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Course and Subject Handbook 2024 Courses Undergraduate Courses Bachelor of Business and Environmental Science

Bachelor of Business and Environmental Science

Handbook year

Information valid  for students commencing in 2024

Course code

101510

Course type

Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7)

Owner

Academy

College

Science and Engineering

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

Recommended Knowledge: English (Units 3/4,C), Chemistry (Units 3/4,C), and General Maths or Mathematical Methods (Units 3/4, C)

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

72 credit points as per course structure

Course learning outcomes

The graduates of ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û are prepared and equipped to create a brighter future for life in the tropics world-wide.

JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. JCU graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Business and Environmental Science at ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û will be able to:

  1. Integrate and apply a coherent body of theoretical and technical knowledge in the disciplines of business and environmental science, with depth in sustainability principles and tropical contexts
  2. Critically appraise the role and relevance of environmental science in international, regional and local business practice and society
  3. Demonstrate broad understanding of the methods of environmental science as applied in business, including interdisciplinary and stakeholder collaboration, and the creative processes involved in developing scientific knowledge, and its contestable and testable nature
  4. Retrieve, analyse, synthesise and evaluate information from a range of sources
  5. Plan and conduct reliable, evidence-based laboratory and/or field work and/or business related projects, by selecting and applying methods, techniques and tools as relevant to the appropriate disciplines
  6. Organise, analyse and interpret business and scientific data using mathematical, statistical and technological skills
  7. Convey ideas, arguments and conclusions clearly and coherently through well-developed written and oral communication skills and a variety of media
  8. Identify, analyse and generate solutions to unpredictable or complex problems, in relation to business and the environment in tropical contexts, by applying evidence and theory, and critical, creative and systemic thinking skills
  9. Critically review regulatory requirements, ethical principles and cultural frameworks, to work effectively, responsibly and safely in diverse contexts and interdisciplinary teams
  10. Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to manage their professional learning needs and performance, autonomously and in collaboration with others.

Inherent Requirements

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Bachelor of Business and Environmental Science.

Reasonable adjustments

All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

Level 1

BU1002:03 Accounting for Decision Making

BU1003:03 Principles of Economics

BU1104:03 Introduction to Management Concepts and Application

BU1105:03 Professional and Academic Skills for Business

BS1007:03 Introduction to Biodiversity

EV1005:03 Environmental Processes and Global Change

EV1011:03 Introduction to Sustainability or EV1008:03 Human Geography

Level 2

SC2202:03 Quantitative Methods in Science

OPTIONS

Select 12 credit points of BU or BX level 2 subjects

PLUS

Select 12 credit points of BU or BX level 3 subjects

PLUS

Select a major from Table A or no specified major

NO SPECIFIED MAJOR

CORE SUBJECTS

EV2003:03 Introduction to Environmental Economics

BS2460:03 Fundamentals of Ecology

OPTIONS

Select 6 credit points of subjects from List 1

PLUS

Select 12 credit points of subjects from List 2

List 1

AQ2001:03 Introduction to Aquaculture

AQ2002:03 Aquaculture of Tropical Species

EA2404:03 Earth's Climate: Past, Present and Future

EV2011:03 The Case for Sustainability

MB2080:03 Invertebrate Biology

List 2

AQ3015:03 Sustainable Aquaculture

BZ3001:03 Field Studies in the Equatorial Tropics: Borneo

EV3011:03 Sustainability in Practice

EV3110:03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

EV3201:03 Coastal and Marine Management and Conservation

EV3404:03 Field Studies in Tropical Geography

MB3150:03 Fisheries Science

MB3200:03 Marine Conservation Biology

MB3204:03 Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles

MB3270:03 Coastal, Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems

:03 Tropical Marine Ecology and Coastal Impacts

SC5008:03 Professional Placement

SC5901:03 Special Topic I

SC5902:03 Special Topic 2

Table A (Majors)

Type of major

Optional, Single

Credit points in major

24 credit points

Special requirements

 

MAJOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Aquaculture

JCU Singapore

JCU Townsville

Location

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

JCU Singapore

 

JCU Townsville

Candidature

Expected time to complete

3 years full-time or part-time equivalent

Maximum time to complete

7 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites

Must complete 12 credit points at level 1 before attempting any level 3 subject.

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment requirements

Students must attend lectures, laboratory classes, tutorials and field excursions as described in the subject schedules.

Professional accreditation requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

A student who has failed the final subject towards the award and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply.

Credit

Eligibility

Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure.

Maximum allowed

48 credit points

Currency

Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 4 years prior to the commencement of this course.

Expiry

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 11 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.

Other restrictions

Nil

Award Details

Award title

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Approved abbreviation

BBusEnvSc

Inclusion of majors on testamur

Any major studied may appear on the testamur

Exit with lesser award

Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies.

Course articulation

Not applicable

Special awards

Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure

Honours

Honours availability

Not available

Eligibility

Not applicable