Bachelor of Science (Sustainability Major)

Edith Cowan University

This major allows students to develop transdisciplinary knowledge in environmental sustainability and undertake a relevant project in natural sciences to enrich understandings of ecologically sustainable processes on land and in waterStudents will be able to apply these understandings to nature conservation impact assessment and natural resource management Studies will include an emphasis on fieldbased exercises and workplace learningLearning OutcomesApply broad discipline knowledge to range of practical situations linked to interdependencies between natural environments and sustainability sustainability challenges and their drivers and holistic systems thinking and complexityAnalyse experimental data from the perspective of environmental sustainabilityFormulate hypotheses design and undertake experiments to generate solutions to sustainability problemsSynthesise relevant information from multiple sources using digital technologiesCommunicate sustainability issues with diverse groups in professional and public contextsIncorporate diverse perspectives into scientific practice applying a global outlook and including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural perspectivesWork collaboratively with others encompassing social sustainable and ethical values into scientific practiceApply own learning to professional practice

School of Science

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