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Why study environment and sustainability at La Trobe?

We're serious about sustainability and the environment, so we're approaching it from all angles. At La Trobe you can combine business, economics, science and humanities to build foundational knowledge, and back it with specialist skills to make an impact.

You'll be able to:

  • Study at the only university in Australia with a dedicated wildlife sanctuary
  • Contribute and learn from a community dedicated to becoming carbon neutral by 2029
  • Get study that fits around you with fully online, on-campus and blended study options
  • Gain a 360-degree perspective on sustainability, with cross-discipline knowledge in areas from politics to business and biology

Start with our most popular environment and sustainability courses

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Bachelor of Outdoor and Sustainability Education

Bachelor of Outdoor and Sustainability Education

From conservation to exploration, turn your passion for the outdoors into a career. Learn outdoor adventure guiding, education skills and natural environment and sustainability knowledge. Possible roles include:

  • outdoor adventure guide
  • park ranger
  • natural resource manager
  • community environmental educator

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Bachelor of Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Bachelor of Wildlife and Conservation Biology

If you're passionate about the environment and want the skills and knowledge to make a difference, this could be the degree for you. Immerse yourself in hands-on learning and combine skills with specialist knowledge in biology and sustainability. Possible roles include:

  • conservation scientist
  • park ranger
  • environmental consultant
  • wildlife research biologist

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Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts (Environmental Humanities)

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We need to find better ways to live in and with our environment. That's where you come in. You'll explore the relationship between nature and culture, drawing insights from history, literature, cultural studies and more. Possible roles include:

  • environmental educator
  • journalist
  • environmental advocate
  • sustainability consultant

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Bachelor of Global Studies

Bachelor of Global Studies (Environmental Humanities)

Understand the world around you, then change it. You'll build the skills you need to become a modern leader with a global perspective and a strong foundation in power dynamics, sovereignty and security and transformation. Possible career areas include:

  • foreign affairs
  • international trade
  • policy analyst
  • humanitarian support

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Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science (Ecology)

If you want to contribute to a more sustainable future, this could be the course for you. Build the skills and knowledge to make a difference on some of the big issues facing humanity. Possible roles include:

  • genetics scientist
  • conservationist
  • science communicator
  • researcher

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Undergraduate open access majors and minors

Undergraduate open access majors and minors

Want to study a Bachelor's degree in another study area and explore your passion for environment and sustainability? Add a major in climate change or amjor or minor in environmental humanities.

La Trobe’s open access majors and minors mean you could customise your degree with cross-disciplinary studies, work-integrated learning and study overseas.

Whatever you’re studying, if there’s enough spare credit points in your course structure and room in your timetable, you could choose an open access major or minor from your course’s discipline or a completely different discipline.

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Learn in our Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary

Think global and act local, starting in our own wildlife sanctuary surrounding our Bundoora Campus - Australia's biggest metropolitan university campus. Explore Indigenous flora and fauna and get real hands-on experience in environment and sustainability.

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