MSc – Protected Area Management Major
Information valid for students commencing in 2017.
MSc – Protected Area Management Major
Major code | MSC-PAM |
Credit points | 36 credit points |
Major Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
BZ5001:03 Quantitative Methods in Science
BZ5215:03 Conservation Biology or MB5004:03 Marine Conservation Biology
EV5020:03 Human Dimensions of Nature, Environment and Conservation or EV5252:03 Indigenous Environmental Management
EV5205:03 Conserving Tropical Rainforests or EV5210:03 Management of Marine Protected Areas
EV5209:03 Principles and Practices of Protected Area Management
EV5505:03 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems or EV5110:03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
EV5110:03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment or EV5601:03 Social Impact Assessment: Environmental Management or EV5502:03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
SC5055:03 Research and Communication Skills in the Natural Sciences
OPTIONS
Select 12 credit points of level 5 subjects from List 1 or select up to 12 credit points of cross-institutional subjects*. Study plans must be approved by the course co-ordinator.
* Partner institutions include members of the Protected Area Learning and Research Collaboration (PALRC).
List 1
AQ5015:03 Sustainable Aquaculture
BZ5440:03 Ecology and Conservation
BZ5740:03 Wildlife Ecology and Management
BZ5755:03 Biodiversity and Climate Change: Impact, Mitigation and Adaption
EV5003:03 Environmental Economics
EV5012:03 Tropical Landscapes and Livelihoods
EV5013:03 Climate Change: The Science, Impacts and Solutions
EV5020:03 Human Dimensions of Nature, Environment and Conservation
EV5110:03 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
EV5200:03 Terrestrial Resource Management
EV5203:03 Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles
EV5210:03 Management of Marine Protected Areas
EV5251:03 Environmental Impacts of Human Activities in Protected Areas
EV5252:03 Indigenous Environmental Management
EV5502:03 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
EV5505:03 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
EV5506:03 Remote Sensing
EV5601:03 Social Impact Assessment: Environmental Management
EV5701:03 Managing Coastal and Marine Environments
SC5901:03 Special Topic 1
SC5902:03 Special Topic 2
EV5910:03 Professional Planning Project (Pt 1 of 2)
SC5912:06 Minor Project, Seminar and Literature Review (1 of 2)
SC5913:06 Minor Project, Seminar and Literature Review (2 of 2)
EV5920:03 Professional Planning Project (Pt 2 of 2)
MB5300:03 Sampling and Experimental Design
MB5310:03 Marine Reserves as Fisheries Management Tools
SS5103:06 Post-Graduate Research Methods for the Social Sciences