Fieldwork & study abroad
Step out of the classroom and gain practical experience out in the field.
Fiji Field School
Study island sustainability, environmental issues, and share a cultural experience by participating in the Fiji Field School
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Vietnam Field School
“Please return your seats to the upright position and prepare to hone your skills in primary research. Cabin crew: the Vietnam Field School is ready for landing.”
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Fire in the Environment
It might look like they’re playing with fire, but these ANU students are participating in cutting-edge research that helps us better prepare for the inevitable bushfires that occur across Australia every year
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There are lots of opportunities to go out on fieldtrips because in Canberra, you drive for ten minutes and you’re out in the bush. We’ve done forest inventories, we’ve talked to farmers about Whole of Paddock Restoration, and we’ve also seen the forestry production cycle from seedlings to harvesting, to where the timber goes.
-- David Stock, Master of Forestry (Advanced)
During your studies you’ll be exposed to a variety a techniques for collecting, analysing and reporting field data. Fieldwork activities are designed to allow you put the skills you’ve learned in the classroom into practice in new environments.
Our students get to work alongside world-leading researchers in field sites in the Canberra region, around Australia and abroad in Vietnam, Fiji and Singapore.
More than 40% of our courses include field-based activities, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to get out of the classroom and into the field. Some examples of courses with off-campus activities include:
| Intensive courses | Field trip to… |
|---|---|
| ENVS2018 - Environmental Science Field School | ANU Kioloa Coastal Campus |
| ENVS2012 - Sustainable Urban Systems (Singapore Field School) | Singapore |
| Cotter, Captains Flat | |
| ENVS2002 - Environmental Measurement, Modelling and Monitoring | National Arboretum Canberra |
ENVS2005 – Island Sustainable Development: Fiji Field School ENVS6205 - Island Sustainable Development: Fiji Field School | Fiji |
| ENVS2017 - Vietnam Field School ENVS6017 - Vietnam Field School | Vietnam |
| ENVS3008 - Fire in the Environment | Bushfire Research Facility, CSIRO |
| ENVS2024 - Agricultural Systems | Farm visits to the greater ACT or Central West region |
| ENVS3029 - Palaeo-Environmental Reconstruction | ANU Kioloa Coastal Campus |
| Semester-long courses | Field trip to… |
|---|---|
| ENVS1001 - Environment and Society: Geography of Sustainability | ANU Kioloa Coastal Campus, South Coast |
| ENVS1004 - Australia's Environment | Alpine and Western Slopes |
| ENVS2001 - Biodiversity Science: Wildlife, Vegetation & Landscape Ecology | Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve |
| ENVS3039 - Biodiversity Conservation | Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay |
| ENVS2023 - Sustainable Agricultural Systems | Farm and food industry enterprises |
| SCNC2201 - Optimism and Agency in Times of Change | Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary and Wildbark |