Wildlife Management (ANSC90001)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Wildlife Management has varied goals, addressing issues as diverse as conservation and biodiversity, human-animal conflict, pest animal control, overabundance and potential for disease spill over.
This subject will expose students to real-life examples of wildlife management in Australia, and provide them with opportunities to meet and interact with relevant professionals in this field during synchronous online teaching sessions. Although examples in this subject are based in Australia, the principles students engage with are applicable across the globe. All synchronous teaching activities will also be recorded, and thus available asynchronously.
Staff from a variety of government and not-for-profit agencies involved in wildlife management will present an outline of their management programs and provide detailed information about specific management issues and activities. Further materials to support the themes discussed, and to provide students with additional background and context for each management example, will be provided through asynchronous delivery.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Define the meaning of wildlife management
- List common stakeholders and explain the broad types of challenges faced by wildlife managers
- Describe the main reasons for managing wildlife, common methods employed, including their advantages and disadvantages and approaches to monitoring success
- Suggest appropriate strategies for specific wildlife management problems within Australian and international contexts
- Integrate the knowledge gained and the scientific literature to answer a research question relevant to wildlife management
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Apply critical and analytical skills to the identification and resolution of problems
- Communicate effectively
- Have good time management skills
- Critically analyse and synthesise scientific publications
- Write a scientific literature review
- Demonstrate intellectual honesty and ethical values
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
VETS90016 - Wildlife Management
BIOL90020 - Wildlife Management
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: 10 November 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Engagement with prescribed reading through interactive online discussion prior to each field class
| Prior to each field trip | 10% |
Task sheets for each of the 5 field trips
| Within 48 hours after the field trip | 15% |
Individual oral presentation on the topic to be covered in the individual assignment. To be held in last week of Semester 1
| Late in the teaching period | 20% |
Individual written assignment. The deadline for submission of final assignments will be announced at the start of the subject, but is typically the end of the first week of the exam period
| During the examination period | 55% |
Presentations will be held over one full day at the end of semester. Attendance at all presentations is a hurdle requirement. Hurdle requirement: Presentations will be held over one full day at the end of semester. Attendance at all presentations is a hurdle requirement. | Late in the teaching period | N/A |
Attendance and participation in all classes (5x field trips and 2x seminars) Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend and participate in all classes (field trips and seminars) | N/A |
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinators Emile van Lieshout and Jasmin Hufschmid Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 50 contact hours, with one approximately half-day class roughly every two weeks throughout semester Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 Semester 1 contact information
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Environmental Science Course Graduate Certificate in Environment Course Master of Science (BioSciences) Course Graduate Diploma in Environment Specialisation (formal) Conservation and Restoration Specialisation (formal) Environmental Management and Science - 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
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
Last updated: 10 November 2023