In first year you'll take core studies in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics, plus the specialised topics Water 1 and Professional Skills for Water Management. Core topics include Understanding the Earth, Water Quality and Pollution, Water Management, Policy and Regulation, Water Engineering, Groundwater Hydrology, Water Laboratory and Field Methods and Modelling Water Environments. Elective options include Public Health and Environmental Microbiology, Public Health Law, Social and Environmental Psychology, Remote Sensing and Data Visualisation, and Environmental Geology and Geophysics. You'll participate in an Earth Sciences field camp in second year, with the option to take another in third year. In your honours year you'll undertake a major Water Research Project and study Advanced Water Practice.
Most students undertake their project in collaboration with organisations in the water industry.
Year 12 applicants must have qualified for SACE and obtained 'Recorded Achievement' in at least five two-unit SACE Stage 2 subjects. Stage 2 Mathematics 1 and Chemistry are prerequisites. Stage 2 Mathematics 2 and Biology would prove valuable.