Courses Handbook 2008

10939 (v.4) WASM Natural Resources Economics 601


Area: WASM Mineral Economics Teaching Area
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 32.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Other: 1 x 32 Hours Once-only
Prerequisite(s): 5697 (v.7) Economic Analysis and Asian Economies 550 or any previous version
Syllabus: The study of mineral economics, review of economic concepts and theories, the framework for the analysis of natural resources, economic rent, renewable resources, environmental resources, non-renewable resources, minerals and economic development, mineral abundance - curse or blessing, mineral policy and mineral taxation, mining and the environment, mining and sustainable development. This unit has 32 contact hours taught over an eight day intensive course.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 091900 Economics and Econometrics (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2008 Bentley Campus Study Period 2 Y     Y  
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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