Master of Environmental Science and Management

Program of Study

• BOTY370 added
• ECOL308 added

ECOL308 should be taken in place of ECOL402

Program of Study

• Prescribed Units: SOIL510
• Listed Units: SOIL222
• Program of Study layout amended to more clearly distinguish the Research Pathway and Coursework Pathway. In addition, the wording within the program of study have been refined to more clearly outline the coursework pathway requirements.

Note changes to program of study.

Admission Rules

Admission rules are changed for 2023 so that domestic students with a non-relevant AQF7 qualification follow an articulated pathway into the MESCM though a Graduate Certificate in Environmental science.

Note changes to admission rules.

With curriculum renewal in the School of ERS there has been consolidation of the masters research (thesis) units into one 24 cps unit - ERS594.

The Masters of Environmental Science and Management course is being reviewed and updated in 2022, and for now NR591 A, B, C and D are still listed in the course, but when students click on these links in 2022 these will state the unit is no longer available and students should complete ERS594

Note the combining of NR591 A, B, C and D into ERS594

No changes for 2021.

Nil.

No changes for 2020.

Nil.

Listed Units:

• RSNR404/504 title changed to Innovation, Projects and People

Note change to unit title

Program of Study – Rule (a), (b) and (c)

Listed Units:

• BOTY390, ECOL520 and EVOL501 have been added

Continuing students may undertake new units subject to meeting overall course requirements.

Program of Study – Rule (a), (b) and (c)

Listed Units:

• OSSE300 and OSSE500 have been added

Current students may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer to the 2017 rules subject to meeting the admission requirements.

Note unit changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that have been withdrawn will be credited towards their course

Program of Study – For candidates admitted under Rule (a)

Core Units:

• SCI500 has been withdrawn and replaced with ERS502

Listed Units:

• AGEX310/510 title changed to Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension
• ECOL300, GEPL505 and MATH120 have been withdrawn
• MTHS120 and SOIL431/531 have been added
• STAT100 title changed to Introduction to Statistical Modelling

Program of Study – For candidates admitted under Rule (b)

Core Units:

• SCI500 has been withdrawn and replaced with ERS502

Listed Units:

• AGEX310/510 title changed to Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension
• ECOL300 and GEPL505 have been withdrawn
• SOIL431/531 has been added

Program of Study – For candidates admitted under Rule (c)

Core Units:

• SCI500 has been withdrawn and replaced with ERS502

Listed Units:

• AGEX310/510 title changed to Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension
• ECOL300 and GEPL505 have been withdrawn
• SOIL431/531 has been added

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Students who have not completed SCI500 must complete ERS502

Students who have already successfully completed units that have been withdrawn will be credited towards their course

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules

Current students may complete under their current course rules or apply to transfer to the new rules from 2016.

There have been major changes to the Master of Environmental Science and Management for 2015.

• The course credit points have changed from 72 cps to 96 cps
• There are now three levels of admission within the Program of Study:
  Candidates admitted under Rule (a): 96 cps to complete
  Candidates admitted under Rule (b): 24 cps Block Advanced Standing plus 72 cps to complete
  Candidates admitted under Rule (c): 48 cps Block Advanced Standing plus 48 cps to complete
• Details of units in the 2015 programs of study can be found in the Master of Environmental Science and Management course information for 2015

Units with unit code and/or title changes:

• BOTY370 title changed to Mycology and Plant Pathology
• EM334/534 title changed to Introduction to GIS and Spatial Thinking
• EM432/532 code changed to EM436/536
• NR595A code changed to NR495A
• NR595B code changed to NR495B
• NR691A code changed to NR591A
• NR691B code changed to NR591B
• NR691C code changed to NR591C
• NR691D code changed to NR591D

Note unit code and/or title changes

Note change to course credit points

Note Course Requirement changes

Subject to meeting new admission requirements, current students may complete under their current course rules or apply to transfer to the new rules from 2015.

• There are no changes for 2014

Nil

Core Units:

• NR691 code changed to four 6 cps units -
  NR691A Research Project Report A
  NR691B Research Project Report B
  NR691C Research Project Report C
  NR691D Research Project Report D

Listed Units:

• CANI300/500 and CANI310/510 have been added
• NR595 code changed to two 6 cps units -
  NR595A Project Report A and
  NR595B Project Report B

Note unit code and title changes