Bachelor of Environments (Honours) Landscape Management

Major/Minor/Specialisation !BH-ENVS-SPC+1000 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Year and Campus: 2015

Coordinator

Dr Rebecca Ford

Email: fordr@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Science Student Centre
The Eastern Precinct (building 138)
(between Doug McDonell building and Eastern Resource Centre)

http://studentcentre.unimelb.edu.au/eastern/course_information/honours
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:

Students will undertake subjects in research methods, and a major independent research project. They will develop a deep understanding of the area of investigation as well as research training. In addition, students will take an additional subject selected from options dealing with social and biophysical aspects of landscape management. This will further advance their understanding of landscape management.

Learning Outcomes:

• To provide students with the methods needed to carry out an effective research program
• To ensure students understand what is required to review critically a scholarly body of literature in landscape management
• To ensure students gain the skills needed to communicate their research intentions and results
• To ensure students gain some grounding in the history, philosophy or scope of the discipline of landscape management

Structure & Available Subjects:

The program is comprised of a 75 point research subject (a combination of 2 subjects worth 25 + 50 points; or 2 x 37.5 points), a 12.5 point research methods subject and a 12.5 point elective in Landscape Management.

Subject Options:

Core subjects

Students are required to complete a 75-point core research project by enrolling in a combination of the following Geography - Environmental Studies Thesis subjects to make up these credit points.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Selective coursework subjects

Students must undertake one of the following Statistics subject:

Semester 1

MAST40001 Research Philosophies and Statistics or NRMT40005 Social Research Methods

Semester 2

BIOL90002 Biometry

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
July
12.50

Elective coursework subjects

Students must complete one of the following:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2015
12.50
Not offered in 2015
12.50
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Environments (Degree with Honours)

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