• Total units 48 Units
  • Areas of interest Geography, Resource Management and Environmental Science, Environmental Studies
  • Major code NRMG-MAJ
  • Academic career Undergraduate
Natural Resource Management Major

Description:

The major in Natural Resource Management is designed for students seeking careers as environmental scientists and natural resource managers who will be able to meet the sustainability challenges and opportunities of this century. It is structured around a core of natural and social sciences courses, and links that set of knowledge and skills with a range of applications in environmental conservation and sustainable resource management. The major in Natural Resource Management emphasises experiential and field based learning, and combines broadly based environmental education with focused professional development and opportunities for specialisation. The flexible nature of the curriculum means that students are able to develop a version of the major tailored to their particular interests and goals; students interested in the major in Natural Resource Management should consult one of the conveners for assistance in selecting courses for the major (and associated minor/s).

Learning Goals:

On completing the major in Natural Resource Management, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. Think critically about natural resource management issues, and integrate information and construct logical, consistent and synthesised arguments about these issues.
  2. Collect, analyse, interpret and present natural resource data (including empirical field data, remotely sensed data and published literature) at a range of scales.
  3. Understand and contribute to the development and application of natural resource management techniques and policy in the Australian context.
  4. Discuss the principles of managing natural resources with practitioners and stakeholders such as land holders, extension officers, consultants and policy makers.
  5. Conduct research into a variety of aspects of natural resource management.

Other Information

Advice to Students

What 1st year courses should you enrol in? ENVS1004 plus a maximum of 6 units chosen from EMSC1006, ENVS1001, *ENVS1003 or ENVS1008.

Students should seek further course advice from the academic convener of this Natural Resource Management major.





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Requirements

Major Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

18 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code Title Units
ENVS1003 Introduction to Environmental and Social Research 6
ENVS1004 Australia's Environment 6
ENVS3040 Complex Environmental Problems in Action 6

A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code Title Units
ENVS2002 Environmental Measurement, Modelling and Monitoring 6
ENVS2014 Qualitative Research Methods for Sustainability 6
ENVS2018 Environmental Science Field School 6

A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code Title Units
ENVS2007 Economics for the Environment 6
ENVS2011 Human Ecology 6
ENVS2013 Society and Environmental Change 6
ENVS2025 Indigenous Cultural and Natural Resource Management 6

A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code Title Units
ENVS2001 Biodiversity Science: Wildlife, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology 6
ENVS2004 Weather, Climate and Fire 6
ENVS2020 Water Science 6
ENVS2023 Sustainable Agricultural Systems 6

A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code Title Units
ENVS3007 Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders 6
ENVS3033 International Environmental Policy 6
ENVS3015 Essentials of Environmental Law 6

A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code Title Units
ENVS3004 Land and Catchment Management 6
ENVS3005 Water Management 6
ENVS3008 Fire in the Environment 6
ENVS3011 Severe Weather 6
ENVS3013 Climatology 6
ENVS3014 Ecological Assessment and Management 6
ENVS3019 Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS 6
ENVS3020 Climate Change Science & Policy 6
ENVS3039 Biodiversity Conservation 6
ENVS3041 Managing Forested Landscapes 6
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