Environmental Science
Honours unit of study table (Table A)
| This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 14 July 2026. View details of the changes below. |
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Contact and further information:
Dr. Malcolm Possell
E malcolm.possell@sydney.edu.au
Environmental Science Honours |
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| Honours in Environmental Science requires 48 credit points from this table as follows: | ||
| (i) 6 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework core units, and | ||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework selective units, and | ||
| (iii) 24 credit points of 4000-level Honours research project units | ||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 4000-level Science Advanced Coursework Units |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Honours Coursework Core |
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| ENVX4001 GIS, Remote Sensing and Land Management |
6 | A Basic GIS knowledge. Completion of at least a major or minor P 144 credit points of 1000-3000 level units |
Honours Coursework Selective |
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| SCIE4001 Science Communication |
6 | A Completion of a major in a science discipline. Basic knowledge of other sciences is beneficial. Experience in communication such as delivering oral presentations and producing written reports. An awareness of science in a societal context, e.g., of disciplinary applications P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000 or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000 or 4000-level units from Science Table A or Medicine and Health Table A |
| SCIE4002 Experimental Design and Data Analysis |
6 | A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000 or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000 or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A N ENVX3002 or STAT3X22 or STAT4022 or STAT3X12 |
| SCIE4003 Ethics in Science |
6 | A Successful completion of a Science major P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A N HSBH3004 or HPSC3107 |
Honours Core Research Project |
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| ENVX4103 Environmental Science Honours Project A |
6 | C ENVX4104 |
| ENVX4104 Environmental Science Honours Project B |
6 | C ENVX4103 |
| ENVX4105 Environmental Science Honours Project C |
6 | C ENVX4106 |
| ENVX4106 Environmental Science Honours Project D |
6 | C ENVX4105 and SCIE4999 |
| SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark |
0 | |
Science Advanced Coursework |
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| Students must select 12 credit points of Science Advanced Coursework units. | ||
Post-publication amendments
| Date | Original publication | Post-publication amendment |
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| 14/07/2026 | Contact details published as "Dr. Floris van Ogtrop E floris.vanogtrop@sydney.edu.au" |
Contact details ammended to "Dr Malcolm Possell E malcolm.possell@sydney.edu.au" |