Biogeography and Ecology of Fire (GEOG30025) // Dates and times

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Dates & times

  • January - Off Campus
    CoordinatorMichael-Shawn Fletcher
    Mode of deliveryOff Campus
    Contact hours12 x 1 hr lectures (12 hours); 7 days field work (40 hours); Practicals: 1x2 hr pre-field practicals, 5x3 hr post-field practicals(17 hours)
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period19 January 2024 to 13 February 2024
    Last self-enrol date23 November 2023
    Census date 2 February 2024
    Last date to withdraw without fail16 February 2024
    Assessment period ends 9 March 2024

    January contact information

    michael.fletcher@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

170 hours total time commitment

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Additional delivery details

An enrolment quota of 30 students (in undergraduate and post-graduate offering) applies to this subject. For detailed information on the quota subject application process, enrolment deadlines and selection preferences, refer to the Faculty of Science website: http://science.unimelb.edu.au/students/course-planning-and-advice

The estimated additional cost of the 7 day field trip is in the vicinity of $750. The field trip to Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, will take place in January. Students need to confirm selection through a $100 deposit to avoid additional field trip costs. Total field trip balance will be due by prior to leaving on the field trip.

This subject requires all students to actively and safely participate in laboratory and field activities. Students undertake field trip experiences that will require them to be physically capable of undertaking outdoor field work in remote locations

Students must complete, or have previously completed, the online Geography learning module.

Last updated: 20 December 2024