SPECIAL NOTE:
This interdisciplinary unit is available as an elective and is suitable for students with backgrounds including (but no limited to) Science, English, Government, History, Law, Management, Psychology and/or Sociology. Please consult the School of Geography & Environmental Studies for information.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
KGA331
H
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Summer
H
On Campus
Offering in H
09-JAN-2012
12-JAN-2012
16-JAN-2012
16-JAN-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).
An essential unit for those wishing to have a career managing natural environments and a way to learn about Australia's natural vegetation for those with other vocational interests. This unit develops an understanding of factors relevant to the conservation management of Australian natural vegetation and threatened plant species, and trains students in the formulation of vegetation management plans. Field work is used to familiarise students with the management problems of local vegetation types and to collect data relevant to the formulation of a vegetation management plan.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT: 2-hr exam (50%), a 1500-word field-based management plan (30%), practical/field assessment (20%)
TEACHING PATTERN:
8 days, including 26-hrs of lectures, 12-hrs practicals and 3 days fieldwork
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Resource supported teaching & learning -
H
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options
REQUISITE INFO
Prereq
25% Level 200 KGA or 25% Level 200 in any science or management discipline with Degree Coordinator approval on Unit Coordinator recommendation.
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.
Resource supported teaching & learning -
H
