Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

STAGE 2
SCI5106 Stock Assessment 20
SCI5107 Fisheries Management 20
Elective Unit
ELECTIVES
SCI5119 Environmental Economics
SCI5105 Catchment Health
SCI5123 Coastal and Marine Systems
SCI5124 Land Degradation and Management
SCI5125 Forest Ecology and Management
SCI5115 Inland Aquatic Systems
SCI5126 Environmental Water Requirements
SCI5250 Environmental Impect Assessment Procedures
SCI5128 Environmental Management Systems and Auditing
SCI5110 Management of Waste
SCI5108 Water Demand Management
SCI5133 Environmental and Health Risk Assessment
SCI5118 GIS and Remote Sensing
SCI5116 Environmental Administration and Planning
GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF NATURAL
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Course Code S02
The Graduate Diploma of Natural Resources Management course
provides opportunities for professionals who wish to add to their
qualifications and experience by extending their knowledge in
natural resources management. The course is designed for
professionals who require the skills and knowledge to integrate
planning, impact assessment, and environmental and health risk
assessment into the broader decision-making of their
organisations. The course covers the areas of environmental
impact assessment, and planning set in the context of our major
ecosystems, and emphasises the global, regional and local nature
of environmental issues.
Note: the Graduate Certificate is an exit point for the Graduate
Diploma of Natural Resources Management.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Normal admission requirement is a Bachelor degree or equivalent
piror learning including at least five years appropriate professional
experience.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
Delivery will be via lectures and tutorials or laboratory sessions
supported by online resources.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course is a professional Graduate Diploma degree consisting
of six units which can be completed over two semesters full-time.
The units are as follows:
STAGE 1
SCI5124 Land Degradation and Management 20
SCI5116 Environmental Administration and Planning 20
Either
SCI5115 Inland Aquatic Systems 20
Or
SCI5123 Coastal and Marine Systems 20
STAGE 2
SCI5250 Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures 20
SCI5105 Catchment Health 20
SCI5133 Environmental and Health Risk Assessment 20
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Course Code U82
The Graduate Diploma of Science (Environmental Management)
provides opportunities for professionals who have graduated in
fields other than environmental management to extend their
knowledge in the field of environmental management. The course
provides a continuing education pathway for those employed in a
variety of private and public sector organisations that require a
broad and practical knowledge of the current approaches and
techniques that are essential for environmental problem solving.
The course covers the areas of environmental impact assessment,
planning and monitoring set in the context of our major
ecosystems, and emphasises the global, regional and local nature
of environmental issues.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Normal admission requirement is a degree in an area other than
environmental science or environmental management.
Students must have access to a computer capable of accessing the
Internet, and CDROM technology.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery -
Online, and Online Sup.
COURSE STRUCTURE
STAGE 1
SCI5116 Environmental Administration and Planning 20
SCI5117 Biological Conservation 20
Plus one elective unit chosen from the following units:
SCI5123 Coastal and Marine Systems 20
SCI5125 Forest Ecology and Management 20
SCI5115 Inland Aquatic Systems 20
Students who satisfactorily complete all three units may exit at
this point with a Graduate Certificate in Environmental
Management, or elect to continue on to Stage 2, the Graduate
Diploma.
STAGE 2
SCI5250 Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures 20
SCI5118 GIS and Remote Sensing 20
Plus one elective unit taken from the following:
SCI5119 Environmental Economics 20
SCI5105 Catchment Health 20
SCI5123 Coastal and Marine Systems 20
SCI5124 Land Degradation and Management 20
SCI5125 Forest Ecology and Management 20
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