Undergraduate - Area of study Land and water management

Students who commenced study in 2013 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2013 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered by	School of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)	Clayton

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Sustainable land and water management are pressing environmental issues facing cities and regions in Australia and many parts of the world. This interdisciplinary area of study draws from scientific investigations in geomorphology, hydrology, soil science and biogeography, as well as social science approaches to environmental and resource management. It provides a sound understanding of key environmental processes, as well as treating the many challenges arising from the human use and stewardship of landscapes. Students undertaking this area of study will develop analytical skills, practical and field-based experience, basic and applied research abilities that will enable them to pursue careers in areas such as catchment management, water supply and river management, land capability mapping, resource inventory, park management, the management of bushfire impacts on land and water resources.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in land and water management must complete the following two units (12 points):

ATS1301 Australian physical environments: Evolution, status and management
ATS1310 Natural hazards and human vulnerability

Second/Third-year level

Students undertaking a minor or major in land and water management must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
a major requires completion of two compulsory units at second year level (12 points) and a further four units (24 points) from the elective units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third-year level.

Compulsory units

ATS2780 Geographical analysis

and one of the following units:

ATS2774 Understanding Australian landscapes: Soil-vegetation dynamics
ATS2545/ATS3545 Environmental hydrology

Elective units

ATS2386/ATS3386 Broken earth: Journeys through the Australian landscape
ATS2548 Environmental policy and management
ATS3259 GIS for environmental management
ATS3281 Cultural landscape, environment and sustainability in Italy*
ATS3546 Environmental assessment and decision making
ATS3551 Field studies in urban sustainability**
ATS3552 Remote sensing of the environment
ATS3553 Field studies in regional sustainability**
ATS3554 Resource evaluation and management
ATS3558/APG4558 Global change and the earth system
ATS3787 Research methods in geography, environment and sustainability
ATS3788 Soils, landscape and management
ATS3790 Landscape processes
ATS3791 Environmental change past to future
ATS3887/APG4887 Designing urban futures: Urban climate, water and adaptation
ATS3893/APG4893 Special topics in sustainability

* Field study unit in Italy.

** Taught in South Africa.

Relevant courses

Diplomas

2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts

Bachelors

Single degrees

0002 Bachelor of Arts
3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
3920 Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences)
1638 Bachelor of Arts Scholars Program
4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
2476 Bachelor of Communication
1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
4042 Bachelor of Journalism
0202 Bachelor of Letters
1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
4098 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Primary)
1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
4097 Bachelor of Arts Scholars Program and Bachelor of Commerce Scholars Program
1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
4616 Bachelor of Environmental Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
4426 Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Business
4425 Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Commerce
4069 Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Science
3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts