Unit Set Structure

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This unit set structure may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

SPAACX  Sustainable Development Area of Specialisation 

This unit set is available in the following courses:
I05 MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

The Sustainable Development area of specialisation requires students to complete 180 credit points (nine units) and provides an opportunity for students to focus on the tools and understanding required for sustainable development. This includes background units in waste, environmental impact assessment, environmental economics, risk assessment to finally engaging with the community in catchments and ecosystem management in forests.

 
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery - Online.

Some units may be available on-campus
 
STAGE 1
SCI5110 Management of Waste 20 
SCI5119 Environmental Economics 20 
Prescribed Elective Unit
 
STAGE 2
SCI5250 Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures 20 
SCI5133 Environmental and Health Risk Assessment 20 
Prescribed Elective Unit
 
STAGE 3
SCI5105 Catchment Health 20 
SCI5125 Forest Ecology and Management 20 
Prescribed Elective Unit
 
Students in consultation with the Course Coordinator can opt in Stage 3 to undertake a research project (consisting of SCI5139 and SCI5112) instead of the listed units
 
PRESCRIBED ELECTIVES
SCI5128 Environmental Management Systems&Auditing 20 
SCI5115 Inland Aquatic Systems 20 
SCI5123 Coastal and Marine Systems 20 
SCI5124 Land Degradation and Management 20 
SCI5126 Environmental Water Requirements 20 
SCI5108 Water Demand Management 20 
SCI5117 Biological Conservation 20 
SCI5118 GIS and Remote Sensing 20 
 

Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/15/2012 VET: 3/15/2012