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Course Overview
La Trobe's Bachelor of Outdoor and Sustainability Education takes you beyond the classroom. Get hands-on outdoor experience and build a deeper understanding of sustainability and environmental education.
Enjoy opportunities to build and enrich your outdoor adventuring skills while you explore nature. You could spend more than 70 days on field trips* and extended outdoor journeys while building a vital understanding of research on climate change and experiential learning. From bushwalking to kayaking, you'll prepare to lead groups while they explore outdoor environments and you develop your skill in outdoor learning.
You'll also be ready to help foster respect and appreciation for the world around you. Explore the social and scientific aspects of sustainability, including Indigenous understandings of our environment, and learn how to manage and teach outdoor education programs.
Whether you want to guide adventures or educate the community, we'll help you be ready for your future. You'll develop the skills and confidence to lead, teach and communicate in any situation.
You'll learn:
Where You Can Study
Melbourne
Plenty Rd, Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria 3086
Student Information
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Eligibility
Domestic students:
Recent secondary education (Year 12)
This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations.
VCE: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.
Selection rank adjustments
VCE: A study score of 25 in English other than EAL equals 4 aggregate points per study. A study score of 30 in English (EAL) equals 4 points per study. A study score of 20 in Biology, Environmental Science, any Humanities, any LOTE or Outdoor And Environmental Studies equals 4 aggregate points per study. Overall maximum of 12 points.
Higher education, VET and work/life experience applicants
Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.
Additional selection information
Applicants seeking consideration via Work Recognition must complete all requirements listed on the La Trobe University Work Recognition webpage and submit a Personal Statement, including relevant work experience and reasons for applying for this course.
Applicants can complete and submit a Personal Statement if they wish other information to be considered during the selection process. This may include information such as work or community experience or reasons for applying. Applicants may wish to provide other documentation in support of their application.
You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice if you:
Applicants who have undertaken studies in a language other than English must demonstrate that they have achieved the required minimum scores in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Academic) or equivalent. Refer to Language requirements for further information.
Applicants seeking consideration via Work Recognition must complete all requirements listed on the LaTrobe University Work Recognition webpage and submit a Personal Statement, including relevant work experience and reasons for applying for this course.
International students:
Recent secondary education (Year 12)
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.
English language requirements
6.0 IELTS (Academic) with no individual band less than 6.0.
Career & Study Pathways
Graduates will have the skills and knowledge for a range of careers, including roles in education, land and resource management, adventure tourism, and environmental conservation.
Potential job titles include:
Want to bring the outdoors to the classroom? Graduates of this degree could be eligible to apply for entry into the Master of Teaching (Secondary) to become a fully registered teacher.
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Academic Integrity Module
Wominjeka La Trobe: Indigenous Cultural Literacy for Higher Education
Ecologies of Coastal Environments
Framing Cultural Identities
Reading Australian Landscapes
Ways of Knowing Nature
Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments
Models of Applied Learning
Safety in Outdoor Environments
Understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
Common Questions
The Bachelor of Outdoor and Sustainability Education is an undergraduate degree offered by La Trobe University that prepares students with the knowledge and skills needed to teach and facilitate learning in outdoor environments, with a focus on sustainability education.
La Trobe University is an Australian institution with its main campus in Melbourne, Victoria. Specific campus locations for this course were not available from the page content at the time of retrieval.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Outdoor and Sustainability Education are typically prepared for careers in outdoor education, environmental education, and sustainability-focused teaching roles, though specific career outcomes were not detailed on the page at the time of retrieval.
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