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About this course
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: http://courses.science.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-of-science-ecosystem-science/overview
Coordinator
Dr Stephen Livesley
School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences
Course structure
Students must complete a total of 200 credit points, comprised of:
- Discipline Core subjects (25 pts)
- Discipline Elective subjects (25 pts)
- Professional Skills subjects (25 pts)
- Research Project undertaken consecutively in sequence (125 pts)
Subject options
Discipline Core (25 points)
One of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90075 | Research Methods For Life Sciences | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90003 | Social Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BIOL90002 | Biometry | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90007 | Statistics for Research Workers | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
and one of
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EVSC90019 | Graduate Seminar: Environmental Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ZOOL90007 | Graduate Seminar in Ecology & Evolution | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Discipline Electives (25 points)
Overview:
Students will select 25 points of discipline elective subjects appropriate to their research project, in consultation with their supervisor. A student may complete a third-year level subject if no suitable alternative is available at the graduate level. Students wishing to take a second-year subject or more than one third-year subject will need the approval of the MSc Coordinators and the Associate Dean.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90337 | Managing Urban Landscapes | July (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
AGRI90075 | Research Methods For Life Sciences | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90003 | The Political Ecology of Development | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90004 | Climate Change Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90031 | Bushfire Interface Design Workshop | Not available in 2017 | 25 |
ERTH90028 | Urban Soils, Substrates and Water | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRST90015 | Forest Ecosystems | January (On Campus - Creswick) |
12.5 |
FRST90017 | Bushfire Planning & Management | June (On Campus - Creswick) |
12.5 |
FRST90019 | Forest Assessment and Monitoring | May (On Campus - Creswick) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FRST90022 | Forests and Water | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FRST90023 | Forest Health | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FRST90025 | Bushfire & Climate | February (On Campus - Creswick) |
12.5 |
FRST90026 | Bushfire & Biodiversity | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FRST90029 | International Forest Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRST90030 | Forests in the Asia Pacific Region | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRST90031 | Timber, Sustainable & Renewable Material | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
FRST90032 | Forests, Carbon and Climate Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
FRST90033 | Farm Trees & Agroforestry | October (On Campus - Creswick) |
12.5 |
FRST90034 | Ecological Restoration | September (On Campus - Creswick) |
12.5 |
FRST90035 | Forest Internship Project | Year Long (Online) |
25 |
GEOG90003 | Integrated River & Catchment Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOG90008 | Advanced Reading in Geography | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
GEOG90018 | Contemporary Geographical Thought | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90019 | Indigenous Land Management | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
GEOG90020 | Risk Management and Public Participation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90021 | Conservation and Cultural Environments | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90022 | International Internship in Environment |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
HORT90003 | Plants and the Urban Environment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
HORT90004 | Plant Production and Establishment | Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
HORT90006 | Garden History & Design | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
HORT90008 | Horticultural Plant Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
HORT90011 | Therapeutic Landscapes | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
HORT90033 | Plants in the Landscape | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
HORT90038 | Food Production for Urban Landscapes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
HORT90039 | Green Infrastructure for Liveable Cities | February (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
HORT90045 | Garden Design and Graphics | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
HORT90046 | Designing Green Roofs and Walls | September (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
HORT90047 | Short Research Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley)
|
25 |
NRMT90002 | Management of Plant and Animal Invasions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90003 | Social Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90007 | Community Natural Resource Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90014 | Sustainable Landscapes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Professional Skills (25 points)
Students will select two professional skills subjects (25 points). These may include:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
SCIE90013 | Communication for Research Scientists | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90005 | Ethics and Responsibility in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90045 | Systems Modelling and Simulation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90020 | Environmental Modelling | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90839 | Science in Schools | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90171 | Leadership in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Research Project (125 points)
This project provides students with the opportunity to design and conduct independent research in one or more disciplines within the broad field of ecosystem science. Students will also develop skills in critically evaluating new knowledge within one or more scientific paradigms.
Specific research projects will depend upon the availability of appropriate expertise, but may address questions in conservation biology, ecology, ecophysiology, environmental psychology, environmental and landscape management, forest science, genetics, horticulture, hydrology and/or soil science.
Students will take responsibility for their own research project, including the design and management of field and/or laboratory experiments, where appropriate; collection, analysis and interpretation of data; and communication of research findings through oral and written presentations.
The project will be taken over four consecutive semesters and will begin on the Monday of semester of entry (semesters 1 or 2) and continue for up to 88 weeks until the end of the fourth semester, minus recreation leave of between 4 and 8 weeks (22 weeks per semester over the four semesters). For how long and at what time within the enrolment the actual period of leave is to be taken needs to be negotiated with a student’s supervisor.
The Research Project will be due for submission by the end of the formal examination period of the fourth semester of enrolment if an earlier date is not specified.
Students will first enrol in Research Project In Ecosystem Science Part 1, and then progress through to Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. Students may only progress through Research Project In Ecosystem Science subjects upon successful completion of the earlier project component.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EVSC90027 | Research Project in Ecosystem Sci Part 1 |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
EVSC90028 | Research Project in Ecosystem Sci Part 2 |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
EVSC90029 | Research Project in Ecosystem Sci Part 3 |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
EVSC90030 | Research Project in Ecosystem Sci Part 4 |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020