Natural Resource Management Major
| Offered By | ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment and ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Academic Contact | Dr John Field |
| Areas of Interest | Environmental Studies, Geography, and Resource Management and Environmental Science |
Environmental scientists and natural resource managers need to understand the nature and context of the resources to be managed, particularly if that management is to lead to sustainability. The major links the natural and social sciences with their applications in environmental conservation and sustainable resource management. A core of natural and social sciences courses relevant to environmental conservation and sustainable resource management deal with the underlying issues of describing resources, the context and the stakeholders, allowing an emphasis to be then placed on a wide range of actual resources. Each area focused upon emphasises experiential and field based learning, and combines broadly based environmental education with focused professional development and opportunities for specialisation.
This major provides the opportunity to develop the experience and skills to:
- evaluate current understandings of the science of natural resource management and a range of response strategies to make the management sustainable;
- integrate knowledge relevant to the scientific areas and the policies across disciplines;
- apply a range of written, oral and visual communication skills to effectively convey and discuss information about each resource and management decision and relevant policy in multidisciplinary contexts; and
- engage with the ongoing debates on environmental and resource management issues, recognising the biophysical and socio-political and cultural contexts of the debate.
Requirements
A minimum of 42 units of courses including:
a. no more than 12 units chosen from:
- EMSC1006 The Blue Planet: an Introduction to Earth System Science
- ENVS1001 Resources, Environment & Society: Geography of Sustainability
- *ENVS1003 Environment & Society Research Methods
- ENVS1004 Australia's Environment
- ENVS1008 Sustainable Development
b. no more than 12 units from ENVS2000 level courses
c. at least 6 units from:
- *ENVS2009 Quantitative Methods & Applications in Environment
- *ENVS2014 Qualitative Methods for Sustainability
- *ENVS2015 GIS & Spatial Analysis
- ENVS3007 Participatory Resource Management: Addressing Environmental Conflict
- ENVS3008 Fire in the Environment
- ENVS3028 Environmental Policy
- ENVS3033 International Environmental Policy
- ENVS3041 Managing Forested Landscapes
d. at least 6 units from:
- BIOL3153 Conservation Biology
- EMSC3026 Environmental & Regolith Geoscience
- ENVS3002 Sustainable Agricultural Practices
- ENVS3004 Land & Catchment Management
- ENVS3005 Water Resource Management
- ENVS3014 Ecological Restoration and Management
- ENVS3039 Biodiversity Conservation in modified Landscapes
- *ENVS3040 Solving Complex Environmental Problems
e. at least 6 units of other courses listed in c and d, or other ENVS3000 level courses.
* Students pursuing this major must include at least one of the starred courses.
Fenner School Course and Major Advice
Students considering taking fourth-year Honours in the Fenner School, or enrolled in a direct-entry Honours degree program and studying in the Fenner School, are expected to take ENVS3040 Solving Complex Environmental Problems. This course may be included in an appropriate major or taken as part of the degree more generally.
Students seeking advice on appropriate course selections are invited to consult the convener of the Natural Resource Management major.
The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.
