Bachelor of Sustainability and Climate Change

Adelaide University's Bachelor of Sustainability and Climate Change combines geography, politics and development studies to develop your understanding of why climate change is happening - and what you can do to combat it.

You'll learn about environmental and political issues shaping our world. Explore climate systems and how people both influence and are influenced by them. Deepen your understanding of sustainability principles and learn how to analyse and develop policy. Help develop adaptation strategies, and influence policy that will transform the way we respond to climate change.

You'll choose from a range of interest areas including global politics, environmental management and sociology. Build hands-on skills in real-world environments through an internship and professional development opportunities. These valuable experiences will build your personal and professional confidence in the workplace.

With this degree's global focus, you'll graduate with skills applicable across major Australian industries - and valuable in international contexts.

What you'll learn

The Bachelor of Sustainability and Climate Change is a three-year degree that equips you to address pressing issues arising from global climate change. As you gain crucial skills for advocacy and planning roles, you'll refine your understanding of climate systems - and the social and political systems that influence and maintain them.

Your first year will introduce you to key concepts of climate change. You'll learn how climate change is influenced by natural and anthropogenic forces, and its effect on both local and global scales.

Your second year will expand on these concepts and equip you with skills to address them. You'll learn how to respond to, and communicate challenges, related to climate change. You'll also engage in professional development aligned with your personal career goals.

Your final year will focus on real-world application in areas like climate change policy and sustainable development. You'll get to participate in an internship, where you'll build professional confidence and get a taste for what your working life might look like.

Throughout your studies, you'll choose from a variety of major topics that interest you, match your career goals or provide an interdisciplinary perspective. This allows you to create a study plan that matches where you see yourself in the future.

Majors

The Bachelor of Sustainability and Climate Change is also available with majors in the following:

• Aboriginal Studies

• Anthropology

• Environmental Management

• Geography

• International Development

• International Security

• Politics

• Population and Migration Studies

• Sociology