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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. 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 Experience.38
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 |
38 Volunteer Experience is normally completed by the end of Year 2.
