Career

• Your work as an environmental scientist may involve laboratory work, field work, report writing, and research.
• Typical tasks graduates perform include:
• sample collection and analysis
• waste management
• ongoing monitoring and assessment
• environmental impact assessment
• site remediation
• policy development
• cleaner production
• environmental education and training
• emerging contaminant analysis
• environmental auditing.
• Many RMIT graduates are now in senior positions in several industry areas, including:
• The Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
• Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action​ (DEECA)
• The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
• catchment management authorities
• agricultural and research agencies
• environmental consultancies
• higher education.

Entry requirements

• To study this course you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:
• IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0)
• TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 79 (with minimum of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum score of 58 (with no communication band less than 50)
• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): minimum of 176 with no less than 169 in any component.

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