Emerging Issues in Land Resources
Subject NRMT40001 (2011)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.
| Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||
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| Level: | 4 (Undergraduate) | ||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011: Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: Twenty-four hours seminars and forum debates, 12 hours tutorials Total Time Commitment: Not available | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | Eligibility for honours or postgraduate degree | ||||||||||||
| 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 Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/ |
Coordinator
Ms Sonja NeedsContact
Melbourne School of Land & Environment Student Centre
Ground Floor, Land & Food Resources (building 142)
Enquiries
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au
| Subject Overview: |
This subject provides insight into the emerging issues faced by the various land management disciplines, particularly in Australia. These may include social, economic and biophysical aspects of issues such as genetically modified organisms, climate change, globalisation and market protection, access to water, changing consumer demands, spatial information technologies, land and water degradation and loss of biodiversity. Experts in various fields of agriculture, biology, resource management, public policy, climatology and commerce will deliver reviews of emerging issues, and assess potential impacts on agriculture, the environment, rural and urban communities and the rural and national economy in a series of facilitated forums. Approaches for collecting and analysing information that has not been peer reviewed will be examined. On completion of this subject students should be able to:
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| Objectives: |
The objectives of this 400 level subject are to: 1. Introduce the scientific, technological, economic and policy implications of several of the major issues currently confronting Australia’s land resource industries. 2. Develop skills in the research, analysis and presentation of major policy issues confronting the land resource industries. 3. Develop experience in the organization and conduct of scientific and policy forums These objectives will be achieved through a series of co-coordinated discussion forums on key issues facing the Australia’s land resource industries. |
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| Prescribed Texts: | None |
| Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: | None |
| Related Course(s): |
Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours) Master of Agribusiness (Coursework) Master of Agricultural Science Master of Animal Science Master of Food Science Postgraduate Certificate in Food Science Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Science Postgraduate Diploma in Food Science |
| Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: |
Climate Change |
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