1. Handbook
  2. Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours)
  3. Informal Specialisation
  4. Forest Science
  5. Structure

Forest Science // Structure

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Structure

100 credit points

Research

Students must complete 75 points of research

Coursework

Students must complete 25 points of coursework

Subject Options

Research Component

Students enrol in a total of 75 points of research project across the duration of the Honours program. This is achieved by enrolling in two of the following subject across two consecutive semesters to achieve a total 75 credit points. Students enrol in a Part 1 subject in the first semester and a Part 2 subject in the second semester.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
NRMT40012 Ecosystem & Forest Science Research Pt1
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
NRMT40013 Ecosystem & Forest Science Research Pt1
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 37.5
NRMT40014 Ecosystem & Forest Science Research Pt1
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 50
NRMT40015 Ecosystem & Forest Science Research Pt2
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
NRMT40016 Ecosystem & Forest Science Research Pt2
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 37.5
NRMT40017 Ecosystem & Forest Science Research Pt2
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 50

Coursework Component

25 points of coursework including one of:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
NRMT40005 Social Research Methods
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BIOL90002 Biometry
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Plus one of:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
NRMT90002 Biosecurity: Managing Invasive Species
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FRST90015 Landscape Ecology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FRST90017 Bushfire Planning & Management
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FRST90022 Ecosystem Processes of Water and Soil
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Or a level 3 or level 9 subject with approval of stream coordinator

Links

http://graduate.science.unimelb.edu.au/master-of-forest-ecosystem-science

Last updated: 18 December 2020