2010 Course Handbook
BDVS01P - Wildlife Conservation (Postgraduate Study Pattern)
| Major: | Wildlife Conservation |
| Area of Study: | Biodiversity and Conservation |
| Degree: | MWildCons - Master of Wildlife Conservation |
| Offered By: |
The Faculty of Science |
| Admission Requirements: | Bachelor degree in the biological sciences with a GPA of 2.5 or equivalent; professional experience will be taken into account |
| Fees: | |
| Attendance Modes: | Internal |
Study Loads: | Full Time (1.0) Part Time |
| Commencing Study Periods: | FH SH |
General Requirements
| Minimum number of credit points | 32 |
| and completion of other specific requirements as set out below |
Specific Requirements
| 800 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 | BIOL861 | Management of Australian Wildlife (4) | 4 | |
| Required | BIOL865 | World Conservation Biology (4) | 4 | |
| Required | 12 cp from | BIOL807 | Modelling Tools for Conservation Management (4) | |
| BIOL887 | Biodiversity and Conservation (4) | |||
| BIOL860 | Wildlife Project (4) | |||
| GSE801 | Environmental Law and Policy (4) | |||
| GSE803 | Science in Environmental Management (4) | |||
| GSE804 | Ecological Processes (4) | |||
| GSE806 | Economic Evaluation Techniques (4) | |||
| GSE816 | Local Government Approval Process (4) | |||
| GSE825 | Sustainable Development: Introductory Principles and Practices (4) | |||
| GSE826 | Eco-tourism for Sustainable Development (4) | |||
| GSE827 | Education for Sustainable Development (4) | |||
| GSE828 | Action Research for Sustainable Development (4) | |||
| GSE845 | Environmental Impact Assessment (4) | |||
| GSE852 | Wildlife Habitat Management (4) | |||
| GSE853 | Wildlife Management: Principles and Practices (4) | |||
| GSE854 | Biodiversity Survey and Habitat Assessment Techniques (4) | |||
| GSE855 | Communication and Wildlife Management (4) | |||
| GSE856 | Wildlife Survey (design, conduct and interpretation) (4) | |||
| GEOS810 GIS Skills in Habitat and Wildlife Management (4) or GEOS801 Introduction to Geographic Information Science (4) | ||||
| GEOS853 | Environmental Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing (4) | |||
| HGEO802 | Social Impact Assessment and Cross Cultural Negotiation (4) | |||
| HGEO803 | Cultural Issues in Wildlife Management (4) | |||
| LAW865 | Biodiversity and Biotechnology Law (4) | 12 | ||
| Electives | ||||
| Balance of credit points required | 0 | |||
| TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM | 32 | |||