> About the Bachelor of Outdoor and Sustainability Education
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.
> COURSE AND CAREER OUTCOMES
Bachelor of Outdoor and Sustainability Education intended learning outcomes
Describe and analyse aspects of the relationships between place, knowledge, meaning making and experience
Discuss and evaluate the ideas and sociocultural beliefs that have shaped the way people perceive and interact within a more-than-human world
Articulate and evaluate philosophies, trends and issues that inform outdoor and sustainability education
Demonstrate understanding of curriculum considerations and educational philosophies underpinning outdoor and sustainability education, including the ability to critically examine aims and purposes of outdoor experiences
Demonstrate safe living and travel skills on a variety of extended journeys in outdoor environments
Apply suitable safety planning and risk management specific to outdoor and sustainability education
Design, implement and evaluate safe and educationally coherent outdoor and sustainability education programmes in consultation with external agencies
Critically reflect on, and evaluate theoretical perspectives of programme design, curriculum and pedagogical approaches in the context of one's own learning and teaching practice
Bachelor of Outdoor and Sustainability Education career opportunities
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:
Outdoor adventure guide
Instruct and guide individuals and groups in outdoor adventure activities such as mountaineering, trekking and white-water rafting.
Park ranger
Play a vital role in maintaining and protecting national and state parks, historic sites, nature reserves and conservation areas.
Natural resource manager
Find practical solutions to manage and rehabilitate our natural environment and help manage our natural resources in a sustainable way.
Community environmental educator
Help increase community understanding of sustainability and issues affecting our natural environment.
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
> International entry requirement
>> Nepal: 65%
> Subject prerequisites
>> 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 requirement
>> 6.0 IELTS (Academic) with no individual band less than 6.0.
FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS
> Estimated fees per year (2025):
>> A$33 400 per 120 credit points.
>>> Note: 120 credit points represents full-time study for one year.
> International scholarships
>> Destination Australia – an Australian Government initiative
>>> The Destination Australia scheme supports new international students to study in regional Australia and offers students a high-quality learning experience. For eligible applicants, these scholarships are worth up to A$15 000 per annum for up to four years.
