Charles Darwin University

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Environmental Science)

This one-year honours course includes a major research project, advanced level coursework, and research skills training in a number of science disciplines including:

• - environmental science
• - health and clinical science
• - information technology.

Honours qualifications prepare you for professional positions requiring higher-level project management, effective written and oral communication, analysis and problem-solving, and research skills. You are encouraged to pursue in-depth research under the guidance of experienced researchers, and through targeted coursework and generic research skills training.

Honours qualifications are also a pathway to further study in Master or PhD programs.

Environmental Science units

ENV511 - Real-World Statistics and Data Reasoning

Using real-world examples drawn from modern society (e.g. social media; news and government outlets etc.) and the fields of biology, medicine, ecology, and environmental science, this unit will help students learn to rigorously analyze and critically evaluate statistics and data visualizations. Students will develop an understanding of robust study designs and testing hypotheses using models and implementing modern statistical and data visualization tools. They will become proficient in the application of the freely available software R and R studio, for basic graphical and statistical data analyses. The unit extends ANOVA and linear regression to focus on General Linear Models and Generalized Linear Models. Students will be introduced to multivariate methods, likelihood and the concepts and pitfalls of frequentist and Bayesian statistics. Skills to interpret and critically evaluate real-world data are readily transferrable to many science, management, engineering, information technology and health fields.