塔斯马尼亚大学

A Bachelor of Natural Environment and Wilderness Studies gives your a broad, multi-disciplinary approach to understanding and tackling environmental issues, and develops your skills to build a better future for us all.

Nature, and especially wild nature, has become increasingly important for human mental and physical well-being. At the same time, it is fast being disappeared on the planet as a whole. An ability to think critically and creatively across disciplines, in the intersection between the nature and human society, is vital for informing the management, protection, and use of the natural environment.

There is also no better place to study the natural environment and wilderness than Tasmania. Our state is a living laboratory, with a fifth of it classed as world heritage areas, and half as protected areas, plus it's all accessible straight from the campus door. However, it's also not just our natural assets to immerse yourself in, with Tasmania also offering a vibrant scope of urban, social, and environmental geography to engage with, learn from, and live amongst.

As a wide, interdisciplinary degree, you’ll have a wealth of areas to contribute your skills and experience, which are in high demand world-wide as every country has a natural environment which must be managed and protected.

Course objectives

This degree combines a breadth of environmental related disciplines plus gives you the option to widen your studies and include other approaches to the study of wilderness and natural environments.

It is a practical, field science focused degree, providing many options related to the management and understanding of the natural environment as well as geography and environmental policy.

The structure of the degree ensures that you gain a broad understanding of the field, while being able to specialise in areas of interest.

Areas of study covered by this degree include:

Earth Sciences
Ecology
Society and Culture
Marine Environments
Natural Environment and Wilderness Studies
Natural Resource Management
Spatial Science and Statistics

The program also develops a wide range of general abilities including:

Communication skills,
Data collection skills,
Fieldwork skills
Analytical skills,
Information retrieval, manipulation and presentation skills, and
The ability to work across traditional discipline areas.

Career outcomes

This interdisciplinary degree is designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills that will help them gain employment related to natural environments and wilderness.

Career Opportunities in Natural Environment and Wilderness Studies

This degree provides a great range of employment opportunities as we continue to expand our presence on the earth and need to live in harmony with the natural environment to ensure our survival.

Opportunities include nature-based tourism, natural area management and natural area interpretation, across government, private and not for profit industries.

The broad nature of the degree also provides more general employability in the same way as the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts. The skills you learn are applicable to industries and sectors all over the world. Anywhere there is interaction with the natural environment, your skills and knowledge can be utilised.

Career opportunities with natural environment and wilderness studies include:

Environmental protection
Environmental organisations and consultancies
Land and heritage management
Nature-based and eco-tourism
Parks planning and management
Resource-based industries such as forestry
Natural resource management