Conservation and Ecosystems (B-SCI_INFSPC_21)

Overview

Students completing the Conservation and Ecosystems Specialisation will describe and apply relevant ecological and conservation science principles to conservation and management of species, biodiversity and ecosystems.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this specilisation, students should be able to:

Appreciate the relevance of ecological and conservation science principles and demonstrate their application for conservation and management of species, biodiversity and ecosystems

Last updated: 11 April 2025

Structure

50 credit points

Completion of:

All of

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
EVSC30003	Environmental Risk Assessment	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EVSC30002	Problem Solving in Environmental Science	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

AND

Two of

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
		Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley) February (On Campus - Parkville) No longer available Summer Term (Off Campus)
BOTA30004	Vegetation Management and Conservation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ECOL30005	Applied Ecology	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ECOL30006	Ecology in Changing Environments	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ECOL30007	Marine Biodiversity and Biogeography	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ENST30003	Green Infrastructure Technologies	Semester 2 (On Campus - Burnley)	12.5
EVSC30006	Ecology of Urban Landscapes	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EVSC30007	Landscape Ecosystem Project	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
FRST30001	Forest Systems	February (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
FRST30003	Urban Forest Ecosystems	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GEOG30022	Riverine Landscapes: Hydrology & Ecology	No longer available
GEOG30025	Biogeography and Ecology of Fire	Summer Term (Off Campus)	12.5
GEOL30007	Geobiology	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Including:

A minimum of one of

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
ECOL30005	Applied Ecology	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
EVSC30006	Ecology of Urban Landscapes	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Last updated: 11 April 2025