Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management / Bachelor of Business

The University of Newcastle

Become a leader in the business of sustainability

Do you have a passion for science and sustainability Want to play a part in solving the environmental problems facing our society This combined degree can help set you on a leadership path in this fast-growing industry.

Learn to understand and combat the critical issues placing a growing strain on the earth’s natural resources such as climate change, human impacts, and the biodiversity crisis. Gain experience in management-based skills to help protect our environment. Both now and into the future.

When you combine these skills with a broad knowledge of local and global business environments, you expand your commercial and entrepreneurial opportunities in the environmental space – and maximise your employability when you graduate.

Course overview

Specialise your studies by choosing majors from each program:

Business majors (60 units):

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Politics and International Relations

Human Resource Management

International Business

Leadership and Management

Marketing

Tourism and Event Management

Environmental Science and Management majors (80 units):

Ecosystems and Biodiversity

Marine Science and Management

Natural Resources and Hazards

Sustainability

Career opportunities

Graduates of this combined degree go on to work in a diverse range of areas. You might work for government departments or councils, for non-government-organisations, or in private industry.

Professional outcomes:

Conservation and Ecology

Environmental Science

Laboratory and Research Work

Urban and Regional Planning

Policy Development

Marine Biology