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Fundamentals of Catchment Management (NRMT90029)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Hawthorn)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Future Students: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-catchment-and-waterway-management/
Current Students: TL-catchment.waterways@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject is concerned with providing students with a common starting point across the range of physical, biological, chemical, social and institutional processes that bear on catchment behaviour (in both rural and urban settings). The subject structure uses past, current and foreseeable issues facing catchment managers to introduce the concepts of catchments as physical, biological, chemical, social and institutional systems. Subject content covers the principles of:
• geomorphology,
• hydrology,
• hydraulics,
• ecology and
• water quality in sufficient detail to understand the main processes that control the condition of:
• catchments,
• waterways,
• floodplains and
• wetlands.
Content also introduces the institutional and social context of catchment management to understand the constraints on management intervention and the multiple goals of catchment management.
The structured remote learning component introduces each of the topic areas with readings, online discussion and exercises and introduces the range of relevant catchment processes.
A four day intensive face to face session focuses on the knowledge needed to understand catchments as interacting systems and illustrates limitations on management intervention options through consideration of past, current and future catchment issues. As part of this subject, students undertake a component of the overall course project, examining a catchment management issue to identify the physical, biological, chemical, social and institutional processes that guide or constrain management intervention.
Intended learning outcomes
To prepare students for further learning about Catchment and Waterway Management by reinforcing basic technical knowledge and promoting an understanding of catchments as physical, biological, chemical, social and institutional systems.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in the Graduate Certificate in Catchment and Waterway Management (GC-CWMGT) or the Graduate Certificate in River Health Management (N17AA). This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Participation during remote learning by responding to exercises and making online contributions, (7.5%)
- Participation in the reflective diary requirement by online contribution, (2.5%)
- Written test or exercises on remote learning material, (20%)
- Tutorial exercises, assignments and short tests during intensive - equivalent to1000 words, (20%)
- Project reports after the intensive - equivalent to 4000 words, (50%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July
Mode of delivery On Campus (Hawthorn) Contact hours 32 hours including field work Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 July 2018 to 17 August 2018 Last self-enrol date 11 July 2018 Census date 20 July 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 August 2018 Assessment period ends 14 September 2018 July contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Future Students: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-catchment-and-waterway-management/
Current Students: TL-catchment.waterways@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A study guide and a book of readings is provided to students
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Catchment and Waterway Management - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022