The Bachelor of Sustainable Environments (Geospatial Information Systems)
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Who will employ me?
Graduate employment opportunities exist in environmental studies,
natural resource and environmental management, land and asset
management, sustainable environmental management, and planning and
population studies. Employment outcomes are very good and often well
paid as graduates of this award will have particularly strong skills
in GIS and remote sensing, and thus will gain employment through the
application of these skills to a wide variety of employment
scenarios.
It is likely that our graduates will gain employment by state
government departments such as: Primary Industries and Resources,
the Environmental Protection Authority, Environment and Heritage,
and Land Water and Biodiversity. Federal Government departments such
as Geosciences Australia, Environment and Heritage and Defence would
also recruit students from this program. Local Government will
employ Environmental Officers with GIS skills to undertake
environmental impact assessments and hence graduates of this program
will be able to meet this challenge.
As a graduate, you will also be able to find plenty of opportunities
within the private sector. Graduates of this degree will find
employment within organisations ranging from urban planning
consultants, through mapping companies to agricultural and
environmental consultants. Companies such Sinclair Knight Merz,
Aerometrix and URS Asia Pacific are likely employers.
Professional Recognition
Graduates of this program will be eligible for membership of the
Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI), and after a period of employment
will be eligible to apply for general certification as a Practising
Spatial Scientist. Further study and further work experience may
lead to certification as specialist in one of the six commissions of
the SSI.
Graduates of the Geospatial Information Systems Award, after
appropriate industry experience, will be eligible to undertake a
Graduate Diploma in Surveying, which, it is envisaged, will be
recognised by the SA and reciprocating Boards of Surveyors and
suitable to be registered as a Graduate Surveyor.