Skip to menu Skip to content Skip to footer

You're viewing this site as a domestic an international student

You're a domestic student if you are:

  • a citizen of Australia or New Zealand,
  • an Australian permanent resident, or
  • a holder of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa.

You're an international student if you are:

  • intending to study on a student visa,
  • not a citizen of Australia or New Zealand,
  • not an Australian permanent resident, or
  • a temporary resident (visa status) of Australia.
You're viewing this site as a domestic an international student
Change
 A farmer tills a field with his tractor

Minor

Environmental Science

Bachelors of Science / Journalism

Understand the impacts of climate change and devise strategies to improve sustainability, manage ecosystems and preserve global biodiversity.

Learn how to describe, monitor and predict environmental processes and the effects of human activity on physical and biological environments.  

Gain the scientific knowledge and practical experience in ecology, conservation, environmental toxicology, natural resources and decision science necessary to understand and manage our changing planet.  

You'll combine your scientific skills with knowledge of legal, political and social aspects of environmental management.  

Undertake extensive, practical field-based experiences in diverse subtropical and tropical ecosystems, including World Heritage rainforests, the Great Barrier Reef, North Stradbroke Island and outback Australia.  

Upon graduating as a qualified environmental scientist, you'll find employment opportunities throughout industry, government and other sectors, and enjoy the personal and professional satisfaction of safeguarding our environment. 

Highlights

1 in Australia for environmental sciences

QS World University Rankings 2024

18 in the world for environmental sciences

QS World University Rankings 2024

Career possibilities

Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

  • Environmental adviser
  • Water quality specialist
  • Research scientist
  • Impact assessment scientist
  • Toxicology consultant
  • Water quality specialist

Average annual salary range

Sustainability Officer

$85K-$105K

seek.com.au

Average annual salary range

Environmental Scientist

$80K-$100K

seek.com.au

Next steps after graduation

As a graduate, you will contribute to environmental decision-making and management, and address global environmental challenges. You can find employment in organisations and sectors such as:

  • consultant companies dealing with environmental monitoring, impact assessment and management
  • government agencies, nationally and internationally
  • mining industries
  • private companies, providing sustainability advice
  • natural resource management, including coastal, river and catchment systems
  • national parks and wildlife conservation
  • policy development for government
  • teaching and research
  • environmental tourism
  • international agencies.

Because of our strong research profile, many of our graduates choose to further their research ambitions by enrolling in Master of Philosophy or PhD programs, where they continue developing their research skills and make significant contributions to knowledge.

Find out more about careers that started in science

How you'll learn

Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.

  • Lectures
  • Tutorials
  • Laboratory work
  • Fieldwork
  • Workshops

What you'll study

At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:

  • Pollution Science
  • Environmental Bioanalytics
  • Environmental Impact Assessment

Keep up to date

Sign up to get information about applying and studying at UQ.

Select your country and then enter your mobile phone number.

We will use your information to keep you informed about UQ programs, news, events and scholarships. By submitting this form, you consent to the terms of UQ's Marketing consent and privacy notice.