Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management)

NOTE: This course has been updated - please refer to the undergraduate handbook change register for details.

Course code: 3513 ~ Course abbreviation: BSc(EnvMgt) ~ Total credit points required: 144 ~ 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time ~ Managing faculty: Science

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Sunway)

Course description

This course provides students with the opportunity to develop an appreciation of the Earth's natural resources (its flora and fauna, minerals, soils, air, water and energy), an awareness of environmental management issues, and the knowledge and skill base to adequately manage these resources.

Course objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will have knowledge of a broad spectrum of resource management issues and strategies used to manage and sustain the Earth's natural resources. Graduates will also have skills and knowledge of scientific principles and concepts in areas of science relevant to resource management, including chemistry, biology, instrumental science and statistics.

Course structure

The course consists of a combination of compulsory core units mainly from the disciplines of biology, chemistry and instrumental science, along with a number of specialist units dealing more specifically with industry, resources and their environmental management. Students must complete 108 points of core units, plus 36 points of elective studies, with no more than 60 points of level one units overall.

Course requirements

Students must complete all of the following:

Stage one

• BIO1011 Biology I
• BIO1022 Biology II
• CHM1011 Chemistry
• CHM1022 Chemistry
• ENV1800 Environmental science: a Southeast Asian perspective
• SCI1020 Introduction to statistical reasoning
• two six-point elective units

Stage two

• BIO2011 Ecology
• CHM2951 Environmental chemistry- water
• ENV2726 Conservation of bioresources
• ENV2757 Environmental health
• MIC2011 Introduction to microbiology and microbial biotechnology
• SCI2010 The practice and application of science
• two six-point elective units

Stage three

• BIO3011 Research methods in biology
• CHM3960 Environmental chemistry
• ENV3011 Environmental analysis 2: decision making
• ENV3737 Environmental management
• SCM3011 Tropical aquatic biology
• SCM3022 Tropical terrestrial biology
• two six-point elective units

The maximum time for completion is 10 years, including intermissions.

Contact details

Course coordinator

Dr Quah Soon Cheang