Program Overview

---

Social and Environmental Sustainability and Arts

Course Overview

The combined Bachelor's degree in Social and Environmental Sustainability and Arts is designed to equip students with a unique blend of social sciences, humanities, environmental studies, and policy. This four-year program allows students to graduate with two degrees, a Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability and a Bachelor of Arts.

Course Details

• Course Code: CB045
• TISC Code: UB045
• CRICOS Code: J
• Intake: February and July
• Duration: 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent
• Location: Perth campus
• Minimum ATAR or Equivalent: 75
• Prerequisites: English Language Competence and any prerequisites indicated against your chosen individual majors.

Why Study This Course?

The Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability provides a unique blend of social sciences, humanities, environmental studies, and policy. Students will study the latest research and best practices in sustainability, hear from community and industry leaders, and gain hands-on experience in tackling complex social and environmental challenges.

Combining this with the Arts will equip students to think holistically, developing an enhanced awareness of relationships – with oneself, others, and the world.

What Will I Learn?

In the Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability, students will learn to integrate knowledge by drawing on the social sciences and sciences to understand sustainability, and apply the tools from various disciplines to address complex social and environmental sustainability problems.

Combine this with a Bachelor of Arts where students will cultivate their passions while developing transferable skills that are essential in every industry and can never be automated – they’ll set students apart from the competition and prepare them for a future-proof career.

Course Structure

Students can combine the Social and Environmental Sustainability (Extended Major) from the Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability with a wide range of undergraduate majors from the Bachelor of Arts.

Students can also include minors and elective units in their degree. Learn more about what makes up the degree with Our Courses Explained.

Career Opportunities

Graduating with a Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability and Bachelor of Arts positions students well for the job market. Their ability to apply critical thinking, along with quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, to complex interdisciplinary issues, combined with strong communication skills, equips them with the tools that employers are looking for.

Graduates may work as:

• Policy Officer
• Community Development Officer
• Communications Specialist
• Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
• Advocacy Officer

Fees and Scholarships

Domestic Student Fees

For Commonwealth-supported places, student contribution amounts are charged by unit, based on area of study. For a fee estimate, go to the Fee Calculator and select “I want to price my units”.

Fees are subject to annual indexation. Refer to the handbook to identify the units required. More information on how fees are calculated.

International Students Fees

Onshore international students are charged an annual course fee, charged per credit point at a rate dependent on the course in which the student is enrolled. Annual course fees are calculated based on an annual study load. Check the handbook to confirm the annual study load for the course.

Find out more about international student tuition fees and visit the fee calculator for the relevant course fees.

Fees are subject to annual indexation.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.

Admission Requirements

To be considered for this course, students need to:

• Achieve a minimum ATAR of 75 or equivalent
• Demonstrate English language competence
• Satisfy any prerequisites for their preferred majors (refer to individual major descriptions for prerequisite details)

The university offers a number of other pathways for students to gain entry into undergraduate degrees if they do not meet the standard admission requirements. Find out the admissions pathways for School Leavers and Non-School Leavers.