Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Bachelor of Science (Resource Management)/ Diploma in Natural Resource Management

Bachelor of Science (Resource Management)/ Diploma in Natural Resource Management

General information
Course structure
Course requirements

General information

Course code: 2363 · Distance education, Gippsland and Berwick campuses · (Gippsland/Berwick/distance) · Course advisers: Mr Wayne Kirstine (Gippsland/distance), Dr Tony Patti (Berwick/ distance)
This course has been designed to prepare students to work at a professional level in the management and utilisation of resources and the environment, particularly natural resources, with an emphasis on best practice and sustainability. Students are provided with a wide range of analytical, monitoring and management skills. It enables students to undertake concurrently the Bachelor of Science (Resource Management) degree from Monash University and the Diploma of Natural Resource Management from various TAFE institutes including East Gippsland, Chisholm and Northern Melbourne institutes of TAFE.
This cross-sectorial course (commonly referred to as a double-award course) provides students with the opportunity to combine the applied 'hands on', vocational, and practical aspects of TAFE with the more theoretical, discipline-based courses available from the university. The double award, if taken full time, is a four-year program.
Part-time study and flexible delivery options (distance education) are available. In addition to the normal beginning-of-year entry, it is possible to commence the course mid-year, with a reduced range of available subjects.

Course structure

Basic structure of the double award course is:

	University (percentage of year's work)	TAFE (percentage of year's work)
Year 1	25 (12 credit points)	75
Year 2	50 (24 credit points)	50
Year 3	50 (24 credit points)	50
Year 4	100 (48 credit points)

Course requirements

In this double award, students must undertake 108 points of university studies which must be chosen in a manner that satisfies the structural requirements of the double award. For the BSc(ResMgmt)/DipNatResMgmt, students will be required to complete the following.
1. A minimum of 96 points from the Faculty of Science offerings.
2. The resource management major and supporting subjects selected from:

Level 1*

· BIO1626 Cell biology
· CHM1011 Chemistry
· CHM1616 Chemistry for biology
· CHM1022 Chemistry or CHM1639 Chemistry
· ENV1616 Environmental science 1: the dynamic environment
· plus six points from maths/statistics/physical science subjects

*EXEMPTION FROM LEVEL 1 SUBJECTS MAY BE GRANTED WHERE APPROPRIATE, IF EQUIVALENT SUBJECTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED (OR ARE BEING UNDERTAKEN) FROM THE DIPLOMA COMPONENT OF THE COURSE.

Level 2

· BTH2766 Introductory microbiology
· CHM2736 Instrumental techniques
· ENV2726 Conservation of bioresources
· ENV2737 Environmental science 2: resource management issues
· ENV2747 Soil science or ENV2757 Environmental health

Level 3

ENV3737 Environmental management
plus at least four of:

· BTH3797 Environmental microbiology
· ENV3726 Atmospheric processes
· ENV3639 Global resources and energy management
· ENV3647 Forest management
· ENV3656 Natural areas management
· SCI3716 Laboratory and workplace management

This program represents a 12 + 18 + 24 points (total 54 points) major in the resource/environmental management area across levels 1*, 2 and 3 respectively and 30 points in a second discipline area, including at least 18 points from levels 2 and 3.
3. SCI1020.
4. Additional subjects to meet the minimum requirement of 108 points from university-accredited subjects.
Information on the TAFE requirements for this double award is available from the relevant institute of TAFE partners. Where there is equivalent course content between subjects taken in the TAFE associate diplomas or diploma, students may not take the equivalent subject in the degree.