COURSE INFORMATION

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S02 Graduate Diploma of Natural Resources Management

The Graduate Diploma 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.  The course is designed for professionals who require the skills and knowledge to integrate planning, impact assessment, and environmental and health risk assessment into the broader decision-making of their organisations.  The course covers the areas of environmental impact assessment, and planning set in the context of our major ecosystems, and emphasises the global, regional and local nature of environmental issues.

 

Note: the Graduate Certificate is an exit point for the Graduate Diploma of Natural Resources Management.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Normal admission requirement is a Bachelor degree or equivalent prior learning including at least five years appropriate 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.

Delivery will be via lectures and tutorials or laboratory sessions supported by online resources.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The course is a professional Graduate Diploma degree consisting of six units which can be completed over two semesters full-time. The units are as follows:
 
STAGE 1
SCI5124 Land Degradation and Management 20 
SCI5116 Environmental Administration and Planning 20 
Either
SCI5115 Inland Aquatic Systems 20 
Or
SCI5123 Coastal and Marine Systems 20 
 
STAGE 2
SCI5250 Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures 20 
SCI5105 Catchment Health 20 
SCI5133 Environmental and Health Risk Assessment 20 
 
 
 
 
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: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009