Bachelor of Outdoor Education and Environmental Science

Our outdoor education and environmental science degree opens up a range of possibilities for work in the great outdoors. You could be employed as a:

• park ranger
• outdoor or environmental educator
• ecotourism or adventure-tourism worker
• natural-science worker (field or lab-based positions)
• land and resource management worker (Parks, DELWP, CMA's)
• environmental/adventure activity programs worker.

Throughout your dual Bachelor of Outdoor Education / Bachelor of Environmental Science degree there are numerous field-based components designed to grow your understanding of outdoor environments. You'll explore ways to move through the natural environment, ways to understand and experience it, and ways to help others enjoy and appreciate it.

Throughout the Bachelor of Outdoor Education and Environmental Science you'll acquire a solid science-based foundation, along with skills and understanding in:

• adventure activities
• community building
• conservation, ecology and sustainability
• group and resource management
• leadership
• indigenous knowledge
• risk and safety.

The Bachelor of Outdoor Education and Environmental Science offers several career pathways:

• environmental educator
• outdoor educator
• outdoor adventure guide, instructor or facilitator
• park ranger
• teaching (with additional Master of Teaching (Secondary Education))
• scientific roles in organisations such as the CSIRO
• land management roles with organisations such as National/State Parks, Local Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs), Local Councils and Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning (DELWP)
• eco and adventure tourism.

The nature-based outdoor economy offers many career opportunities. An industry-based report Outdoors Victoria and Sport and Recreation Victoria - Victoria's nature based outdoor economy, indicates this industry is worth $7.4 billion annually to Victoria's economy, employing 71,000 fulltime jobs.

The Bachelor of Outdoor Education and Environmental Science satisfies three major teaching areas for the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT):

• General Science
• Environmental Science
• Outdoor and Environmental Studies.

On graduation, you may continue on to our Master of Teaching (Secondary) to become a registered teacher.

Check the government job-date site, Labour Market Insights, for job information, including salaries, for environmental scientists.

To attain the Bachelor of Outdoor Education and Environmental Sciences, students will be required to complete 288 credit points consisting of:

• 72 credit points First Year Core units
• 216 credit points Professional Core units

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

Find out more about applying for our courses.