Environmental earth science encompasses all aspects of the environment where erosion, sediment transport and deposition play a role. This includes landscape processes, ecological function, environmental health and the distribution and remediation of environmental contaminants. In studying this major, you will explore soil formation and health, river processes and management, coastal zone geomorphic processes and management, along with pollutants and contaminants in soil and sediment. You will also interpret climate and environmental change from biological and sediment records. Our graduates are in high demand for environmental management, and for research. You can complete much of the major through distance education, particularly in the first and second years.

For students from overseas, Macquarie uses an international selection rank to determine the minimum eligibility requirement for each undergraduate course. This rank has been converted into equivalent scores for various recognised international high school qualifications and university entrance examinations, including global qualifications like the International Baccalaureate (IB) and GCE A-Levels. All applicants for undergraduate coursework studies at Macquarie University are required to provide evidence of proficiency in English.