Silviculture
Subject 220-304 (2009)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009. Search for this in the current handbook
| Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||
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| Level: | 3 (Undergraduate) | ||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009: Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: Twenty-four hours of lectures and thirty-six hours of practical/field excursions. Students are expected to undertake additional study of at least one hour for each hour of contact Total Time Commitment: Not available | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | 220-303 Forest Inventory; 220-201 Native Forest Ecosystems and Biodiversity; 220-302 Tree Growth and Ecophysiology. | ||||||||||||
| Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||
| Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability |
Coordinator
Mr Mark Stewart| Subject Overview: | This subject provides an insight into wood and timber markets and how this relates to the tending and managing of forests and plantations. The subject brings together the science underpinning the growth and development of trees with the products that trees provide for a range of human use, and describes the principles and practices of forest establishment, regeneration and management for timber and other objectives. |
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| Assessment: | One 2-hour examination (50%), and up to four assessment tasks throughout the semester (totalling 5000 words, 50%). |
| Prescribed Texts: | None |
| Recommended Texts: | Information Not Available |
| Breadth Options: | This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses: You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: | Information Not Available |
| Related Course(s): |
Bachelor of Forest Science |
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