ABOUT THE BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTS
WHAT ROLE WILL YOU PLAY IN OUR CHANGING WORLD?
The natural world
Humanity is irrevocably linked with the natural world. You will learn how to nurture this delicate relationship, to establish sustainable and resilient systems that will stand the test of time.
The virtual world
Gaining a spatial understanding of our complex world underpins our ability to address the link between the natural and built worlds. Through modelling and mapping, you can help to shape a sustainable future.
The built world
The planning and construction of our cities cannot take place in isolation. You will learn how contemporary issues like climate change, globalisation and urbanisation play a fundamental role in the creation of the built world.
The social world
The ways in which we live, the communities we form, and how we make collective decisions are profoundly important to our future. Gaining an understanding of these elements is critical in shaping the world around us.
ABOUT THE BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTS
Our world is in a state of flux, and the need for action has never been more urgent. Every choice we make about the future will engage all four of the worlds just described. You have the chance to be a part of it and shape a better future for humanity.
The Bachelor of Environments is a unique program that brings together science, technology, design and the social sciences. It will equip you with the knowledge needed to address the urgent problems our world faces – from environmental issues like climate
change and the scarcity of critical resources like food and water, to urban growth, globalisation and sustainability.
The course takes a unique, multidisciplinary approach to the study of our environment. Recognising the complex relationships between our landscapes and our cities, it examines how the natural, virtual, built & social worlds have sustained our past and define our future.
Through your chosen major, you will gain specialised knowledge as well as broader problem solving and thinking skills needed to act upon the environmental problems facing our world. Solutions to challenges like climate change, urban growth & sustainability, and the management of scarce resources, such as water, will come from innovative and integrated thinking.
The Bachelor of Environments will provide you as students with a broad understanding of the issues and challenges that shape diverse environments, whilst also providing you with the opportunity to focus on an area of specialisation of your choosing.
As Graduates, you will have the ability to consider the environment beyond the short term, and play an active role in understanding the existing environments and maintaining, designing and constructing sustainable areas in which to live, work and visit.
Where will a BENVS take me?
Bachelor of Environments graduates will enter a world that is seeking to align the needs of development and change with those of sustainability.
Your capacity to draw upon a rich knowledge and to act on these issues will be in high demand by the community, the public sector and corporations alike.
Having developed an awareness of environmental issues and the impact of development on the environment, you will play a key role in shaping and managing environments in a sustainable way.
In Second year you will commence a Major
A major is a concentration of subjects that equips you with specialised knowledge in a chosen field of study. It also prepares you for graduate Masters studies in the same field.
CAREER PATHS
Career paths will depend on the graduate’s major field of study and chosen breadth options, as well as any outside interests and extra-curricular activities you may pursue. Potential career pathways might include: environmental risk analysis; land development and forestry management; science and management of soil, water and air pollution; environmental sustainability education; natural resource development and management; landscape designer; mining industry consultant; design technician; property management and real estate, architectural project and office support; construction coordination; local government offices and environmental geology.
Progression
In your first year you will begin to learn about the different ways a range of disciplines approach environments and apply specialised knowledge to looking after and creating the world around us. Importantly, as you move through the degree, you will also learn more about the interactions between these related disciplines and the importance of having a broad knowledge of complex environmental issues.
I urge you to approach the Bachelor of Environments as an integrated total experience in which the breadth of awareness and knowledge is as important as the depth of scientific, technical and design knowledge you will develop through your chosen major which you will select in year 2.
Career outcomes with further Masters studies
The Bachelor of Environments program leads to a number of career and further study options, and also provides pathways, through specific majors, to graduate and professionally accredited programs in Architecture, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Property and Urban Planning, Engineering, Surveying, Land and Environment.
Bachelor of Environments students learn to work effectively in teams to produce practical, real-world solutions and to appreciate the value of collaboration and diverse perspectives. Diverse learning experiences allow students to expand and adapt their cognitive and analytical skills. Environments graduates are characterised by their creative, flexible and multidisciplinary approach to the sustainable design and management of the environment.
Bachelor of Environments students will graduate into a constantly shifting world. Finding a balance between development and sustainability will be one of the many challenges graduates face, especially when the solution affects the community, industry and the individual.
For more information about the Bachelor of Environments visit: www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au