SPECIAL NOTE:
full-time students enrol in
KPA462; part-time students in
KPA463 and
KPA464
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
KPA462
H
H
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
22-FEB-2010
23-MAR-2010
12-APR-2010
28-MAY-2010
Sem 2
12-JUL-2010
10-AUG-2010
30-AUG-2010
15-OCT-2010
*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).
Students who have completed a BSc and have satisfied the course prerequisites will be permitted to enrol in honours in Forest Ecology provided: (a) they have achieved an adequate standard, normally at least 50% of credits in Group 3 units, and (b) there are a suitable project and a supervisor available.
The honours year includes: (a) a research project of nine months duration, normally be carried out in the School of Plant Science, but after consultation with the course coordinator may be carried out in other appropriate schools such as Zoology, Agricultural Science, Geography and Environmental Studies or Mathematics; (b) a review of literature on a prescribed topic; (c) a grant proposal; (d) a presentation of a seminar; and (e) other activities as directed by the head of school, such as attendance at seminars given by research scientists working in the field (eg CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products and the Ecological Society of Australia or the CRCSPF).
WEIGHT:
50%
TEXTS Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 1) will be available from mid November 2009
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2010
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. 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, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, J, K, Q and Z click here for more information.
