Bachelor of Natural Resources
| Program of Study | Course cps | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Units – complete all the following units: | 162 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
BIOL110 |
Biology I |
6 |
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BIOL120 |
Biology II |
6 |
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CHEM110 |
Chemistry 1 |
6 |
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GEOL110 |
Geology and the Environment I |
6 |
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MATH120 |
Basic Mathematical Methods in Science and Economics |
6 |
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RSNR110 |
Sustaining Our Rural Environment |
6 |
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RSNR120 |
Sustainable Management and Monitoring of Agricultural and Marine Systems |
6 |
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STAT100 |
Statistical Modelling in the Sciences I |
6 |
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BOTY203 |
Plant Diversity |
6 |
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ECOL202 |
Marine and Freshwater Ecology |
6 |
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ECOL203 |
Ecological Gradients - Populations to Ecosystems |
6 |
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ECOL204 |
Ecological Methods |
6 |
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EM234 |
Introduction to GIS |
6 |
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SOIL220 |
Introduction to Soil Science |
6 |
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ZOOL203 |
Vertebrate Zoology - Evolution and Diversity |
6 |
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ECON329 |
Natural Resource Economics |
6 |
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EM311 |
Land Assessment for Sustainable Use |
6 |
|
EM312 |
Impact Assessment in Natural Resources Management |
6 |
|
EM351 |
Ecosystem Rehabilitation |
6 |
|
EM353 |
Conservation Biology |
6 |
|
ENVE352 |
Principles of Hydrology |
6 |
|
RSNR301 |
Pollution Management |
6 |
|
NR331 |
Remote Sensing and Spatial Data |
6 |
|
NR411 |
Resource Policy and the Community |
6 |
|
RSNR402 |
Freshwaters: Ecology and Management |
6 |
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RSNR403 |
Sustainable Land Management |
6 |
|
RSNR404 |
Project Management |
6 |
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| Elective units – Complete 30 credit points from the following units: | 30 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
AGRO223 |
Agricultural Ecology and Crop Physiology |
6 |
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BCHM210 |
Introductory Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I |
6 |
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CHEM203 |
Environmental and Analytical Chemistry |
6 |
|
EVOL211 |
Evolution and Biogeography |
6 |
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GENE210 |
Introductory Genetics |
6 |
|
GEOL205 |
Environmental Geology |
6 |
|
MICR220 |
Introductory Microbiology |
6 |
|
AGEX310 |
Agricultural and Natural Resources Extension |
6 |
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AGRO311 |
Plant Protection |
6 |
|
AGRO321 |
Crop and Pasture Management for Sustainable Agriculture |
6 |
|
ARPA302 |
Aboriginal Archaeology |
6 |
|
BOTY360 |
Plants in Aquatic and Coastal Environments |
6 |
|
ECOL307 |
Ecology of Plant Populations |
6 |
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ECOL311 |
Ecology of Australian Vegetation |
6 |
|
ECON326 |
Benefit-Cost Analysis |
6 |
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EM323 |
Ecology and Management of Australasian Wildlife |
6 |
|
GENE322 |
Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics |
6 |
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GEPL352 |
Changing Communities: Development Planning |
6 |
|
SOIL310 |
Environmental Soil Science |
6 |
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ZOOL326 |
Animal Behaviour |
6 |
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ZOOL327 |
Ecological and Comparative Physiology |
6 |
|
ZOOL328 |
Insect-Plant Interactions |
6 |
|
AGRO422 |
Integrated Weed Management |
6 |
|
EM432 |
Remote Sensing and Image Analysis |
6 |
|
NR481 |
Special Topic in Natural Resources Management |
6 |
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SOIL411 |
Soil and Nutrient Cycles |
6 |
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SOIL431 |
Interactive International Soil Science |
6 |
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| Or the maximum of 12 credit points can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to the candidate meeting prerequisite and timetabling requirements. | |||
| Practical Experience 12 weeks of practical experience as prescribed by the Faculty |
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| Total | 192 cps | ||
Suggested Full Time Course Plan
The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements where possible. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.
For candidates studying Full-Time = 48cps per year or 24cps per semester
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In their first year candidates should enrol in these 8 core units. |
BIOL110 |
BIOL120 |
CHEM110 |
EM234 |
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MATH120 |
STAT100 |
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RSNR110 |
RSNR120 |
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| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in these 7 core units and 1 elective unit in Semester 2. |
BOTY203 |
ECOL202 |
ECOL203 |
SOIL220 |
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ECOL204 |
ZOOL203 |
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GEOL110 |
Elective Unit |
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| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in these 7 core 300-level units and 1 elective unit in Semester 1. |
EM312 |
EM311 |
ENVE352 |
EM351 |
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RSNR301 |
Elective Unit |
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EM353 |
NR331 |
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| 4 | In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in these 5 core units and 3 elective units – although candidates undertaking an Honours program need to enrol in unit NR490 in both Semester 1 and Semester 2. |
NR411 |
ECON329 |
RSNR403 |
RSNR402 |
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RSNR404 |
Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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Notes Candidates who undertake an Honours program in Year 4 must include unit NR490 in both Semester 1 and Semester 2 in place of two Elective Units. |
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