Master of Natural Resource Management Articulated Set
By coursework
Graduate Certificate in Natural Resource Management
GradCertNRM
Graduate Diploma of Natural Resource Management
GradDipNRM
Master of Natural Resource Management
MNRM
+ Course Availability Modes and Locations
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
| Master of Natural Resource Management (4708NR) |
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| Distance Education | Albury-Wodonga |
Normal course duration
Master of Natural Resource Management
Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)
Course duration for students who have completed the Gaduate Diploma in Natural Resource Management will be 1.0 years
Graduate Diploma of Natural Resource Management [exit point only]
Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Course duration for students who have completed the Gaduate Certificate in Natural Resource Management will be 0.5 years
Graduate Certificate in Natural Resource Management [exit point only]
Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)
Admission criteria
Master of Natural Resource Management
Applicants would normally hold a three year 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.
Credit
Master of Natural Resource Management
Upon admission to the Master degree, students will be awarded 48 points of credit for a fourth year of study completed as part of prior qualifications.
Articulation
The Master, the Graduate Diploma [exit point only] and the Graduate Certificate [exit point only] make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.
Graduation requirement
Master of Natural Resource Management
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
Graduate Diploma of Natural Resource Management [exit point only]
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Graduate Certificate in Natural Resource Management [exit point only]
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Course structure
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.
AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGR304 Agricultural Ecology
AGR512 Property and Catchment Planning
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
BIO461 Applied Ecological Conservation
BIO521 Restoration Ecology
ECO356 Environmental Economics
ENM422 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
ENM309 Environmental Management – Administration and Practice
ENM413 Field Study in Environmental Management
GEO360 Catchment Management through Community Development
PAD591 Public Sector Management
PKM366 Site Survey Design
PKM397 Heritage Site Management (16 points)
PKM398 Cultural Heritage Policy and Planning (16 points)
PKM466 Cultural Heritage Management
PKM307 Environmental Planning
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
REC405 Open Space Planning
SPA415 Principles of GIS
SPA405 Image Analysis
SPA406 GIS Applications
SPA414 Current Issues in 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.
AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGR304 Agricultural Ecology
AGR512 Property and Catchment Planning
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
BIO461 Applied Ecological Conservation
BIO521 Restoration Ecology
ECO356 Environmental Economics
ENM422 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
ENM309 Environmental Management – Administration and Practice
ENM413 Field Study in Environmental Management
GEO360 Catchment Management through Community Development
PAD591 Public Sector Management
PKM366 Site Survey Design
PKM397 Heritage Site Management (16 points)
PKM398 Cultural Heritage Policy and Planning (16 points)
PKM466 Cultural Heritage Management
PKM307 Environmental Planning
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
REC405 Open Space Planning
SPA415 Principles of GIS
SPA405 Image Analysis
SPA406 GIS Applications
SPA414 Current Issues in GIS
SPA512 Cartography & Data Visualisation
Master of Natural Resource Management
In addition to the subjects completed for the Graduate Diploma (exit point only) students will complete
ENM433 People in the Global Environment
LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
PKM562 Environmental Policy
Elective (selected from the subject pool)
Subjects from the Master of Natural Resource Management course may be substituted with subjects from the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma subject pools of subjects, or other related courses, at the discretion of the Courses Director
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
AGR304 Agricultural Ecology
ENM422 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
GEO360 Catchment Management through Community Development
PKM366 Site Survey Design
PKM397 Heritage Site Management
PKM398 Cultural Heritage Policies and Planning
PKM466 Cultural Resource Management
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
SPA415 Principles of Geographic Information Systems
+ Workplace Learning
Please note that the following subject has a Workplace Learning component.
ENM413 Field Study in Environmental Management
Enrolment pattern
By part-time Distance Education study.
Subjects offered in Session 30
Students select from the following subject list:
AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGR304 Agricultural Ecology
BIO461 Applied Ecological Conservation
ECO356 Environmental Economics
PKM307 Environmental Planning
PKM397 Heritage Site Management (16 points)
REC405 Open Space Planning
SPA415 Principles of GIS
SPA414 Current Issues in GIS
SPA512 Cartography & Data Visualisation
Subjects offered in Session 60
Students select from the following subject list:
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
AGR512 Property and Catchment Planning
BIO521 Restoration Ecology
ENM422 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
GEO360 Catchment Management through Community Development
PAD591 Public Sector Management
PKM301 Principles of Indigenous Land Management
ENM309 Environmental Management – Administration and Practice
ENM413 Field Study in Environmental 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
Year 3
Session 1
PKM562 Environmental Policy
ENM433 People in the Global Environment
Session 2
Elective (selected from the subject pool)
LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.