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Environmental Science and Law

Unit of study table

Master of Environmental Science and Law

Students must complete 72 credit points, including:
(a) 18 credit points of core units of study;
(i) All students must complete LAWS6044 - Environmental Law and Policy, LAWS6252 - Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System, and either
(ii) RESP5001 - Integrated Environmental Practice; or
(iii) all of ENVI5502 - Environmental Research Project A, and ENVI5503 - Environmental Research Project B, and ENVI5504 - Environmental Research Project C; and
(b) 18 credit points of Environmental Science core units of study; and
(c) 18 credit points of Environmental Law core units of study; and
(d) 18 credit points of units of study selected from the remaining core units of study or elective units of study

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core

ENVI5502
Environmental Research Project A
6 P Distinction average or better in 24 credit points of Environmental Science/ Environmental Science and Law core units
N ENVI5501
Students taking ENVI5502 must take ENVI5503 and ENVI5504
ENVI5503
Environmental Research Project B
6 P Distinction average or better in 24cp of Environmental Science/ Environmental Science and Law core units
N ENVI5501
Students taking ENVI5503 must take ENVI5502 and ENVI5504
ENVI5504
Environmental Research Project C
6 P Distinction average or better in 24cp of Environmental Science/ Environmental Science and Law core units
N ENVI5501
Students taking ENVI5504 must take ENVI5502 and ENVI5503
LAWS6044
Environmental Law and Policy
6 A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction
N LAWS3430 or LAWS5130
Students who do not hold a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before undertaking the environmental law units. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6252
Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System
6 N LAWS6881
Students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in this unit prior to commencing other law units of study. Law graduates from a non-common law jurisdiction are strongly recommended to undertake this unit. This unit is not available to students who have acquired a law degree from Australia or another common law jurisdiction. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
RESP5001
Integrated Environmental Practice
6  

Environmental Science Core

AFNR5801
Climate Change: Process, History, Issues
6 A A basic understanding of climate change processes and issues
ENVI5705
Ecological Principles
6 A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level Mathematics and understanding of basic statistics
ENVI5707
Energy - Sources, Uses and Alternatives
6  
ENVI5708
Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
6  
ENVI5801
Social Science of Environment
6  
ENVI5904
Methods in Applied Ecology
6  

Environmental Law Core

LAWS6041
Environmental Dispute Resolution
6 Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6047
Law of the Sea
6 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6061
International Environmental Law
6 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6065
Pollution, Corporate Liability and Govern

6 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6141
Asia Pacific Environmental Law

6 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6165
Biodiversity Law and Heritage Law
6
Students enrolled in the MIL and GradDipIL may apply to enrol in this unit, please contact law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au. Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6314
Coastal and Marine Law

6 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6320
Climate Justice and Disaster Law
6 Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6343
International Law and Technology
6 Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6354
Environ Planning and Impact Assessment Law
6 A students who do not hold an undergraduate law degree must have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in this unit and LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy (Environmental Law students only)
N LAWS6043 or LAWS6045 or LAWS3430 or LAWS5130
Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6964
Global Energy and Resources Law
6 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html

Electives

AFNR5511
Soil Processes, Assessment and Management
6  
ENVI5809
Environmental Simulation Modelling
6 A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level Mathematics and understanding of basic statistics
GEOG5001
Geographic Information Science A
6 A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics
GEOG5004
Environmental Mapping and Monitoring
6 A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics
GOVT6135
Global Environmental Politics
6  
MARS5001
Coastal Processes and Systems
6 A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics
MARS5007
Coral Reefs and Climate Change
6  
PHYS4801
Industrial Ecology
6  
PHYS4802
Quantitative Disaster Analysis
6  
PHYS5031
Ecological Econ and Sustainable Analysis
6  
PHYS5032
Techniques for Sustainability Analysis
6 Minimum class size of 5 students.
PHYS5033
Environmental Footprints and IO Analysis
6 Minimum class size of 5 students.
PHYS5034
Life Cycle Analysis
6 Minimum class size of 5 students.
SUST5002
Food and Water Security
6 This unit of study involves essay and blog writing and group work. Academic writing skills equivalent to HSC Advanced English or significant consultation via the Writing Hub is assumed.
SUST5005
Law, Policy and Sustainability
6 This unit of study involves essay-writing. Academic writing skills equivalent to HSC Advanced English or significant consultation via the Writing Hub is assumed.