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Master of Natural Resource Management Articulated Set

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+ Award nomenclature

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

Master of Natural Resource Management (4708NR)
Distance Education Albury-Wodonga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Master of Natural Resource Management

Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)

Course duration for students who have completed the Graduate 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 Graduate 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)

  • Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
  • This course may utilise a three session per year teaching calendar. Students should consult the Enrolment Pattern for availability of subjects in Session 3, or contact their Course Coordinator.

    • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    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 CSU Credit Policy

    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

    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.

    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 and Contaminated Lands
    ENM422 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
    ENM433 People in the Global Environment
    ENM443 Resilience Thinking and Ecologically Sustainable Development
    GEO303 Climatology
    GEO305 Groundwater Hydrology and Management
    GEO360 Community Engagement and Capacity Building
    LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
    PAD591 Public Sector Management
    PKM307 Environmental Planning
    PKM366 Site Survey Design
    PKM397 Heritage Site Management (16 points)
    PKM398 Cultural Heritage Policies and Planning (16 points)
    PKM466 Culture and Heritage
    PKM562 Environmental Policy
    PSC420 Water Policy and Management
    REC405 Open Space Planning
    SOC302 Environment and Society
    SOC308 Community Analysis
    SSC503 Rural Populations and Places
    SPA405 Image Analysis
    SPA406 GIS Applications
    SPA414 Crtitcal Review of GIS and Geocomputation
    SPA415 Principles of Geographic Information Systems

    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.

    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 and Contaminated Lands
    ENM422 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing
    ENM433 People in the Global Environment
    ENM443 Resilience Thinking and Ecologically Sustainable Development
    GEO303 Climatology
    GEO305 Groundwater Hydrology and Management
    GEO360 Community Engagement and Capacity Building
    LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
    PAD591 Public Sector Management
    PKM307 Environmental Planning
    PKM366 Site Survey Design
    PKM397 Heritage Site Management (16 points)
    PKM398 Cultural Heritage Policies and Planning (16 points)
    PKM466 Culture and Heritage
    PKM562 Environmental Policy
    PSC420 Water Policy and Management
    REC405 Open Space Planning
    SOC302 Environment and Society
    SOC308 Community Analysis
    SSC503 Rural Populations and Places
    SPA405 Image Analysis
    SPA406 GIS Applications
    SPA414 Critical Review of GIS and Geocomputation
    SPA415 Principles of Geographic Information Systems

    Master of Natural Resource Management
    In addition to the subjects completed for the Graduate Diploma (exit point only) students can select their subjects from the pool AND must select at least one of the following as their 'capstone subject in their final year.

    ENM509 Managing Projects and Resources
    ENM413 The Principles and Practice of Field Ecology
    SPA501 Advanced GIS Applications and 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 and Contaminated Lands
    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 Geographic Information Systems
    SPA414 Critical Review of GIS and Geocomputation

    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 Ecologically Sustainable Development
    GEO360 Community Engagement and Capacity Building
    GEO303 Climatology
    GEO305 Groundwater Hydrology and Management
    LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
    PAD591 Public Sector Management
    PKM398 Cultural Heritage Policies and Planning (16 points)
    PKM466 Culture and Heritage
    PSC420 Water Policy and Management
    SPA405 Image Analysis
    SPA406 GIS Applications
    SSC503 Rural Populations and Places

    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 at least one subject must be either:

    ENM509 Managing Projects and Resources
    ENM413 The Principles and Practice of Field Ecology
    SPA501 Advanced GIS Applications and Modelling

    + Residential School

    Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

    AGR304 Agricultural Ecology
    PKM366 Site Survey Design
    PKM397 Heritage Site Management
    PKM398 Cultural Heritage Policies and Planning
    PKM466 Culture and Heritage
    PSC420 Water Policy 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 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: September 2014. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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