Integrated Catchment Management
Coordinator:
Dr Rob Edis (MSLE)
Committee:
A/Prof Brian Finlayson (Arts)
A/Prof Hector Malano (Engineering)
Dr Graham Moore (Engineering)
Dr Ruth Beilin (MSLE)
Dr Tony Weatherley (MSLE)
Ms Cathy Botta (MSLE)
Dr Michael Stewardson (Arts)
Prof John Langford (Centre for Water Research)
Catchment management involves the integration of sound biophysical information with social and economic analysis to obtain the best outcomes for a catchment’s natural resources and the people who live and work there. Through core and elective subjects, including case studies, this stream will enable students to acquire a basic knowledge of the functioning of catchments, the constraints to improving catchment management, and how these constraints can be ameliorated or removed. The program is most relevant to professionals working in soil and water regulation, land management, extension, and conservation for consultancies, industry, government agencies and local authorities. The stream also provides a path for people with policy, economics, and management qualifications to develop skills in the biophysical aspects of catchment management. The stream offers an opportunity to students with a first degree in physical science, life science, social science, economics, engineering, forests, horticulture or agriculture, and to professional geologists, natural resource scientists and managers who wish to gain advanced knowledge of catchment management strategies in urban and rural environments. Graduates find employment in regulatory agencies, local and state government authorities, environmental consulting companies, and industries concerned with land development, recreation and tourism.
Integrated Catchment Management stream details
Please consult the Handbook for further information and timetables.
Students will be required to complete the core subjects:
950-601 Sustainability, Policy and Management
950-600 Trans-disciplinary thinking and learning
207-509 Case Studies in Integrated Catchment Management
and to select at least three subjects from the following list:
121-512 River Management
207-510/ 207-401 Soil Management and Conservation
421-627 Sustainable Water Resources Management
625-608 Hydrogeology
950-602 Introductory Environmetrics
and select electives to make up the balance of the award. The recommended list of electives includes:
121-512 River Management
121-532 Environmental Impact Assessment
121-542 Geographic Analysis and GIS
166-530 Environmental Policy
207-501 Management of Plant and Animal Invasions
207-506/ 207-414 Social Research Methods
316-663 Environmental Economics and Strategy
421-516 Hydraulics and Hydrology
421-580 Hydrological Processes 1
421-581 Hydrological Processes 2
421-668 Sustainable Irrigation System Management
421-681 Management for the Environment
451-609 Remote Sensing
451-610 Fundamentals of GIS
505-969 Epidemiology and Analytical Methods 1
610-680 Environmental Chemistry
625-634 Climate Affairs
730-683 Environmental Law
730-816 Water Law
600-604/950-603 Environmental Risk Assessment
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.