Sustainable Forests
Coordinator:
Dr Chris Weston (Land & Food Resources)
Committee:
TO BE ADVISED
This stream is designed to promote an advanced understanding of forest landscapes and ecosystems by professionals engaged across a wide spectrum of roles in the forest and natural resource management sectors. In building a core of knowledge of forest ecosystems and their management, the program allows students to explore contemporary issues related to management of carbon, water, fire and biodiversity at landscape scales. The stream includes several new subjects for 2008, including subjects addressing challenges to management following the 2003 and 2007 landscape-level forest fires in southern Australia, and subjects dealing with international forest issues. Other subjects address the important role of forests in climate change policy and issues around environmental services.
The Master of Environment Sustainable Forests stream will prepare students for entry to middle and upper management positions within the forest and natural resource management sectors and provide a pathway to further study, by:
(a) Developing knowledge, skills, understanding and competence in the area of forest ecosystem sciences;
(b) Developing a thorough approach to forest sciences and sustainable forest management through an understanding of the biological, economic, social and environmental factors which shape the development of forest and natural resource management enterprises both in Australia and internationally, including climate change science and water resource management;
(c) Increasing knowledge and analytical capabilities appropriate to forest and ecosystem science and related specialist disciplines;
(d) Developing competence in the design, conduct and analysis of research questions and experimental work, particularly for those students interested in pursuing a research career;
(e) Extending scholarly and critical attitudes in forest and natural resource management disciplines.
Sustainable Forests stream details
Please consult the Handbook for further information and timetables.
Students are required to complete the complete the two core subjects for the Master of Environment:
950-601 |
Sustainability, Policy and Management |
Sem 1, Int |
950-600 |
Trans-disciplinary Thinking and Learning |
Sem 2 |
and to select at least three other subjects from the following compulsory subject list:
220-405 |
Forest Ecosystems |
S, Int |
220-414 |
Silviculture and Forest Dynamics |
Sem 2, Int |
220-416 |
Forest Hydrology and Catchment Management |
Sem 2, Int |
220-502 |
Bushfire and Climate |
Winter Recess, Int |
220-503 |
Bushfire and Biodiversity |
Sem 2, Int |
220-506 |
International Forest Policy and Governance |
Sem 1, Int |
220-507 |
Forests in the Asia Pacific Region |
S, Int |
220-511 |
Forest Landscape Restoration |
Sem 2, Int |
and select electives from the list to make up the balance of the award, ie Master of Environment 100 point ( 8 subjects in total).
The recommended list of electives for the Master of Environment includes:
136-527 |
Ecology and Environmentalism |
Sem 1 |
207-508 |
Conservation Genetics |
Sem 1 |
220-406 |
Functional Tree Biology |
Sem 1, Int |
220-415 |
Sustainable Forest Management |
Winter Recess, Int |
220-508 |
Timber in the Built Environment |
Sem 1, Int |
220-511 |
Forest Landscape Restoration |
Sem 1, Int |
220-512 |
Forest Internship Project (25 points) |
Sem 1, Sem 2, y |
316-663 |
Environmental Economics and Strategy |
1 |
421-627 |
Sustainable Water Resources Management |
Sem 2, Int |
451-610 |
Fundamentals of GIS |
Sem 1 |
485-854 |
Environmental Education |
1 |
600-601 |
Environmental Sampling and Analysis |
Sem 2 |
600-603 |
Threatened Species Management |
Sem 2, Int |
600-604/950-603 |
Environmental Risk Assessment |
1 or 2, Int |
606-607 |
Flora of Victoria |
S, Int |
625-608 |
Hydrogeology |
S, Int |
625-634 |
Climate Affairs |
Sem 2 |
654-608 |
Conservation Biology |
Sem 2 |
705-641 |
Managing Change |
Sem 2 |
730-683 |
Environmental Law |
Sem 1, Int |
730-834 |
International Environmental Law |
Available in 2008 TBC |
950-611/421-642/702-874 – |
Investigation project/ research project |
Sem 2 |
These subjects are available in the 2008 academic year, unless otherwise stated. Students may take other electives subject to the approval of the stream coordinator.
Students may apply to undertake a research project as part of a course of study. This requires good academic performance and the approval of the stream coordinator.