Master of Natural Resource Management

What is this course about?

CSU's Master of Natural Resource Management provides a thorough understanding of related ecological issues and the workings of the public sector in natural resource management.

The management of natural resources managed by the public sector, in particular protected areas and national parks, is of great national interest and an area which creates significant debate between public and private interests. To manage these areas and contribute to solutions to the issues requires an understanding of the ecological issues and workings of public sector natural resource management. Unique to these courses is a focus on the role cultural resources because these play a significant role in the eventual outcome of how natural resources can be managed.

Exit points from the Master program are provided at the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma levels. This structure provides considerable flexibility allowing students to quickly gain natural resource management knowledge and qualification they need today, and to add to their credentials at a later date if necessary.

These courses provide the knowledge required for upper level management of these issues and are particularly suited to those who wish to equip themselves with the ability to undertake senior roles in the public and private sector of natural resource management.

There may be a practical component associated with this course, depending on subjects selected.

Residential school

Some subjects in this course have a compulsory residential school requirement which requires attendance at Albury-Wodonga Campus for between two and four days duration.

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject abstracts and in course materials.

The course consists of 96 points for the Master degree, the first 32 points comprise the Graduate Certificate exit point and the first 64 points comprise the Graduate Diploma exit point. Subjects can be substituted with the approval of the Courses Director,

Graduate Certificate in Natural Resource Management (exit point)
Students select subjects (32 points) from the list below.
Note students wishing to exit with a graduate certificate level must choose only post-graduate subjects (i.e. code numbers >400) unless they have permission from the Courses Director.

AGR304 Agricultural Ecology
AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGR512 Property and Catchment Planning
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
BIO416 Conservation Biology
BIO461 Applied Ecological Conservation
BIO521 Restoration Ecology
ECO356 Environmental Economics
ENM308 The Challenge of Sustainable Development
ENM415 Environmental Management of mine sites
ENM422 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
ENM433 People in the Global Environment
ENM443 Resilience thinking and ESD
GEO303 Climatology
GEO305 Groundwater Hydrology and Management
GEO360 Catchment Management through Community Development
LAW530 Environmental Law
PAD591 Public Sector Management
PKM307 Environmental Planning
PKM366 Site Survey and Design
PKM397 Heritage Site Management (16 points)
PKM398 Cultural Heritage Policy and Planning (16 points)
PKM466 Cultural Heritage Management
PKM562 Environmental Policy
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
REC405 Open Space Planning
SOC302 Environment and Society
SOC308 Community Analysis
SPA405 Image Analysis
SPA406 GIS Applications
SPA414 Current Issues in GIS
SPA415 Principles of GIS

Graduate Diploma of Natural Resource Management (exit point)
Students select subjects (64 points) from the list below.
Note students wishing to exit with a graduate diploma can only have a maximum of 2 undergraduate subjects unless they have permission from the Courses Director.

Master of Natural Resource Management
In addition to the subjects completed for the Graduate Diploma (exit point only) students will complete 3 more subjects from the pool and must select one of these as their 'capstone subject in their final year.
ENM309 Managing Projects and Resources
ENM413 The Principles and Practice of Field Ecology
SCI501 Special Topic
SPA501 Advanced GIS modelling

Enrolment pattern

A 'normal' part-time load for distance education is two subjects per semester.

Subjects offered in Session 30
Students select from the following subject list:

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGR304 Agricultural Ecology
AGR512 Property and Catchment Planning
BIO416 Conservation Biology
BIO461 Applied Ecological Conservation
ENM308 The Challenge of Sustainable Development
ENM415 Environmental Management of mine sites
ENM433 People in the Global Environment
PKM397 Heritage Site Management (16 points)
PKM307 Environmental Planning
PKM562 Environmental Policy
REC405 Open Space Planning
SOC302 Environment and Society
SOC308 Community Analysis
SPA415 Principles of GIS
SPA414 Current Issues in GIS

Subjects offered in Session 60
Students select from the following subject list:

AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
BIO521 Restoration Ecology
ECO356 Environmental Economics
ENM422 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
ENM443 Resilience thinking and ESD
GEO360 Catchment Management through Community Development
GEO303 Climatology
GEO305 Groundwater Hydrology and Management
LAW530 Environmental Law
PAD591 Public Sector Management
PKM398 Cultural Heritage Policy and Planning (16 points)
PKM466 Cultural Heritage Management
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
SPA405 Image Analysis
SPA406 GIS Applications

Subjects offered in Session 90
It is optional for students to undertake studies in this semester. The school offers a limited number of subjects.
Students may opt to exit after completion of 32 subject points with the Graduate Certificate in Natural Resource Management qualification.

Students may opt to exit after completion of 64 subject points with the Graduate Diploma of Natural Resource Management qualification.

Additional enrolment for Masters qualification
In addition to the subjects completed for the Graduate Diploma (exit point only) students undertake a further 32 points where one subject must be either:
ENM309 Managing Projects and Resources
ENM413 The Principles and Practice of Field Ecology
SCI501 Special Topic
SPA501 Advanced GIS modelling

Admission requirements

Applicants of the Master degree would normally hold a three-year Bachelor degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline or have extensive relevant industry experience to the satisfaction of the Course Coordinator. Students wishing to apply for admission based on relevant industry experience should discuss requirements with the Course Director prior to applying.

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English language proficiency

The University has minimum requirements for English language proficiency prior to entry to our courses. Some courses also have a requirement for a higher entry or exit level of English proficiency. More information on English language requirements.

Internet access

CSU places great emphasis on services to its students. It is a leader in the provision of online services and, in particular, the use of the internet in the support of teaching, administration and communications with students.

The online environment is so integrated into all aspects of student life and the learning experience at CSU that the University now assumes that all on campus and distance education students at CSU will have ongoing access to an internet connected computer capable of communicating with CSU online systems.

Students enrolled in Information Technology subjects (i.e. with an ITC subject code) may be required to have additional hardware and/or software that is deemed essential for the completion of the learning activities in that subject.

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