Monash University: University Handbooks: Undergraduate Handbook 2002: Units indexed by faculty
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Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management)/Diploma in Natural Resource Management


General information

Course code: 2363 + Gippsland campus or OCDL
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 (Environmental 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 (OCDL) are available.

Course structure

Basic structure of the double award course is:

University
Percentage of year's work

TAFE
Percentage of year's work

Stage 1

25 (12 points)

75

Stage 2

50 (24 points)

50

Stage 3

50 (24 points)

50

Stage 4

100 (48 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(EnvMgt)/DipNatResMmt, 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 units selected from:

Level one*

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

Level two
Level three

plus at least four of:

This program represents a 12 + 18 + 24 points (total 54 points) major sequence in the resource/environmental management area across levels 1*, two and three respectively and 30 points in a second science field of study, including at least 18 points from levels two and three.
3. One of: SCI1020, STA1010 or MAT1085.
4. Additional units to meet the minimum requirement of 108 points from university-accredited units.
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 units taken in the TAFE associate diplomas or diploma, students may not take the equivalent unit in the degree.

BSc (Environmental Management) exit option

Students who have successfully completed the first year of the BSc(EnvMgt)/DipNatResMgt double-award course, including passes in at least 12 points of university studies, may apply to transfer to the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management) tagged degree with appropriate credits for completed studies. Refer to the BSc(EnvMgt) entry for details of course requirements.

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