CSU’s Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management provides you with the ability to address a range of complex environmental problems, including those associated with land degradation, loss of biodiversity, climate change and poor water management. Graduates of the Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management are employed by government departments, environmental consulting companies, and a range of other organisations as environmental scientists and managers, Landcare officers, catchment management officers, land and water officers or ecologists. Graduates use their skills and knowledge to plan and manage environmental restoration and rehabilitation projects, undertake river and stream management programs, encourage sustainable agricultural enterprises, and conserve natural ecosystems. They use their expertise in the physical, biological and social sciences to make sound independent judgements on restoring damaged environments and creating healthy and resilient ecosystems. This degree has a strong focus on ecological processes at the landscape scale to provide our graduates with the broadest possible skills to develop solutions to some of the world's most important environmental issues.

CSU's focus is on education programs that prepare graduates for work. Courses are designed with input from industry, professions and government to develop practical, hands-on qualifications to help you gain valuable skills for new employment opportunities. You will graduate with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, habits and professional networks needed for a successful career. Government agencies and departments are big employers of our graduates, ensuring development of resources on public land is sustainably managed. Private industry and consultants also require our graduates to ensure businesses are environmentally responsible and sustainable. Additionally, graduates find employment as environmental scientists and ecological researchers where their careers are focused on exploration of new knowledge to address environmental issues nationally and internationally. Graduates have found positions as: field ecologists biodiversity officers ecological assessment officers environmental consultants national park rangers sustainability officers natural resource managers catchment managers fisheries officers environmental scientists water resource managers As the course involves training in international environmental issues, and includes international field experience, graduates are well placed to apply for graduate positions with Australian Government's AusAid program, and other international environment and development organisations.