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ENVS26P - Environmental Science - coursework and project (Postgraduate Study Pattern)

Major: Environmental Sciences
Area of Study: Environmental Sciences
Degrees: MEnvSci - Master of Environmental Science
Offered By: ELS - Division of Environmental and Life Sciences
Admission Requirements:Bachelor degree with relevant major with a GPA of 2.5
Fees:CSP/$450.00
Attendance Modes:
  • Internal
Study Loads:
  • Full Time (1.5)
  • Part Time
Commencing Study Periods:
  • FH
  • SH

General Requirements

Minimum number of credit points required for the award48

Specific Requirements

300 level
Required GSE800 Attitudes to the Environment (4) 4
Required GSE807 Environmental Measurement and Analysis (4) 4
Required GSE843 Environmental Decision Making (4) 4
Required eitherGSE864 Research project (full-time) (16)
orGSE866 Research project (part-time) (16) 16
Required 4 cp fromGSE803 Science in Environmental Management (4)
GSE804 Ecological Processes (4)
GSE805 Air and Water Quality (4)
GSE808 Management of Degraded Environments (4)
GSE819 Environmental Health (4)
GSE829 Pollution Control and Waste Management (4) 4
Required 8 cp fromGSE804 Ecological Processes (4)
GSE805 Air and Water Quality (4)
GSE808 Management of Degraded Environments (4)
GSE811 Coastal Management (4)
GSE813 Semi-Arid Land Management (4)
GSE819 Environmental Health (4)
GSE821 Workplace Practices and Skills Development (4)
GSE829 Pollution Control and Waste Management (4)
GEOS801 Introduction to Geographic Information Science for Postgraduates (4)
BIOL860 Wildlife Project (4)
BIOL861 Management of Wild Australian Mammals (4)
BIOL865 World Conservation Biology (4)
BIOL347 Australian and World Vegetation (3)
BIOL350 Aboriginal Impact on Australian Ecosystems (3)
BIOL351 Aboriginal Resources Field Trip (1)
BIOL360 Biology of Australasian Mammals (3)
BIOL372 Marine Birds and Mammals (3)
BIOL374 Biodiversity and Conservation (4)
BIOL377 Environmental Microbiology and Bioresources (4) 8
Required 8 cp fromGSE801-845
GSE852 Wildlife Habitat Management (4)
GSE853 Wildlife Management: Principles and Practices (4)
GSE854 Biodiversity Survey and Habitat Assessment Techniques (4)
EPG915 Teaching and Learning about the Environment (4)
EPG916 Resources and Networks in Environmental Education (4)
EPG917 Design of Environmental Education Programs (4)
EPG918 Environmental Interpretation and Community Education (4)
HGEO800 Heritage: Identification, Conservation and Sustainable Management (4)
HGEO801 Globalisation and Sustainable Management (4)
HGEO802 Social Impact Assessment and Cross Cultural Negotiation (4)
HGEO803 Cultural Issues in Wildlife Management (4) 8
Electives
Balance of credit points required
TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM 48
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