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.
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.
To graduate with the Master of Natural Resource Management, students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
To exit with the Graduate Diploma of Natural Resource Management, students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
To exit with the Graduate Certificate in Natural Resource Management, students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
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The Master of Natural Resource Management comprises 96 points with the first 32 points comprising the Graduate Certificate exit point and the first 64 points comprising the Graduate Diploma exit point. Subjects can be substituted with the approval of the Course Coordinator.
The first eight subjects (64 points) are selected from the list below:
AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
BIO461 Applied Ecological Conservation
BIO521 Restoration Ecology
ECO356 Environmental Economics
ENM422 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
PAD591 Public Sector Management
PKM301 Principles of Indigenous Land Management
PKM307 Environmental Planning
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
SCI415 Social Science Research Methods for Natural Resource Management
SPA115 Principles of GIS
SPA405 Image Analysis
SPA406 GIS Applications
SPA414 Current Issues in GIS
To complete the Master degree, students must enrol in these four subjects:
ENM433 People in the Global Environment
LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
PKM562 Environmental Policy
SPA512 Cartography and Data Visualisation
For subjects coded 399 or lower, prerequisites listed in the subject descriptions do not apply to students enrolled in this postgraduate course. Prerequisites listed for subjects coded 400 or above normally do apply, however these can be waived if evidence of extensive prior knowledge or experience is provided to the Course Coordinator.
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 Coordinator prior to applying.
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The following information gives you an overview of studying by distance education.
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Distance education students usually study two 8 point subjects per semester. More or fewer subjects may be studied in consultation with the Course Coordinator.
Teleconferencing
Telephone tutorials may also be used to supplement face-to-face contact between students and academic staff. Conference calls enable several students, either at home or at a common location, to participate in a group tutorial with academic staff.
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Students are encouraged to maintain direct contact with staff by telephone or email. Office telephone numbers and email addresses will be supplied and telephone answering services are available in the offices of Course Coordinators. Students will also be advised of numbers for the School's central telephone answering and facsimile machines.
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