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Summary

The Bachelor of Environment explores critical environmental systems and processes, relationships between humans and their environments, and the interactions that influence sustainable futures. It's founded in the scientific aspects of the environment, the effects of human-induced changes, and the management of resources. You'll become highly knowledgeable about how individuals, societies and governments can best navigate a path towards sustainability, and economic and social prosperity. With huge growth projected in the environment sector in the coming years, this skill set will see you in high demand. The Bachelor of Cyber Security has been developed in consultation with cybersecurity experts from government and industry. You'll gain the skills needed to harden organisations against cyber threats by building your awareness of the motivations, mindsets, capabilities and skills of cybercriminals; and by developing your expertise in information security and data privacy, offensive security, digital forensics, applied cryptography, secure coding and artificial intelligence.

Key features

Complete an extensive supervised project

Undertake an industry-based project to solve a real-world problem, and be prepared for a successful start to your career. Undertake field trips in Australia and overseas

Gain practical experience in places in New South Wales, such as Seal Rocks and Wee Jasper, and in New Zealand and further afield. Develop your foundational skills

Study areas such as programming, databases, web technologies, networking and security studies from a sociopolitical perspective. Attain recognised professional certification

Successfully complete certain units in this degree and get a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) qualification.

Career Outcomes

Professions

Chief information security officer

Chief privacy officer

Climate scientist or atmospheric physicist

Ecological sustainability officer

Environmental geologist

Environmental or geotechnical consultant

Environmental scientist

Ethical hacker

Meteorologist

National parks manager

Resource manager

Risk analyst

River or land management officer

Security architect

Security consultant

Security operations centre manager

Source code auditor

Spatial information officer

Vulnerability assessor

Employers

Agricultural agencies

Banks and financial institutions

Bureau of Meteorology or Weather zone

Consulting firms

Defence agencies

Energy and environment sector

Environmental and geotechnical engineering consultancies

Environmental protection agencies

Government agencies and departments

Information technology companies

Local councils

Media and entertainment companies

Mining companies

NGOs

Not-for-profit organisations

Retail and e-business companies

Technology and telecommunications companies

Transport, infrastructure and logistics companies