SPECIAL NOTE:
for those enrolling in the Graduate Diploma in Science with Honours (Forest Ecology) the unit has the same objectives as
KPA462 (full-time students) and
KPA463 and
KPA464 (part-time students)
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
KPA522
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).
Aims at training or retraining technical/research workers for the forest industry. The topics available cover a range of disciplines including: tree breeding and genetics, tissue culture, insect or animal ecology, tree physiology and ecology, soil or tree nutrition, and modelling.
The unit can be tailored to suit the requirements of each applicant, but generally comprises the following components: course work (15%), a literature review (25%), research thesis (50%), and seminar (10%). The unit may be taken on a part-time or full-time basis.
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.
