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Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyGSE825 Sustainable Development:Introductory Principles and Practices4 pg cpThis unit examines the origins, issues, policies andprocesses of sustainable development (SD). It introducesstudents to the global and national debates surroundingSD and engages them in a process of identifying how itsprinciples are interpreted in practice. It involves the studentsin analysis of the ideological and value bases of SDand a critical appraisal of the policy approaches that areemerging.GSE826 Eco-tourism for SustainableDevelopment4 pg cpThis unit explores the role of eco-tourism in the attainmentof sustainable development. Through examining arange of international and national case studies, studentsevaluate the community, cultural and conservation benefitsof eco-tourism and identify principles of good practice.Related themes such as community based conservation,issues management and conflict resolution, theinvolvement of indigenous populations in sustainableincome generating activities, gender and resource managementwill be explored.GSE827 Education for SustainableDevelopment4 pg cpThis unit explores the role and scope of educationprocesses in the attainment of sustainable developmentgoals. Students will examine case studies which focus onthe formal, informal or non-formal sector. Principles ofgood practice will be identified and a framework forplanning and evaluating education programs will bedeveloped. Students will also examine how educationprocesses can be integrated within environment and conservationprograms.GSE828 Action Research for SustainableDevelopment4 pg cpThe unit develops the students’ knowledge and skills inaction research. It provides the students with an opportunityto explore, at a practical level, how action researchcan be used as a tool to achieve the goals of sustainabledevelopment. It allows them to draw upon the knowledgeand skills gained in GSE825 when planning, developingand evaluating an action-research project for SD.GSE829 Pollution Control and WasteManagement4 pg cpScientific and engineering concepts in pollution controlserve as an introduction to the consideration of topics inair quality management: particulates, vapour and gas,odour; combustion principles and stack design. Physical,chemical and biological treatment of waste water leads tothe study of their confinement and treatment of surfacewaters.The unit concludes with a survey of noise control,industrial solid waste and hazardous waste management.GSE830 Sustainable Urban Regions4 pg cpThis unit examines the social, economic and environmentalchallenges associated with the development ofmore sustainable cities and urban regions are examined,including those in developing countries. Opportunitiesand barriers to implementing more sustainable urbanmanagement and planning practices are explored.Students undertake their own case study: critically assessresponse strategies and develop their own sustainabilityplans.GSE832 Advanced EnvironmentalEconomics4 pg cpThis unit considers analysis and applications which willbe studied at both the microeconomic and macroeconomiclevels. The microeconomics deals with the policyeffects of recognising environmental variables in marketdemand and supply. The macroeconomic analysis modulewill consider all resources in the aggregate as a compositecapital stock.GSE839 Environmental Research—Report4 pg cpGSE843 Environmental Decision Making4 pg cpThe objective of this unit is to enable students to understandhow decisions are made about environmental issuesand particularly to assess the relative significance of valuesheld by stakeholders, scientific and technical information,procedural requirements established by law andadministration and market forces. Theories and practicesof decision making will be examined in western and nonwesterncontexts. Qualitative and quantitative tools tosupport decision-making will be covered.GSE844 Environmental ManagementPractice4 pg cpPrerequisite: Completion of 4 GSE unitsThe primary objective of this unit is to use a groupapproachto real-life problems. The problems will be chosento represent typical situations likely to confront graduatesfrom our programs. The final report of each groupwill be equivalent to a consultant’s report to a client.GSE845 Environmental ImpactAssessment4 pg cpPrerequisite: Completion of 4 GSE units (includingGSE843)This unit is designed to enhance understanding of howenvironmental impact assessments are made in NSW inparticular, and in Australia and some overseas countries.265
Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004The focus will be on the evaluation of the EIS and theprocess of EIA. It assumes that the student has someunderstanding of environmental issues and a little knowledgeof environmental impact issues. It is delivered inindividual based learning mode.GSE846 Applied Heritage InterpretationMethods4 pg cpFollowing review of theory, principles and planning, thisunit develops knowledge of, and skills in, design andimplementation of a broad array of methods and techniquesfor interpretation of natural and cultural heritage.The characteristics, opportunities, constraints and issuesassociated with various interpretive modes are consideredand practical experience in design and implementationis emphasised.GSE850 Vegetation Dynamics andManagement4 pg cpThis unit focuses on the dynamics of vegetation communities.Students will gain an understanding of the variousfactors that can affect vegetation communities includingfire, climatic and human influences. The unit will usereal-world examples of management options for vegetationwith consideration of community dynamics.Students will undertake an investigation of local examplesof vegetation dynamics.GSE851 Capstone Project8 pg cpThis unit is designed to allow students to undertake asubstantive research project provided by industry partnersand undertaken in the field, supervised jointly byuniversity academic staff and industry experts. This isdesignated a capstone project, allowing students to bringtogether and apply material learnt in the course to a realworld problem.GSE852 Wildlife Habitat Management4 pg cpThis unit explores the link between wildlife, habitats andecosystems. Students will gain an understanding of thetheoretical framework that underpins current researchinto habitat selection and use and provides an understandingof techniques used to quantify habitat use bywildlife, examines indigenous management of wildlifehabitat and explores habitat management within fragmentedlandscapes.GSE853 Wildlife Management: Principlesand Practices4 pg cpThe unit examines the principles and practices of wildlifemanagement within Australia by exploring managementpractices to meet commercial, cultural and biodiversityexpectations and needs. Practical application of wildlifemanagement principles are emphasised using currentcase studies to gain an understanding of issues, design,implementation, monitoring and integration of researchwithin wildlife management programs.GSE854 Biodiversity Survey and HabitatAssessment Techniques4 pg cpThis unit provides training in the study of wildlife populations.Skills in observation, interpretation and fieldexperience in taxonomy will be linked to planningrequired to conduct safe and efficient wildlife surveysand research, including design, data entry, storage andanalysis. On completion, students will be able to design,conduct and report on wildlife surveys.GSE855 Communication and WildlifeManagement4 pg cpThis unit will provide students with the ability to developskills in effective communication. The unit will focuson aspects of communication that act as important toolsfor wildlife managers including mediation, report preparation,community consultation. The unit will focus oneffectively communicating information on difficult oremotive management issues.GSE856 Wildlife Survey (design, conductand interpretation)4pg cpThe unit teaches methods to design, conduct and interpretflora and fauna surveys. Its purpose is to provide morespecialised skills in the collection and presentation.Modelling and analysis at a level sophisticated enough toinform wildlife management decisions will be taught.Concepts include home range analysis, habitat modelsand minimum viable population calculations.GSE864 (full-time) Research project16 pg cp (completed over one half-year)This is a research project on any topic that can be supervised(not necessarily entirely within the GSE). Studentsproduce a paper or two to be assessed by referees andpublished in an academic or professional journal.Alternatively a student may elect to submit a researchreport for external examination.GSE866 (half-time) Research project16 pg cp (completed over two half-years)Co-requisite: GSE899This is a research project on any topic that can be supervised(not necessarily entirely within the GSE). Studentsproduce a paper or two to be assessed by referees andpublished in an academic or professional journal.Alternatively a student may elect to submit a researchreport for external examination.266
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