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Urban Tree Management (HORT20019)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Burnley)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 |
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This subject aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of the care and management of trees in urban settings. The content will include tree anatomy and structure, tree growth and function, tree root systems, tree pathology and health, methods of tree assessment and evaluation, tree protection strategies, planning and management issues and case-studies (including surveys, location mapping, inventories and protection strategies) and an introduction to safe arboricultural work practices, including safe tree climbing.
Intended learning outcomes
At the conclusion of the subject students should be able to:
- appreciate the complexities of tree management for urban sites;
- analyse and interrogate literature relating to urban tree management;
- perform a tree risk assessment;
- identify health problems associated with urban trees;
- prepare a management plan for stressed trees;
- understand tree valuation methods;
- understand the strategies of tree protection and management during construction; and
- have a basic knowledge of tree climbing and pruning techniques
Generic skills
This course encompasses particular generic skills. On completion of the course students should:
- be able to evaluate and synthesise professional literature
- solve problems relating to the diagnosis, care and management of urban trees.
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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NRMT20016 | Plant Protection | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Assessment
Additional details
Complete tree assessments 10% and written assignment 1500 words (30%) due mid-semester, major written assignment 2000 words (40%) and 50 minute examination worth 20%.
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Sarah Priestley Mode of delivery On Campus (Burnley) Contact hours 24 hours of lectures, 24 hours of practicals/seminars/field trips. Total: 48 hours. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018
Time commitment details
Total Time Commitment: 170 hours
Last updated: 11 October 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
Recommended texts and other resources
- Arboriculture: Integrated Management of Landscape Trees Shrubs and Vines (R W Harris, J R Clark and N P Matheny), Prentice-Hall, 2004
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Associate Degree in Urban Horticulture - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 11 October 2023