer Experience |
1 A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
2 Volunteer Experience is normally completed by the end of Year 2.
