Overview 2024
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students
Learning Outcomes
Course structure
The Bachelor of Outdoor Education requires the completion of 300 credit points comprising:
- 162.5 credit points of Core units
- 37.5 credit points of Core Option units.
- 100 credit points of Elective units
In each year of your course you will complete Core units. You will complete all Introductory (100) level Core units before progressing to Intermediate (200) and then Advanced (300) level units.
Alongside your core units you will have the Core Option of completing either HOS113 Introducing Indigenous Lifeworlds or KGA172 Nature, People and Place. As a full-time student you will usually make this choice in your second semester. If you would like to do both units, you can complete one as Core Option and the other as an Elective.
Additionally, you will have the Core Option of completing either OEE202 Outdoor Journeys (25 credit points) or two of KGA204 Earth, Climate and Life; KGA205 Geographies of Economy, Politics and Culture; KGA213 Natural Environment Field Techniques; and KGA223 Environmental Management. You may also take any of these units in your Elective space.
You may complete most units from across the University as an Elective. The elective space gives you flexibility to broaden your studies across multiple areas, such as Business, Science, and Creative Arts or specialise your course in areas closely related to outdoor education, such as Sustainability or Geography and Environment. There is also an opportunity to complete an entire major from another course in your elective space.
Your course planner gives you a visual representation of your course and will help you plan which units to enrol in and when. While you're not limited to these options, our example course planners will illustrated our recommended pathways through the course.
Introductory Core
In this unit, you are introduced to the knowledge, skills and confidence required for safe participation in self-reliant outdoor journeys and environmental fieldwork. Learning experiences, including practical field trips, emphasise the development of safe practice, research skills, sound judgement, care…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ENV101 Introduction to Field Experience
In this subject, you focus on environmental studies by understanding, recording, and critically reflecting on coastal environments. You are introduced to the skills of field observation, recording, and communicating natural and cultural stories within coastal environments. The unique Tasmanian coast…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the theory and practice of environmental interpretation. You will develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to engage and communicate with a range of audiences and meet specific objectives related to connecting people with places and…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit you will investigate, evaluate, and apply models for managing safety and leading groups in outdoor environments. Learning experiences, including practical field trips, emphasise knowledge of safety/risk management including the strict aversion to fatalities approach, sound judgement, trip…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ENV105 Safety and Leadership in Outdoor Environments
In this unit you will investigate, evaluate, and apply models for managing safety and leading groups in outdoor environments. Learning experiences, including practical field trips, emphasise knowledge of safety/risk management including the strict aversion to fatalities approach, sound judgement, trip…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this subject you will further develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence required for safe investigation and analysis of outdoor environments. You will explore natural and cultural histories, land management systems and ecosystem level relationships within both river and alpine…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ENV107 Introduction to River and Alpine Environments
KGA171 Global Geographies of Change introduces you to the study of geography and environment by considering the critical intersections of climate, hazards, vulnerability, and sustainability alongside pressing issues related to population, development, and territory. In this unit, you will develop…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Online | Semester 1 | ||||
Introductory Core Option
In this unit, you are invited to engage with Indigenous realities through an Indigenous lens. Using the key concept of Lifeworld, you will journey into Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, with a particular focus on the perspectives and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Online | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for HOS113 Introducing Indigenous Lifeworlds
This introductory unit develops your knowledge of how people depend on nature, and how increasingly the conservation of nature depends on people. We will explore these relationships through a values lens: how nature is important for its own sake, how…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Online | Semester 2 | ||||
Intermediate Core
In this unit you will draw on a growing body of research evidence that reveals exposure to natural environments can provide short- and long-term impacts on individuals’ lives, particularly in relation to their physical health, emotional wellbeing, learning, and character…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ENV201 Health, Wellbeing, and Natural Environments
Rivers form the backbone of many communities, histories, and natural ecosystems across the globe. In this unit you investigate and analyse characteristics and ecologies of river systems for safe travel and environmental interpretation. You will explore and evaluate natural and…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Intermediate Core Option
In this subject, you develop the knowledge and skills required to undertake extended journeys in remote natural environment and consolidate your outdoor and environmental education journey skills, environmental knowledge, and outdoor leadership skills. Theory and practical work encourage the development…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
The physical and living aspects of the global environment interact to produce the extraordinary variety of landscapes, ecosystems and species that occupy this planet. This unit highlights the interplay and conservation of controlling processes so that they continue to maintain…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Online | Semester 1 | ||||
All aspects of human life are geographical. Our lives take place in space. Spatial practices and ideas are central to individuals and societies: they help determine who and what belongs where, who controls and owns which resources, and who has…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Online | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for KGA205 Geographies of Economy, Politics and Culture
A field-based unit taught in one of Tasmania’s distinctive natural environments. Students who successfully undertake this unit will develop a wide variety of skills in environmental data recording in the context of a project designed both to increase knowledge of…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Spring school | ||||
| Hobart | Spring school (late) | ||||
| Launceston | Spring school (late) | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Spring school (late) | ||||
View all details for KGA213 Natural Environment Field Techniques
Society needs professional environmental managers who have the knowledge and skills to effectively tackle problems of sustainable resource use, climate change and biodiversity conservation. Environmental managers also play an important role in helping communities identify and move towards sustainable and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Online | Semester 2 | ||||
Advanced Core
Rivers form the backbone of many communities, histories, and natural ecosystems across the globe. In this unit you investigate and analyse characteristics and ecologies of river systems for safe travel and environmental interpretation. You will explore and evaluate natural and…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ENV301 Place-responsive Program Development
In this subject, you will extend your cultural, social, and ecological knowledge of bush and coastal environments. You will apply bushwalking and environmental interpretation skills to conduct pedagogically informed outdoor environmental education experiences. In doing so, you consolidate your experiential…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ENV302 Leading in Bush and Coastal Environments
In this subject, you will study ecological approaches to education, curriculum development and learning ecologies, and apply these to outdoor environmental education program planning and evaluation. You will plan, implement, and evaluate an innovative outdoor program with considered application of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ENV303 Re-wilding Environmental Education
In this unit, you further develop knowledge, understanding and experience of Tasmanian river environments to safely conduct effective outdoor environmental education experiences. You model and advocate for social, cultural, and ecological justice in river environments and examine a diversity of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Elective
In this unit you will critically examine the political, social, cultural, and ecological influences of a particular place for the purposes of outdoor education and/or nature tourism interpretation. You will combine this with planning and undertaking an extended expedition in…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for ENV309 Environmental Fieldwork Extension
Entry requirements
For Domestic students
We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you’re not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, the admissions team will work with you to find the best pathway option.
Enquire online¿for advice on the application process and the available pathways to study.
Domestic Applicants who have recently completed secondary education
Applicants are ranked by ATAR and offers made based on the number of places available.¿
Applicants who have recently completed senior secondary studies but have not received an ATAR may still be eligible for admission. We will consider your individual subject results on a case-by-case basis when we assess your application.
Domestic applicants with higher education study
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have:
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Partially completed an undergraduate course at Diploma level or higher (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed at least two units of study (equivalent to 25 UTAS credit points at 100-level or above). If an applicant has failed any units the application may be subject to further review before an offer is made; or
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Completed the University of Tasmania University Preparation Program (or an equivalent qualification offered by an Australian University).
Domestic applicants with VET / TAFE study
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have completed a Certificate IV (or equivalent) in any discipline.
Domestic applicants with work and life experience
Applicants without senior secondary, tertiary or VET / TAFE study can complete a¿personal competency statement.
Applicants may be eligible for an offer if they have relevant work and / or life experiences which demonstrate a capacity to succeed in this course.
Special consideration
If your ability to access or participate in education has been affected by circumstances beyond your control, you can¿apply for special consideration¿as part of your application. We will consider a range of factors, including economic hardship, serious medical condition or disability.
We can only approve applications for special consideration where we are confident that you have the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in your studies. If your application is not approved, the UTAS admissions team will work with you to find the best alternative pathway to your chosen course. Special consideration is not available for international applicants.
For International students
English Language Requirements
This degree requires an IELTS (Academic) of 6.0, with no individual band less than 5.5, or a PTE Academic score of 50, with no score lower than 42 or equivalent.
For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship or prior studies in English in an approved country, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.
General Entry Requirements
Admission to undergraduate courses at the University of Tasmania requires the completion of qualifications equivalent to a 12th year of education in Australia.
Please review the equivalent undergraduate entry requirements to see the minimum requirement relevant to your country. The ATAR information for this course is located in the “For Domestic Students” section of the entry requirements on this page.
You can also meet the General Entry Requirement for this course with the following qualifications or prior studies:
- Completion of an equivalent AQF Certificate IV or above
- Complete or incomplete (minimum 25 credit points) of previous tertiary study at Bachelor level or higher
If you do not meet the minimum requirements, we offer the Foundation Studies Program.
Course Specific Requirements
This course does not have any course specific requirements.
Credit transfer
The opportunity exists for students aiming for a maritime career pathway (e.g., Antarctic or Marine Tourism) to undertake Australian Maritime College (AMC) short or VET courses. The following credit / equivalency recognition applies:
1. AMC Certificate II in Maritime Operations (Coxswain Grade 1 Near Coastal) - MAR20321 can be used as credit / recognition for 1 Elective space (12.5 credit units)
2. AMC Certificate III in Maritime Operations (Master up to 24m Near Coastal) - MAR30921 can be used as credit / recognition for 2 Elective spaces (25 credit points)
Additionally, the requirement for completion of Remote Area First Aid Course (4 days) within OEE105 Safety and Leadership in Outdoor Environments can be met by completion of Medical First Aid on Board Ship AMC short course.
Articulation
If you have completed the Diploma of Nature-Based Guiding you may articulate into the Bachelor of Outdoor and Environmental Education with 100 credit points of credit.
Alternative entry pathways
If you do not meet the school leaver or non-school leaver entry requirements for the Bachelor of Outdoor and Environmental Education, you should consider enrolment in the Diploma of University Studies (Education Specialisation) or Diploma of Nature-Based Guiding as the alternative pathway to your preferred degree and career.
Students, on successfully completing the Diploma of University Studies (Education Specialisation) can then re-apply for admittance to the Bachelor of Outdoor and Environmental,and may apply for credit for the units undertaken.
Detailed Admissions Information
Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
This is a full-fee course, which means you’ll need to pay the full amount for your studies. Commonwealth Supported Places are not available in this course. However, there are still support options available for eligible students to help you manage the cost of studying this course.
You may be able to fund all or part of your tuition fees by accessing a FEE-HELP loan from the Australian Government. FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists domestic full-fee students to pay for University, which is repaid through the Australian Tax System once you earn above a repayment threshold. This means you’ll only have to start repaying the loan once you start earning above a specific amount
Our scholarships and prizes program also offers more than 400 scholarships across all areas of study. You can even apply for multiple scholarships in one easy application.
Further informationDetailed fee information for domestic students is available at Scholarships, fees and costs, including additional information in relation to the compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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