PARKS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

OED3PWM

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students develop a working knowledge of key elements in natural and cultural resource management, with particular reference to protected areas. Topics include weeds and feral animals, legal and scientific approaches to natural resource management, use of protected areas as a baseline for research and management, and the interplay between natural and cultural resource management. Case studies focus on biodiversity and heritage management practices in south eastern Australia. This subject includes a 4 day field trip with overnight camping.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Marcus Morse

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: Lectures, tutorials and practical work

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

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Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Practical Conservation Biology

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Lindenmayer, D., & Burgman, M.

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Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

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Protected Area Management: Principles and Practice

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Worboys, G., Lockwood, M. & De Lacy, T.

Year: 2001

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Publisher: OUP.

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Career Ready

Career-focused: Yes

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Understand the underlying concepts and fundamental ideas underpinning biological conservation and develop an overview of the status of biological conservation in south eastern Australia
02. Understand the spatial factors at work in conservation and protected area management and demonstrate skills in field survey techniques
03. Develop an overview of the main factors and patterns of ecological disturbance and of the social and legal setting within which protected area management takes place
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.