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I04 Master of Natural Resources Management

The Master of Natural Resources Management course provides opportunities for professionals who wish to add to their qualifications and experience by extending their knowledge in natural resources management.  Designed especially for people who wish to move into the environmental area, those with a limited science background are catered for. The course covers the areas of environmental impact assessment, management and monitoring set in the context of our major ecosystems, and emphasises the global, regional and local nature of environmental issues. Students learn the principles of designing, conducting and analysing a research project. A full semester research project dissertation completes the course.

 
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

An undergraduate degree in any discipline or at least five years relevant professional experience.
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.

Some units are available in off-campus mode of delivery. Off-campus units are undertaken online.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The course is a professional Masters degree consisting of ten units and a total of 240 credit points which can be completed over four semesters full-time or part-time equivalent
 
STAGE 1
Semester 1
SCI5124 Land Degradation and Management 20 
SCI5127 Environmental Monitoring&Investigation 20 
 
And either
SCI5115 Inland Aquatic Systems 20 
Or
SCI5123 Coastal and Marine Systems 20 
 
Students successfully completing Stage 1 can choose to exit with a Graduate Certificate.
 
STAGE 2
Semester 2
SCI5250 Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures 20 
And two units selected from the following list, one of which may be an off-campus only unit. Course Coordinator approval is required prior to enrolling in an off-campus only unit.
SCI5105 Catchment Health 20 
SCI5125 Forest Ecology and Management 20 
SCI5118 GIS and Remote Sensing 20 
SCI5108 Water Demand Management 20 
SCI5133 Environmental and Health Risk Assessment 20 
SCI5110 Management of Waste 20 
SCI5126 Environmental Water Requirements 20 
SCI5128 Environmental Management Systems&Auditing 20 
 
On-campus units:
SCI5105
SCI5125
SCI5110
SCI5126

Off-campus units:
SCI5125
SCI5118
SCI5108
SCI5133
SCI5110
SCI5128

Students successfully completing Stage 1 and 2 can choose to exit with a Graduate Diploma.

 
STAGE 3
Semester 3
SCI5139 Approaches in Natural Sciences 20 
And two units selected from the following list, one of which may be an off-campus only unit. Course Coordinator approval is required prior to enrolling in an off-campus only unit.
SCI5117 Biological Conservation 20 
SCI5115 Inland Aquatic Systems 20 
SCI5123 Coastal and Marine Systems 20 
SCI5108 Water Demand Management 20 
SCI5133 Environmental and Health Risk Assessment 20 
SCI5110 Management of Waste 20 
SCI5126 Environmental Water Requirements 20 
SCI5128 Environmental Management Systems&Auditing 20 
 
On-campus units:
SCI5115
SCI5123
SCI5126

Off-campus units:
SCI5117
SCI5108
SCI5133
SCI5110
SCI5128
 
Semester 4
SCI5138 Natural Resources Management Project 60 
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

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