312396 (v.1) Conservation Biology and Sustainability 201

Area:	Department of Environmental and Aquatic Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
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.
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork:	1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	This unit will focus on the management of the environment. Three key themes will be developed: conservation of flora and fauna; sustainable use of resources; and the burden that human society places on the environment. These themes will be developed through lectures, interactive discussions, preparation of information sheets and essays, and field visits to relevant organisations involved in the management of environmental resources. In addition to development of these themes the unit will introduced you to a range of potential careers in environmental biology and some skills to aid finding full time work as a biologist.
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:	050999 Environmental Studies not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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