Today, it is increasingly important for Environmental Scientists to understand the theories of sustainability and the effects of humans on the climate as well as to know how to plan and lead sustainable business and environmental practices. With JCU's Bachelor of Business and Environmental Science you'll learn how to manage the delicate balance between profit, policy and conservation. You'll develop skills that allow you to integrate and apply theoretical and technical knowledge of business and environmental science, and apply in-depth knowledge of sustainability principles in tropical contexts. Importantly, you will learn how to critically appraise the role and relevance of environmental science in international, regional and local business practice and society. Course overview Many organisations around the world are striving to reduce their environmental impact. Your JCU Bachelor of Business and Environment Science will give you highly-valued skills in balancing the bottom line while managing environmental impacts. This course gives you solid grounding in core business and environmental science topics such as: Economics for sustainable business Fisheries science Environmental impact assessment Contemporary business communications Environmental processes and global change. You can then choose from an exciting range of elective subjects including: Marine science Aquaculture Environmental Science Business Ecology. Course highlights JCU is internationally renowned for its centres of tropical environmental science - so your qualifications will be highly respected. JCU's Townsville and Cairns campuses in North Queensland are perfectly located if you have an interest in environmental science. You'll be able to study some of your subjects at JCU's Singapore campus, too, and the subjects are fully transferrable to your Australian degree. JCU's modern facilities - temperature-controlled rooms and state-of-the-art laboratories, along with the JCU Aquarium Complex in Townsville and Orpheus Island Research Station in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park mean that your classroom and research activities are supported with genuine fieldwork. You'll be able to build industry networks and gain hands-on, practical experience through JCU's direct links with businesses and peak industry bodies. Career opportunities Our graduates pursue a broad range of business careers, and with a major in aquaculture, you can find job opportunities in aquaculture production, environmental policy, marine resource management, and aquaculture marketing and business management. With further studies in Science, graduates can pursue careers as aquaculture specialists, supervisors, technical managers or operations managers. These positions can involve operating hatcheries, overseeing harvest and post-harvest activities, developing stock nutrition programs, and many other aligned industries servicing aquaculture. Graduates can work as environmental advisers to businesses, advisers on the use of natural resources, academics, and consultants.