BSocEnvSustain
Credit points
240
Minimum duration
3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
Note:
International intakes only on Melbourne campus
EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.
International applicants must meet the English Language Requirements as defined in the Admissions to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
| State | Prerequisites |
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| New South Wales | Assumed knowledge: 2 units of English (any) (Band 3) |
| Queensland | Assumed knowledge: English (Units 3 & 4, C) |
| Victoria | Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English.
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Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2026 Admission.
Definition
A Minor is 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at 100-level and at least 20 cp at 200- or 300-level.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 170 cp from specified units (Part A)
- 40 cp from 1 Arts Minor units or Elective units (Part B)
- 30 cp from Core Curriculum and Community Engagement units (Part C)
Other requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
Exit points
Students who have met the requirements of the non-award course Certificate in Liberal Studies and Diploma in Liberal Arts can exit with that award.
Progression requirements
Unless otherwise specified, students must complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence. Any additional prerequisites for individual units are shown in brackets after the unit in the Schedule of Unit Offerings.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 170 credit points from the following:
- ENHU170Environmental Humanities10 CP
- ENHU171Environmental Economics10 CP
- GEOG110Exploring Natural Environments10 CP
- GEOG111Exploring Human Environments10 CP
- SOCS100Introduction to Sociology10 CP
- SOCS101Global Society and Change10 CP
- ENHU271Literature and the Environment10 CP
- GEOG214Sustainability: The Global Challenge10 CP
- GEOG216Climate Change: Past, Present and Future10 CP
- ENHU270Unsustainable: A Global History of Consumption10 CP
- SOCS207Meaning of Life: Researching Qualitatively10 CP
- SOCS270Environmental Sociology10 CP
- GEOG310Sustainable Cities and Communities10 CP
- GEOG312Mapping for a Complex World10 CP
- ENHU370The Oceanic Humanities10 CP
- SOCS300Power Wealth and Welfare: Social Issues and Policy10 CP
- SOCS302People Count: Researching Globally with Quantitative Methods10 CP
Part B.1 OR Part B.2
Part B.1 : Arts Minor units
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ARCHArchaeology40 CP
- BUSDBusiness Studies40 CP
- COMMCommunication40 CP
- DRAMDrama40 CP
- DTCODigital Technologies (Computing)40 CP
- ECONEconomics40 CP
- ENGLEnglish40 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
- GLSTGlobal Studies40 CP
- GRDEGraphic Design40 CP
- HISTHistory40 CP
- HLDVHealthy Development40 CP
- INDVInternational Development Studies40 CP
- MATHMathematics40 CP
- MUSCMusic40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
- PSYCPsychology40 CP
- SOCISociology40 CP
- THSDTheological Studies40 CP
- VEAMVeterans Arts Minor40 CP
- VISUVisual Arts40 CP
- YWRKYouth Work40 CP
Part B.2 : Elective units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- BABachelor of Arts240 CP
- BHRTSBachelor of Human Rights240 CP
A student may undertake units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings from any Bachelor of Arts discipline or Bachelor of Human Rights (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite requirements are met).
The Course Coordinator may approve alternative units from the Bachelor of Nutrition Science.
Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
- THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
- THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
- TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP
- PHCC201The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges10 CP
- THCC200Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective10 CP
- THCC202Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought10 CP
- TPCC201Ecology and Justice10 CP
- TPCC202Conflict, Violence and Peace-making10 CP
- HUMA330Community Engagement: Placement10 CP
