SPECIAL NOTE:
This interdisciplinary unit is available as an elective and is suitable for students with backgrounds including (but not limited to) Science, English, Government, History, Law, Management, Psychology and/or Sociology. Please consult the School of Geography & Environmental Studies for information. The availability of this unit in the Winter semester (in Launceston) is subject to enrolment numbers.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
KGA223
H
L
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Winter
L
On Campus
Offering in L
25-JUN-2012
28-JUN-2012
02-JUL-2012
04-JUL-2012
Sem 2
H
On Campus
16-JUL-2012
10-AUG-2012
03-SEP-2012
20-OCT-2012
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Society needs professional environmental managers who have the knowledge and skills to effectively tackle problems of sustainable resource use and biodiversity conservation. Environmental managers also play an important role in helping communities identify and move towards sustainable and just futures. Environmental management is about how we (institutions and individuals) try to protect and enhance environmental values. So we start by examining the variety and meanings of such values. We then explore the various means - the menu of options - for delivering environmental outcomes. These options include instruments such as legislation and market-based approaches; and methods such as community engagement. We also critically examine the effectiveness of such measures, and consider how we might achieve better management outcomes. These topics are exemplified through case studies in natural resource management, forestry, marine management, biodiversity conservation, climate change and waste management.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT: 2-hr exam (40%), 500 word report plan (5%), 3000 word report (40%), workshop portfolio and presentation (15%)
TEACHING PATTERN:
2 x 1-hr lectures for 7 weeks, 1 x 1-hr lecture for 6 weeks, 5 x 2-hr workshops,seminar.
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Web supported -
H,L
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
Resource supported teaching & learning -
H,L
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options
INTERNATIONALISATION This unit includes specific international contexts/case studies.
REQUISITE INFO
Prereq
KGA171 and
KGA172 or permission of the Degree Coordinator
TEXTS Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Winter) will be available from mid March 2012
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2012
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.
Web supported -
H,L
