Responsible faculty or institute:
Science, Engineering and Technology (principal)
Campus(es) Offered:
Cradle Coast:
Course Duration: Minimum
3 yrs, Maximum
8 yrs.
Course Contact (faculty or school):
Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology (03) 6226 2125 or Professor Janelle Allison, Degree Coordinator, (03) 6430 4924 or (03) 6430 4949
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Introduction
This 3-year (minimum) full-time or part-time course is offered by the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology at the Cradle Coast campus. The course links regional comparative advantage, enterprise and resource management, to vocational opportunities grounded in skills development.
Admission & Prerequisites
Minimum University entrance requirements for degree courses apply. There are some subject pre-requisites within the course.
Course Objectives
The core of the course is aimed at a broad understanding of the critical role resource management - both human and natural - plays in a region, together with the acquisition of analytical and policy making skills pertinent to such management under the auspices of a regional science approach.
Regional studies has a rich tradition in the social sciences, much like political science. It is an inter-disciplinary approach that uses the concept of a region as the basis for analysing the spatial dimensions of human activity and their structure. It examines the theoretical bases of the activities, methods to analyse the diverse nature of those activities and the assessment of impacts of decisions and policies on those activities. Its theoretical foundation lies in the disciplines of economics, human geography and public policy.
The inter-disciplinary regional science core units provide the broad but significant analytical skills for application in the areas of data analysis and policy making that are crucial in the regional resource and enterprise management areas. This includes acquiring the necessary combination of theoretical understanding, competence in analytical techniques and an appreciation of spatial influences, that are needed to be a successful practitioner in this challenging and increasingly significant policy arena. Students can develop a level of competence in either of the two specialisations available within the degree structure - natural resource management or business enterprise and innovation.
The Bachelor of Regional Resources Management degree will develop a student's general educational attributes in the areas of: · Written expression, particularly in Report preparation;
- Creative self-expression;
- Capacity to analyse and interpret in a dispassionate and objective manner;
- Capacity for reasoned criticism;
- Data acquisition and analysis;
- Research techniques;
- Marshalling facts in support of arguments, and;
- Evaluating the possible outcomes of alternative courses of action, with the emphasis varying according to the particular specialisation chosen.
Career Outcomes
Graduates of the Bachelor of Regional Resource Management will be competitive applicants for jobs in a wide range of fields, for example:
Strategic Planners
Projects Leaders
Policy Makers
Entrepreneurs
Executive Officers
Researchers
Consultants
Analysts
Business Managers
