A Bachelor of Natural Environment and Wilderness Studies provides you with more than just knowledge, it gets you thinking about environmental issues and develops your skills to build a better future for us all. There is also no better place to study than Tasmania. The state is a living laboratory, containing a wealth of biodiversity that is accessible straight from the campus door! 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 focussed 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: Geography and Environmental Studies Earth Science Culture, Society and Nature Natural Resource Management Plant Ecology Animal Ecology 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 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 all over the world. Anywhere there is interaction with the natural environment, your skills 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